After the fall of communism, Kata Brinkus-Vándor was one of the first to work in contemporary design, introducing to the Hungarian public a field that was not known at all at the time: handtufting. "When I first saw it, I was surprised to find that only rectangular, oval or circular carpets were made with it. But why? – I asked. Why do they not break out of the frame? Why not combine this technique with other materials? This technique can do everything! These questions started me off, and they inspire my passion for the technique to this day," she says. In the years since, Kata has developed her own style: she develop rugs with lights, and later a puzzle-style rug-connecting solution that made her pieces easier to transport. She also created a unique rug edge design and was the first to apply other materials such as leather, felt, wood or Swarovski crystals to her works. Kata has many more plans for the future. She wants to evolve her illuminated carpet solutions into large-scale production, she is venturing into fashion, planning to open a showroom soon and is considering introducing new plant-based yarns to her production process.
Kata Brinkus-Vándor
