Born in 1970 and raised in the middle of the Netherlands, Maurille attended HKU School of the Arts in Utrecht the Netherlands. Here she studied art in many different forms, holding BA’s in Audiovisual Design, Fashion Design and Art Education. She also holds a Master’s in Fashion & Business, studying both in Winchester, at the Winchester School of the Arts, UK and in Paris, France at the Institute Français de la Mode. Here she studied under Didier Grunbach, the director of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. After a successful career in fashion, working with and for great Fashion Houses, designing her own collections for her children's brands and owning a fashion agency, Maurille is now solely focusing on her art, writing and illustrating. She lives in the Dutch countryside.