TEXTILE
JACQUARD
LEATHER
PHOTO
COMMUNITY
CRAFT
INDUSTRY

Hi, I'm Rosa Sonntag.

I develope textile + leather goods in close collaboration with craft workshops, textile mills, creative hubs, research institutes, and independent creatives. Driven by a passion for sewing, I became a true textile nerd: I am a trained bespoke tailor and a design engineer for textiles.

Always moving between craft and industry, I combine manual and digital development processes. Each place I work is not just a workplace, but an opportunity to explore production and communication processes more deeply.

Longevity is central to every product I create. Not only for sustainable reasons, also from pure curiosity: Understanding how things are made, and how they could be made differently. Photography is an important way for me to express myself alongside soft materials. Besides documenting the development and production I show my personal perspective of these processes.

-> Zooming in

I focus on JACQUARD WEAVING, where complex technology becomes a playground for creativity.

-> Zooming out

I take on different positions in the textile and leather fields, to develop a holistic understanding of materials and processes.
Always curious, always learning.

I am currently based in Hamburg-Altona. Next year in Geretsried.

Resume

March - August 2026

Textile Design @rohi Stoffe

2024 - present

Product Developer + Restorer @Lederladen-Altona

April 2025

Digital Weaving Residency @BasqueBioDesignCentre

2023 - 2024

Textile Designer + Team Assistant @Lottozero

2020 - 2024

B.Sc. Design Engineer in Textiles @Niederrhein University of Applied Science

2020 - 2023

Student Assistant in Spinning + Confection Lab @Niederrhein University of Applied Science

2017 - 2020

Aprenticeship Bespoke Tailor @Stefan Eckert

August 2015

Internship Alteration Department @Chanel

October 2014

Internship Costume Master @Julia von Sydow

January 2013

Internship Tailoring Department @Deutsches Schauspielhaus

@Stefan Eckert, 2018
Tailor Graduation, 2020
@Lottozero, 2023
Industry Tour in Prato, 2024
@Lederladen, 2024
@CRAAFTS, 2024
@BasqueBioDesignCentre, 2025