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  Vibeke Riisberg, Textile Designer, Ph.d, Associate Professor  
           
1951 Born in Copenhagen  
EDUCATION:          
1977 Educated at The Art and Crafts School in Copenhagen, graduated from the textile department  
1987 Studies computer graphics at Visual School of Arts, New York  
2006 Completed Ph.d thesis: Design and Production of printed textiles – from analogue to digital processes
 
  WORKING EXPERIENCE:      
1977-82 Workshop in Copenhagen, exhibitions in Denmark and Scandinavia  
1980-00 Parttime teacher at Danmarks Designskole, main area of teaching: Sustainable textile design, designproces, trends, patterns and all printing techniques  
1982- Guestlectures in Norway, Iceland, England, Scotland, Australia  
1982-92 Tastemain & Riisberg, designstudio in Paris. Design of woven, printed and knitted prototypes, collectiones and trends for companies in Europe, U.S.A. og Japan, within the field of fashion- and interior textiles.  
1992- Workshop and designstudio in Copenhagen, design of fashion and interior textiles, handprinted decoration fabrics and textile art. Research in design of sustainable textiles. Exhibitions in Denmark, Europe, U.S.A. and Japan.  
1997- Research on Visual perception of patterns with Joy Boutrup, Danmarks Designskole  
1998-99 Parttime teacher Designskolen Kolding  
1998 Exhibitor at the Bio-Fach fair, Frankfurt  
1999 Consultant on developping a database concept for sustainability and textiles supported by
The Green Foundation
 
2000 Head of Textile Department, Designskolen Kolding, Denmark  
2006 Associate professor Designskolen Kolding

 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:  
2004 Biennalen, Kunstmuseet Trapholt & Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Denmark  
2001 "Digital Files" Bergen, Norway  
2000 Dansk Form, Stilwerk Hamburg, Germany  
2000 Fashion, Design and Sustainability, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum Ålborg, Denmark  
2000 Form III, Svendborg Kunstbygning, Denmark  
1999 Mellem-Rum, Århus Kunstbygning, Denmark  
1998 weebs:/textiles and new technology. U.C.Davis Design Gallery, U.S.A.  
1996 Gentofte Kunstbibliotek, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cyberport, Nikolaj, København
Duplika, Dansk Arkitektur Center, Copenhagen, Denmaerk
I tråd med tiden, Munkeruphus, Denmark
Dansk Kunsthåndværk og Design, Skt. Petersborg, Russia
 
1995 Statens Kunstfond, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Aueora Borealis, Helsinki, Finland
Dansk Design Aktuelt, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dansk Design-proces og produkt, Copenhagen, Denmark
Six printers from Copenhagen, Portland, U.S.A.
Absolutly Fablous Fashion, Glasgow, Scotland
 
1994 Textiles and new technology "2010" touring Europe 1994-96
4th. International Textile Competition '94 Kyoto, Japan
"Illusions" Kristianssand, Norway
 
1993 "7 Illusions" Copenhagen, Denmark
Dansk Arkitektur & Byggeeksportcenter, Copenhagen, Denmark
 
1992 Living Design From Denmark, The Baltic Countries
Statens Kunstfond, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nordisk Textiltreinale, Scandinavia and Baltic Countries
Computer and Design, Copenhagen, Denmark
Interieur 92, Belgium
 
1991 Computergraphics, touring exhibition, Denmark
Charlottenborg Forårsudstillingen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Charlottenborg Efterårsudstillingen, Copenhagen, Denmark
 
SELECTED DESIGN PROJECTS:  
  Mazda, Japan  
  Issey Miyake, Japan  
  Madame Nicole, Japan  
  Jogan, Japan  
  Bessana, Italy  
  Passot, France  
  France Andrevie, France  
  Boussac, France  
  Dorothy Bis, France  
  Jean Paul Gaultier, France  
  De Witte Lietaer, Belgium  
  Here & There, U.S.A.  
  Adrienne Vittadinni, U.S.A.  
  Macy's, U.S.A.  
  Williwear, U.S.A.  
  Ikea, Sweden  
  Gabriel, Denmark  
  Kvadrat, Denmark  
REPRESENTED IN:    
2005 Techno Textiles 2, Thames & Hudson, London  
1999 Modern Nordic Design Series Denmark, Heilongjiang Science and Technology Press, Kina  
1999 Designmaskinen, Gyldendal, Copenhagen  
1999 Dansk Tekstilkunst 88-98, Borgen, Copenhagen  
1998 Techno Textiles, Thames & Hudson, London  
1997 Surface Design Journal, U.S.A. vol. 21 no. 2  
1997 Dansk Design ved Årtusindskiftet, Christian Ejler's forlag, Copenhagen  
1995 Dansk Design Aktuelt, Sophienholm, Denmark  
1994 2010 Textiles and New Technology, Artemis, London  
1993 "7 Illusioner" catalog, Copenhagen  
1992 Symmetry Studio, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York  
1990 The New Textiles Trends and Traditions, Thames& Hudson, London  
AWARDS:    
1999 The International Design Eco Award, London 2. Prize with Krogh & Kjær  
1998 The Thorvald Bindesbøl medal, award from The Royal Danish Academy  
1998 The Designprize award fromThe Designfoundation  
1994 Recieves Statens Kunstfond, 3-years grant  
SELECTED GRANTS:    
  Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond  
  Designfonden  
  L.F. Foghts Fond  
  Non Nobilis Fonden  
  Statens Kunstfond 3 years grant  
  Thomas B. Thriges Fond  
  Vanggård Fonden  
REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS:  
  Statens Kunstfond, Copenhagen, Denmark  
  The Art and Crafts Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark  
  Bergen University, Norway