dominyka sidabraite (lt), is a textile And surface designer, researcher, artist, and lecturer who lives and works in Greater BASEL (ch). she acquired ba and ma in textile and surface design (experimental material research) at the berlin weissensee school of art. dominyka‘s work is equally rich in aesthetic and functional properties. dominyka‘s practice invites to explore the interplay between the human and the material.
dominyka creates visually appealing aesthetic combinations and promotes a conceptual approach to material culture in the design context. the artist works at both micro- and macro- levels, her textile surfaces evolve from a spun thread to three-dimensional structures. incorporating various manual processing techniques, she successfully bridges together the distinct worlds of textile technology and artistic aesthetics.
the practical realisation of dominyka's work blends the elements of art, textile research, and applied textile, whereby she manages to bring various materials back to a new, often unexpected life. meticulous and thorough in her approach, dominyka employs textile construction techniques (knitting and weaving), colour exploration (screen printing, digital print, filament dyeing), manual, mechanical, and digital technologies.
the designer has worked with numerous interdisciplinary projects, their scope ranging from concept development and sampling to complete project realisation. her works lend themselves particularly well to interior and product design as well as fashion.
the wide range of topics covered in dominyka’s works together with her active involvement in international social and non-profit projects have allowed dominyka to expand her interests and competences in the fields of communication, education theory, ecology, responsible consumption, environmental awareness, all of which the designer resourcefully exploits in her artistic path.
Dominyka is available for freelance projects, collaborations, workshops, and public lectures in textile design and material research. For inquiries, please feel free to get in touch.
Education
2023-2024 Zentrum BILDUNG (online marketing manager), BADEN, switzerland
2020-2024 institut für Innenarchitektur (interior design), zürich, switzerland
2016 - 2017 Weissensee Academy of Art, Berlin, GerMAnY
(M.A.) in Textile-and Surface DeSIGN (experimental material research)
2011 - 2016 Weissensee Academy of Art, Berlin, Germany
(B.A.) in Textil- and Surface DeSIGN
2003 - 2011 National M.K.Ciurlionis School of Art, VilniuS, Lithuania (specialized in OIL painting)
Internships
03.2020 - 04.2021 textile design trainee at creation baumann, langenthal, switzerland
06.2015 - 08.2015 Anders Hjuler Art Studio, Ballerup, Denmark (Erasmus+)
11.2014 - 02.2015 Wallpapers manufactory “WELTER Manufaktur für Wandunikate”, Berlin, Germany
02.2012 - 05.2012 Fashion Design Studio “a loja”, Berlin, Germany
02.2011- 04.2011 Interieur Design Studio “Vita decora”, Vilnius, Lithuania
WORK EXPERIENCE
02.2024-present visual merchendaiser at Läckerli huus ag, frenkendorf, switzerland
04.2021-07.2023 Print designer (dob) at trendpunkt gmbh, hägendorf, switzerland
2019-2020 graphic designer at lithuanian world youth association
2019 curator of „Fast Fashion - Slow Fashion“ pop up presentation/exhibition at Museum of European Cultures Berlin, Germany
2016 - 2017 Stylist for an online shop at “KupiVip”, Berlin, Germany
05.2015 - 09.2015 Poster design and knit for the DVD movie release “Shaun the Sheep” in a collaboration with the company “Neverest”, Berlin,
Germany
2014 - 2016 Upcycling fashion designer at “Water to Wine” Berlin, Germany
01. - 10.2015 Designer of the book “Salaperaugis” by Marija Gasciauskaite-Baltreniene, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 - 2016 Knitwear production for the fashion studios Dawid Tomaszewsky, Tom Herz, Purlnation, Berlin, Germany
LECTURES & workshops
01.2024-present creative group lead at Schweizerischer Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband SBV, basel, switzerland
12.2023 visiting Lecturer at vilnius university, vilnius, lithuania
12.2022 visiting Lecturer at vilnius university, vilnius, lithuania
12.2019 - 02.2020 Visiting Lecturer at vytautas magnus university, kaunas, Lithuania
12.2019 - 01.2020 Visiting Lecturer at vilnius university, vilnius, lithuania
2017 - 2019 Textile workshops and lecturer at Museum of European Cultures Berlin, Germany
interactive textile workshop for ”lithuanian sunday school” at lithuanian embassey in Berlin, germany
2013 - 2017 Assistant and lecturer at the knitting lab in Weissensee Academy of Art Berlin, Germany
SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 - 2019 Elsa-Neumann-Scholarship (NaFöG/ Landesstipendium) State of Berlin
2016 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Interdisciplinary projects
2015 - 2019 Vice President, designer and event organizer for
Lithuanian Youth Organization (Vokietijos lietuviu jaunimo sajunga - VLJS), Germany
2016 - 2019 organizer, designer and participant of erasmus + projects:
-“CBY I/migration + action = Global reaction” with ngos from dominican republic, spain, indonesia,
bulgaria, kenia, germany
-“Development of capacityes for work with (i)migrants with ngos from indonesia, bulgaria,
germany, estonia
- “fgm - how to say no”with ngos from tunesian, egypt, jordan, bulgaria, germany, Uk
2010 - present Designer and events organizer ”Juoda Balta” Arts and Sports
club in Lithuania