Studio JUMI is a Berlin-based artist duo working at the interface of art, craft, and design. Entwining unconventional materials into the strict architecture of warp and weft, the artists Julia Buntzel and Miriam Rose Gronwald transform weaving into contemporary textile art.
Who we are
Founded in 2022, Studio Jumi had its first solo show, Decomposition, in 2023, at the design and art gallery Studio BvdL, now Maj van der Linden, in Berlin. In December of that year, their work was selected for the exhibition Celebrating Berlin Craftsmanship, held at VooStore.
In 2024, the duo completed an installation for the new Climate Challenge Laboratory at the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby. The 30m-long tube, woven with optical fiber and metal, was commissioned by the artist Tue Greenfort (Koenig Gallery, Berlin). That same year, their works were also shown at the textile heritage festival XTANT in Palma de Mallorca, followed by a second round in 2025.
In the fall of 2025, the duo was part of the textile exhibition Geflecht, at the Spinnerei Leipzig, and the group exhibition Sensing Space curated by Maj van der Linden and Schnitt - a magazine focusing inbetween architecture, design, art and society.
Studio Jumi was covered with an artist's portrait in the October Issue 2025 of AD Germany. They have been featured in the online craft blog Crafters Of Today , the weekly online magazine CeeCee Berlin and in the Print edition of Süddeutsche Zeitung and SZ Magazin.
began her studies with an apprenticeship in wood carving in southern Germany, near Lake Constance (2006-2012). She continued her studies in stage and film design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (2013-2015) and later graduated with a degree in sculpture at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin in 2021.
During her studies Julia worked for HAU Berlin, in the costume and stage department, assisting in shows such as Gob Squad and SheShePop. She was also a 2021 recipient of the gopea scholarship for young artists. Her research on color during her studies at the Weißensee Academy awakened an interest in textiles and weaving. In 2021 Julia worked for the product designer and textile artist Hella Jongerius for the exhibition Woven Cosmos at the Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin. After graduation, she decided to pursue her interest in textile art and enrolled in the 4-year program at the Werkhof Kukate to become a certified weaver.
Julia Buntzel
trained as a professional dancer, graduating from the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts in 2012. During her studies she was a recipient of an EHF 2010 scholarship from the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation and of a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.
From 2012 to 2017, she was a member of dance companies based in Germany and France. In 2018, during a 6-month journey to Southeast Asia, she became fascinated by the textiles of the Lao-Tai minorities. This led to an internship with Prof. Patricia Cheeseman, founder of Studio Naenna, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. On her return to Germany, she collaborated with several visual artists before enrolling in the 4-year program at Werkhof Kukate in Germany to develop her skills as a weaver.
Miriam Rose Gronwald
Photos: Chiara Lüghausen