Rūta Būtėnaitė

Education

1992-1998 BA and MA studies at the VDA Textile Department

2003-2005 Postgraduate studies at the VAA (art licentiate degree)

Since 2015 - Doctor of Arts in the field of design

Workplaces

1996-2000- Head of the Information and Exhibitions Department of the Lithuanian National Museum, Exposition Designer.

Since 2000 lecturer at the Department of Textiles, VDA

2000-2005 Chief Artist of AB "Kilimai"

2005-2011 Designer of "Lentvaris Kilimai"

2012 -2014 Art Director of UAB "Fashion colours" /" BOTEH kilimai"

Since 2015 owner and designer of "Rūta Būtėnaitė carpet design studio"

Since 2012 - Associate Professor at the Textile Department of VDA

Since 2000 - Member of the Textile Section of the Lithuanian Artists' Union

Since 2015 - Member of Lithuanian Design Forum

Creative activity

Since 1994 participates in textile art and design exhibitions, fairs, symposiums in Lithuania and abroad. Since 2000, the main creative direction is the design of one-of-a-kind handmade floor carpets for individual and public interiors. Her carpets have been used in private interiors in the USA, Austria, England, Latvia and Lithuania. Recently she has been writing extensively in the specialised press on textile history and design.