Head of Creative Projects and Senior Designer, Vlisco, Helmond
Gabriela Sánchez y Sánchez de la Barquera (GSYSB) is a Mexican-Dutch designer. She was born and raised in Mexico City, and is a graduate of The Design Academy, Eindhoven. GSYSB works as a Senior Print Designer at Vlisco in The Netherlands, creating storytelling projects through textiles and drawings. Since 2017, she has been Head of Creative Projects at Vlisco, and also leads Vlisco&co.
Vlisco&co is a collaborative initiative between the Vlisco Creative Team in the Netherlands and up-and-coming young West African creative talent to share skills and visions in order to re-think possible futures both for Vlisco prints and to develop local creative industries through experimental workplace methodologies. Vlisco&co includes disciplines such as film, fashion, illustration, design, photography, and music.