Louisa Carmona

Louisa Carmona is a Swiss designer and artist based in Belgium. Her work navigates between material research, object design, and spatial practice. Her projects vary in scale and context – from developing a materials library for health-supportive architecture with the Swiss Center for Design and Health, to creating site-specific textile installations for the Hortamuseum. After completing a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design at ECAL in Lausanne and working as a furniture designer in Zurich, she turned her focus to textiles – learning traditional weaving and finishing techniques alongside artisans in Argentina, Benin, and China. These experiences, along with a Master's degree in Textile Design from ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels, continue to shape her interdisciplinary approach, blending craft with industry.

She currently manages the material library at Materiatek, where she curates, preserves, and expands a living collection of materials for architecture and design. Across her work, Louisa explores how materials shape stories, environments, and the gestures that connect them.MailInstagramLinkedinCollaborationsCentre culturel suisse. Paris – ParisKairos studio – ZürichHortamuseum – BrusselsLorenz Bachmann Architects – ZürichProfiler – ZürichSwiss Center for Design and Health – Biel/BienneExhibitions & Lectures
Collectible KIOSK, Brussels – 2026Horta Museum, Sous la maison, la cuisine, Brussels – 2024/25Lecture at Design September, Conversation about 'Comme sur du velour', Brussels – 2024Lecture at Rong Talk, Crafting shine & stiffness: exploration of the textile finishing techniques of the Miao and Dong peoples, Hangzhou – 2024Rong Design Library, Crafting shine & stiffness, Hangzhou – 2024Artesio, Graduation show, Brussels – 2023MAD, Les fleurs bleues ne vivent qu’une journée, Brussels – 2023Workshops & ResidenciesResidency at Ròng Design Library, Hangzhou – Supported by ProHelvetia – Nov. 2024Workshop Territoire Tissées, Abomey & Brussels – Nov. 2021Residency at Las Arañitas Hilanderas, Belén, Argentina – Supported by Ikea Foundation Switzerland – 2019/20Awards & GrantsWork Grant Ikea Foundation Switzerland – 2021Work Grant Ikea Foundation Switzerland – 2019Font © DINdong by Bye Bye Binary Copyright © 2026 Louisa Carmonamade with Lay Theme