​Dora Tiho (Dora Cichocka) is a textile artist working at the intersection of nature, craft and community.  She grew up in Gliwice, an industrial city in southern Poland, but frequent visits to the nearby mountains and countryside shaped her bond with nature. 

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​Due to her interest in biology and science, she chose biotechnology as her field of study and in 2004 she obtained her MA at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.  At the same time, she developed her artistic interests and from 2004 to 2006 she studied at the Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław.

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​In 2007, she moved to Amsterdam, and the city captivated her with its free spirit and ubiquitous creativity. She settled in the district of Zuidoost, home to the largest community of people of Surinamese descent in the area. It was here, while walking through the local market, that she saw hand-printed fabrics from Ghana, which inspired her to create her own brand of hand-screen printed fabrics for interior design. From 2019 to 2022, she deepened her practice by studying weaving at Weefacademie Sytze Roos and pattern design at Akademie Vogue. 

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​Today, Dora’s work is rooted in botanical colour and textile traditions, seeking a slow, intimate dialogue with nature and culture. She leads workshops that reconnect people to natural processes and collective memory. Her work was recently exhibited at Fundament Zuidoost and BioArt Laboratories during Dutch Design Week 2024 in Eindhoven.​​​