Andreas Engesvik (born 1970) began his studies at the University of Bergen, from where he has a BFA in Art History. He continued his studies at the National College of Art and Design, in Bergen.
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Arne Emil Jacobsen (1902 – 1971) was a trained builder. He graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation in 1927.
At the age of 10 Bent Georg Jensen was sent to weaving school during the summer vacations and received after schooling an education as a trained textile engineer.
After Bodil Bødtker-Næss (1942-1988) finished school in Tårbæk, she first entered The Design School and later the School of Arts and Crafts.
Diana Holstein (born 1964) is a trained graphic designer from the School of Arts and Crafts. She has, among other things, worked as a designer for Tiffany & Co., Ralph Lauren in New York and Royal Copenhagen and Georg Jensen in Denmark.
Jette Nevers (born 1943) graduated from the Design School Copenhagen in 1965. After her graduation, she opened her own workshop and she was known for her simple naturally coloured shawls and ponchos.
John Kristian Becker (1915 – 1986) was a Danish designer, weaver and writer – educated by Gerda Henning at Kunstværkerskolen and by Geismar, at the Danish Weaver School with a diploma in both in 1938.
Puk Lippmann trained as a weaver at the Vibeke Klint studio from 1967 to 1970. Puk Lippmann weaves craft textiles and unique products as well as she designs industrial textiles.
Sonia Brandes (born 1946) was a trained schoolteacher but was only teaching for a year before she, as an autodidact visual artist chose to make the craftsmanship her living.
Susanne Nors (born 1966) is a trained designer from the Design School in Kolding in 2016. She is a weaver in the traditional sense of the word and with a great love for good and carefully thought out handicraft.
