Lizane Louw

I’m a South African visual researcher, photographer and textile artist based in Berlin. My practice brings together photography, visual storytelling, printmaking and textile design, exploring relationships between colour, pattern, place and cultural memory.

I founded Studio Lizane Louw and Atelier Māya, where I work with hand block printing, resist techniques and natural colour. My textile practice is informed by field research and learning alongside artisan communities in India, including Rajasthan and Kutch, as well as ongoing experimentation in my Berlin atelier.

With a background in visual arts, journalism and design, I approach making as a form of research. I’m interested in how materials carry stories and how traditional processes can inform contemporary design.

My current focus is developing textile collections through mark making, geometric forms, colour studies and surface pattern exploration, bringing the textures and irregularities of handmade work into designs for interiors and everyday objects.