Floor van der Holst

Since June 2025, Floor van der Holst has joined the professorship Sustainable & Functional Textiles at Saxion. Within this position, she will hold the role of Network Coordinator within NewTexEco.

Floor obtained both her bachelor’s degree in Fashion & Textile Technologies and her master’s degree in Innovative Textile Development from Saxion University of Applied Sciences. These courses have enabled her to live and study in several cities, including Amsterdam and Borås (Sweden). Before joining Saxion, she worked as a quality manager at an open-end spinning mill specialising in yarn production with recycled fibres. In this role, she was involved in a circular economy and had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with many interesting parties.

Her focus is on actively engaging NewTexEco’s partners, with the aim of achieving beneficial collaborations for all parties involved.