Isabel Brems is a textile designer and scenographer. Recognizing textiles as a comforting material universally sought in times of distress, she uses nature inspired colors and various textures inviting to be touched. By recycling as many materials as possible, she finds a way to remain sustainably connected. During her graduation, for her master's degree in textile design at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent, she received the Daikin Sustainability Price and was nominated for the Future Proef Award 2025 after her studies. Isabel creates her own textile paradise, where a space unfolds in which touch is of utmost importance. In doing so, she challenges us to pause and, through the textiles, reconnect with ourselves and others. This is the common thread that also runs through her role in Burenhinder, a female collective that provides a platform for FINTA* artists in the art and broader event sector. There, she designs modular 'safe heavens' for partygoers, offering them a chance to zoom out, take a sensory breather, or simply have conversations with each others.
* FINTA refers to Female, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans and Agender artists.
Contact:
isabel.brems@gmail.com
Picture: Laura Smekens
Website design and development: Laura Conant