​Dora Tiho (Dora Cichocka) grew up in Gliwice, an industrial city in southern Poland, but frequent trips to the nearby mountains and countryside shaped her bond with nature. 

​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.

​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 - tablecloths and wall hangings.

​Dora Tiho continued to develop her skills in working with textiles, studying weaving at Weefacademie Sytze Roos in Amsterdam in 2020 and pattern design at Akademie Vogue in Amsterdam from 2020 to 2022.

​Currently Dora Tiho works with plant dyes,  fabrics and threads, combining textile techniques with eco-printing, screen printing and natural arrangements. In her work, she seeks a deeper, more intimate connection with nature, communities and cultures.

​She recently presented her works in BioArt Laboratories during the Dutch Design Week 2024 in Eindhoven.

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