It’s not every day that your aunt publishes a book that feels like a personal design archive. Liset van der Scheer—yes, almost the same name as mine—has released Fascination | Textile, a stunning tribute to a lifetime of textile and carpet design. This book is more than just beautiful; it’s a window into the world of form, fiber, and feeling. Each page tells the story of colours woven with care, patterns that speak, and decades of devotion to craft.

Over her 45-year career, Liset developed a wide range of new industrial methods and applications. She achieved this by deconstructing existing techniques and then adapting them to suit her own needs. She created designs, yarns, structures, colour series, and products for clients such as Van Besouw, Casalis, Danskina, and De Ploeg, as well as textiles for her own label, TeTTeX. In 2005, she won a Dutch Design Award for her collection of knitted bathroom textiles. In 2022, she launched the website to share her expertise. Fascination | Textile is an extensive and enriched compilation of all that knowledge.

I’m proud beyond words. It’s inspiring, elegant, and deeply personal.