Joost Jansen

Product Developer / Creative Director / Design Educator | Focus on Textiles

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Over 15 years of experience . In both Industry & Crafts, Design Development & Production , Fashion & Interior . With a passion for Textiles . Creative , Fast , Multi-Disciplinary , Organized , Leader and Motivator working as Product Developer / Designer / Creative Director / Design Educator . I easily switch and balance between open minded out-of-the-box thinking and commercial and technical feasibility - recognizing opportunities . I am a team player , not afraid to lead and take initiative , working hard and in a fast pace on a very high level .

Experience

  • EE Labels / Van Engelen & Evers B.V. (Heeze)
    • Creative Director
      Dec 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

      creative direction for EE Exclusives , dutch (design) weavers of tailor-made jacquard fabrics for (fashion)designers, architects and artists. curator for WEEEF.shop, online gallery for woven art&design, woven by EE Exclusives EE Exclusives is part of EE Labels , weaving since 1900 . www.ee-exclusives.com

    • Creative Project Manager
      Dec 2013 - Nov 2016 · 3 yrs

      managing all creative projects within EE Exclusives , dutch (design) weavers of tailor-made jacquard fabrics for (fashion)designers, architects and artists. - from scratch setting out and guiding the direction for EE Exclusives - exploring new fields and markets , contacts and possibilities - setting up an internal structure within the current factory - link / translator between designer and factory EE Exclusives is part of EE Labels , weaving since 1900 .

  • Studio Leader - studio Body Building at Design Academy Eindhoven
    Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Leading the studio Body Building at Design Academy Eindhoven . Design education handling with design closest to the body . Together with a fantastic team of international design professionals .

  • Creative Director at Survival of the Fashionest
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    Survival Of The Fashionest is a supreme quality knitwear collection made by artisanal craftsmen , creating an honest work environment for all involved chains in the production cycle . Survival Of The Fashionest creates both knitwear under the label's own name , as also for other designers as a full production agent .

  • Member of The Supervisory Board at Textilskolen - Fri Fagskole
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    member of the Supervisory Board Textilskolen is a foundation school for Art&Design

  • Chairperson of the Board at Danish Colour Board
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    Chair of Danish Colour Board, part of Intercolor DCB is an independant network of professionals working on future scenarios through the language of colour