Erik is an innovator, designer and creative lead, focusing on how to balance the contemporary concepts of regeneration, growth and quality (for whom). With a decades-long background in photography, in 2011 he co-founded Manyminds, a trans-disciplinary studio that designs and develops products, concepts and circular value chain solutions within the fashion industry. In 2023 he began working on a practical level with the textile supply chain to enhance traceability and circular values, always with the goal to include and create value for all stakeholders in the textile value chain.