About

Zora Aziza Weidkuhn (born 1999 in Basel, Switzerland) is a textile designer and artist. Her work is characterized by the interplay of material, color, and space, and combines traditional craft techniques with contemporary design. A central aspect of her practice is working with existing resources: she develops projects that explore reuse strategies for textiles and other materials and adapt traditional production methods to a contemporary context.

She currently lives in Mexico and, as part of the Atelier Mondial residency, is exploring the city of Oaxaca—its colors, textile techniques, and stories—thereby engaging deeply with her surroundings. Using the traditional backstrap loom weaving technique and embroidery, she transforms impressions and experiences into textile pieces and analog memory carriers.


Biography:
Born in 1999 in Basel, Switzerland

2019 Graduated from Gymnasium Leonhard in Basel, specializing in visual arts
2020–2021 Pre-course in design at the School of Design Basel
2021–2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, specializing in textile design, at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
2024: Advanced Textile Program in Tilburg, Netherlands, and exhibition of the bachelor’s project at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, Netherlands
2025: Project Grant from the IKEA Foundation Switzerland for the creation of a collection of hand-woven cushions made from Swiss wool; grant from Migros Kulturprozent for “Textile Rhizome”
2025–2026: Internship at Lantal Textiles in Langenthal, Switzerland
Member of the Instiute for Textile Research Basel

2026 Atelier Mondial Residency in Oaxaca, Mexico

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