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Design & development
At STRIKKS everybody is a "knithead"; knitting is our specialty, our profession and our life. Designer Maartje Boer started STRIKKS 15 years ago. Her skills comprise both hand knitting and machine knitting.
With her extended knowledge of knitting she can translate her handmade designs into industrial production. Being capable of knitting any texture, shape and stitch, she is available for bespoke designs and collaborations with design teams. Haute couture knitting, show pieces and interior products.
Being flat knitted fabric, or 3-dimensional clothing. Our knowledge comprises knitting, knitting technology, yarns and sustainability in fashion and textiles.
STRIKKS is your go to specialist for design, sampling and product development. And for consultancy in your process to the production of your ideas.
Maartje is an educator in the field of hand knitting and machine knitting to professionals, students and consumers.
Read more about her knowledge and experience on Linkedin
Her artistic work is on view on Instagram
Première Vision Paris
Connect with STRIKKS at the main event for fashion professionals in September and February.
Future Threads
PLA, a yarn made from lactic acid derived from corn. I am researching what can be done in fashion knitting with PLA. Read more...
LOADS collection
For Claudy Jongstra: knitwear co-creatie, sampling, consulting and micro-scale production.
Bruin for Orson & Bodil
Cardigan for men with perfectioned details and finishing: sampling and micro-scale production.
Van Tricht Fashion
Consultancy for knitwear, yarns, and production.
STRIKKS x Ebby Port
Capsule collection: design and micro-scale production.
De Klein & Van Hoff
De Isolatietrui: knitdesign, sampling, consulting.
Joolz
Baby blankets for strollers: knitdesign, sampling, pre-production.
Orange Slice
In-house design: knitted upholstery for the design classic by Pierre Paulin.
Survival of the Fashionest
Knitwear sampling, micro-scale production.
Fashionclash
"Kuschel Kino" Participatieworkshop, social design.
Personalisatie
Master research on personalisation in knitwear. Publicatie verkrijgbaar €12,50 (stuur mij gerust een berichtje voor meer info)
I'd love to think along with you!
Feel free to message me for a meeting in my design studio