Paying homage to the rich textile heritage of their homelands, Luis Marie approach design as an experimental exercise in craftsmanship and advanced technology. As textile and product designers with a love of colour and an exquisite eye for detail, they challenge conventional production techniques and blur the line between art and design. Their work often breaks the mould of what is considered possible: refined and modern, it testifies to a desire for more tactility, softness, and colour in our living environments.
Luis Marie is the creative collaboration between Fenna van der Klei (1995) and Patricio Nusselder (1994). They met and graduated from the prestigious Design Academy Eindhoven in 2017. After working with fashion and interior designers in London and Amsterdam, they established their own design practice in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Merging their Dutch and Spanish roots, they developed a minimalist, graphic signature infused with Mediterranean warmth.
Their work has been exhibited internationally and has received several respected national and European development grants, as well as acclaimed international design prizes. They won the Young Talents Contest at IMM Cologne (Germany) with their latest work Plissade for Spazio Nobile in 2024, and were awarded second prize at Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile, Milan 2025. Plissade has also been shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2025.
Spazio Nobile has represented Luis Marie since 2024.
