Alissa Rees

In cities, institutions and even in our own houses we are often not allowed to scream at the top of our lungs. We will be judged, feared or labelled. By placing simple but pure scream …

Photo: Munic Fabric Start 2019 THE PROJECT Alissa Rees en Billie van Katwijk felt the need to broaden the common vision of flowers being soft and feminine. The beautiful figurative and non-figurative patterns are created …

How can we stimulate citizens to keep on cycling a boring road towards the city? The diverse audio stories on the App ‘Overburg Verhalen’, are helping bicyclers to bridge the lifeless roads in the Netherlands. By creating audio …

ANIMAL TOUCH In 2050 we are on our way to get alienated from our own bodies. To prevent  becoming lonely creatures, we need to start stimulating the body contact on a younger age.  ‘Animal touch’ …

BOTTOM UP In a poetic way the bag collection ‘bottom up’ shows the fragile but strong moments in Rees her health. The hand painted scenes on the bottom are referring to her hours of starring …

An unusual walk trough Amsterdam East. To have a better connection with the environment the litter and plants were taken during the walk by simply sticking it on the self made stick-suit. Beside the fact that it …

Some call it raindrops other call it diamonds. One way or another for Rees it’s an inspiring source for a mysterious event. With three fellow students the harvest event ‘The truth of dew’ was realized. …

This  radio channel provokes, amuses and presents facts and figures in a designerly way. Launching during last years Dutch Design Week and part of the Salone del Mobile in Milan, she is now back in …

In the heather fields of Drenthe, Alissa Rees her idea was to give participants the unique experience of building their own summerhouse within 24 hours. With the availability of the simple building technique ‘string the …