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Back to Batik – a hand painted wall covering
A while ago I submitted a design for a contest for handpainted wall hangings at a small Dutch museum, the Westfries Museum in Hoorn. Usually I transfer my handmade drawings to the computer to put them into a repeated pattern. The prompt for this contest however was to...
A pattern collection, based on my family history
Brave New World For my final exam project at Artemis Design School I designed a collection of wallcoverings and textile prints based on my Indo-European and Ceylonese ancestors. I called it: Brave New World. A tribute to the new world citizen, who has roots from every...
Why I became a pattern designer
Hello! I’m Dunja (‘Doonia’) from Amsterdam where I design wallpapers, home décor prints and interiors. Growing up I was always creating something with my hands, mostly with Fimo clay and beads. We had many dinners on the sofa because the kitchen table was completely...