Since childhood, Regina Dejiménez has had an instinctive connection with textiles. Introduced to the craft at a very young age by her mother, a fashion designer and seamstress, she learned to work with fabric, mastered sewing techniques, and developed a keen appreciation for materials and the art of craftsmanship. This foundational training has shaped her into one of the leading figures on the contemporary scene, blending textile art, craftsmanship, and sculpture.

Trained in fine arts at the University of Barcelona, with a specialization in sculpture and textiles, Regina Dejiménez has developed a practice at the intersection of disciplines. Her research takes her far beyond academic studios: travel plays an essential role in her creative journey. Thanks to several exchange grants, she has traveled to various regions and enriched her approach through exposure to vernacular craftsmanship. In Chile, she studied Mapuche spinning and weaving; in a village in Asturias, where she lived for three years, she learned traditional openwork embroidery and knitting techniques from the local women. These experiences inform a body of work deeply rooted in the memory of gestures and the transmission of knowledge.

Since 2005, the artist has been developing a distinctive textile style that blends traditional craft techniques with contemporary experimentation. Crochet, weaving, sculpting, spinning, and three-dimensional work come together in pieces featuring organic textures, often created using natural or recycled materials. For Regina Dejiménez, textiles go far beyond the decorative realm. Her work is driven by a fascination with natural phenomena and the transformations of matter across its various states: solid, liquid, and gaseous. She explores the connections between the micro and the macro, the invisible bonds that unite elements, and the way matter is constantly transforming. Her pieces, both sculptural and sensitive, explore memory, the body, time, and space through immersive textures and tactile compositions.

This research takes shape in site-specific installations designed to interact with the architecture and alter the perception of a space. In 2020, she completed her first major project with the creation of seven rope-woven panels for the NOBU Hotel in Barcelona, in collaboration with Rockwell Group. Since then, she has undertaken numerous projects for hotels, living spaces, and fashion houses, collaborating notably with the Adolfo Domínguez group, the Zambra Hotel in Málaga, and the AYSLA Kingston Hotel in Mallorca.

Her work, which is both organic and experimental, has earned her growing recognition on the international scene. Winner of the Nuevos Entornos Creativos Award at the Madrid Design Festival and Amazon 2024, as well as the Valencian Community’s Avant-Garde Craft Award in 2023, she was also a finalist for the Spanish National Craft Awards. In 2023, her work was featured at the Cheongju Biennale in South Korea in the exhibition *Soul and Matter*, curated by Rubén Torres.

An artist, artisan, and teacher, she has been sharing her craft since 2012. Regina Dejiménez creates work that bridges tradition and modernity, craftsmanship and architecture, material and perception. Through her creations, she seeks above all to open up new realms of sensory imagination.

Photo: © Natalia Vazquez