Laine Maison
My name is Josephine Broekhuizen. I am the woman behind Laine Maison.
I graduated from Minerva Academy as a Theatre Designer.
I was a true workshop enthusiast and in full hubris convinced that I could learn anything. (Actually, not much has changed)
After graduation, I worked in the area for years. I made and played in many different locations and benefited greatly from my experience in the workshops at the academy. A few years later, my work shifted more toward interior design.
Shortly after the birth of our youngest son, we moved to the eastern part of the Netherlands. Together with my father and husband, I rebuilt our house where really everything had to be done. As the children grew up and the worst of the renovation dust settled, space was created to start creating my own work again. I started doing this under the name Laine Maison.
I graduated from Minerva Academy as a Theatre Designer.
I was a true workshop enthusiast and in full hubris convinced that I could learn anything. (Actually, not much has changed)
After graduation, I worked in the area for years. I made and played in many different locations and benefited greatly from my experience in the workshops at the academy. A few years later, my work shifted more toward interior design.
Shortly after the birth of our youngest son, we moved to the eastern part of the Netherlands. Together with my father and husband, I rebuilt our house where really everything had to be done. As the children grew up and the worst of the renovation dust settled, space was created to start creating my own work again. I started doing this under the name Laine Maison.
My field of work consists of 3 directions:
1. I had come home through the move to an environment where I was in
daily contact with nature and became very aware of the change through the seasons. Everything
appeared to be of a beauty that inspired and touched me immensely. The formal language of animals
and plants can often be found in my work. A connection that I live with and try to make visible in
my work.
2. Seasonal tables and seasonal items. I was introduced to anthroposophy 17 years ago. A movement
that awakened a lot in me and gave it a place. I immersed myself in the annual festivals (after many
years that encompasses much more than just anthroposophy) Living with annual festivals makes the
rhythm of the year insightful. By making a yearly table I could also make this insightful for my
children. Out of a need to create new images and introduce people to life with the year came the
nature table collection.
3. In addition to the applied work, I also create free work. This
work is more intuitive and each product is unique. These images often come naturally it seems. The
free work gives me room to experiment, to play. It is also possible to make a personal work on
request.
