Marini Tanzil is a surface pattern designer and lecturer in Fashion Design and Business at Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, focusing on fashion textiles and materials, Indonesian textiles, and fashion entrepreneurship. A full-time lecturer since 2017, she was appointed program chair in 2018.

Her engagement with textiles began during her Master’s degree in Fashion Entrepreneurship at RMIT in 2015, deepening into a strong appreciation for Indonesian textiles and cultures throughout her teaching career. She is committed to preserving and promoting Indonesia’s cultural and craft heritage through an entrepreneurial approach, aiming to build a long-term career in education and entrepreneurship centered on sustainable development of the Indonesian fashion industry and the enrichment of local cultures and livelihoods.

Marini has partnered with the Indonesian government and various local and global institutions to conduct her research: on Javanese wayang klitik attire with The British Museum; on Chinese peranakan batik with Pekalongan artisan Oey Soe Tjoen and the Tracing Pattern Foundation; on penta-helix collaboration in the creative industry with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy; and on commercial fashion ready-to-wear and accessories with textile manufacturer PT. Gistex and shoe manufacturer PT. Karyamitra Budi Sentosa.