Salem van der Swaagh

Salem van der Swaagh is a material and color expert, currently based in New York, NY. A graduate of both RISD and Design Academy Eindhoven, she has worked for the past decade as an expert textile designer and color specialist for a wide variety of European clients and design studios, including the JongeriusLab, Vitra, Kvadrat, Maharam and Knoll Textiles. Her focus has been on woven developments as well as coloring for an expansive range of interior materials. Previously based in Berlin, Germany, she has worked in the field of ecological textile design and coloring for both product and interior, including establishing her own brand of sustainably woven interior products in 2015. She now heads her own design studio providing material development and color expertise for both the American and European market, most currently consulting for Knoll on all color and material design for both showroom and products, as well as a collection of handwoven interior products for Italian furniture brand Tacchini, launched at Salone del Mobile in Milan.