Irene Vermeulen is a seasoned professional in handmade and sustainable design, serving as the founder of Craftscurator.com since October 2011. As a business coach for the CBI, Irene leads export coaching programs for home textiles manufacturers in Laos, South Africa, Mongolia, and Vietnam, focusing on preparing small and medium enterprises for the European market. Irene is also a design consultant for MADE51, an initiative by UNHCR supporting refugee-made products. Irene's expertise extends to trend forecasting, having contributed to esteemed platforms such as PantoneView.com, Heimtextil, and The Woolmark Company. Irene's educational background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from the School of Art & Design Sint Joost and study at the University of Groningen.
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CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries
CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries), the agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and part of the Development Co-operation effort of the Netherlands. Operating since 1971 within this policy framework. CBI’s main objective is to contribute to the economic independence of a selected number of countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Mediterranean and the Pacific by promoting the exports of goods and services from those countries to Western Europe. In order to achieve this objective, CBI has developed a varied package of services and Export Coaching Programmes available to Business Support Organisations and manufacturers/ exporters in mentioned countries.