Studio Ditte is the result of the collaborative effort by three creative Dutch designers that founded it after leaving university in order to pursue their dreams.
A meeting at the art academy in The Hague initiates the collaboration
At the dawn of the new millennium, three young women enrolled in the prestigious Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Founded in the 17th century, this academy is one of the oldest in the world and has been the training ground for many artists who are part of the renowned Modern Age of Dutch painting. Marieke Dirks, Natasja Heesbeen and Endry van Zwam felt right at home there and soon discovered their common love for designing beautiful objects.
A tale of three mothers
Their friendship turned into a business partnership as they sought to shape their design vision into a commercial entity, and in 2005 they founded Studio Ditte. Soon they began to design stunning wallpaper models inspired by their surroundings. As they became mothers, their attention naturally focused on what their children found fascinating, which inspired the beautiful children’s wallpapers in their collection.