//about

Marina Esmaile is a Brazilian multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Porto, Portugal. Her practice explores textiles as an expanded field between art, design, and material research, investigating the sensory, affective, and ecological dimensions of fabrics.

She holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from UFRJ and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Product Design from the University of Porto (2025). She has researched textile artifacts for sensory comfort in neurodivergent individuals, especially children.

After more than six years of experience in the fashion industry, her work integrates knowledge of surface design, materiality, and production processes with experimental artistic approaches.
Through the use of textile waste and sensory exploration, her work addresses themes of sustainability, presence, memory, and belonging.