Textiles: In conversation with designer Caroline Cox
Posted: 01/10/19 09:04 | 1 Comments
Caroline Cox is a printed textile designer, designing for space and interiors.
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Pere Bruach
Collage in textiles
Posted: 22/08/19 11:25 | 1 Comments
In this post Pere looks at textile artists who use collage in their work.
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In Conversation with: Sabine Roth
Posted: 15/08/19 09:00 | 0 Comments
“Her talent lies in combining traditional materials with contemporary techniques and in materialising the ephemeral as she uses new technologies as a research method and inspiration in her design process.”
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In conversation with: Rahel Pfrommer
Posted: 08/08/19 09:08 | 0 Comments
“I was always fascinated by different materials and techniques. During my jewellery studies, textiles and especially the process of weaving and textiles construction has become a big focus. The contrast between the hard metal and the soft thread caught my attention.”
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In conversation with: Lucy Benson
Posted: 29/07/19 11:22 | 2 Comments
I’m constantly fascinated with how light can transform the perception of a space and the relationship between light and materials. My use of materials and processes are the result of my exploration of different planes, distortion, translucency, line and structure.
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In conversation with: Áine Byrne
Posted: 15/07/19 09:36 | 0 Comments
Áine Katrina Byrne is a Textile Artist and Designer originally from Ireland and now based in London. After Completing her MA at the RCA, Áine spent time working as a designer in India, before returning to London to continue her work within the field of textile design. Áine woven designs both digitally and by hand for the fashion industry, supplying high end clients and the high street. Áine is based in Hackney Wick Space studio and works as a lecturer at CSVPA.
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Metal as a material for textiles
Posted: 01/05/19 09:08 | 1 Comments
Designer Tine De Ruysser beautifully combines hard and soft mediums, crafting them into unique new wearable materials. The designer takes inspiration from Japanese origami and applies it to fabric. She has figured out an innovative way for textiles to hold the crisp shapes normally found in the paper craft, by adding metal. The textiles are […]
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Colour, form & composition
Posted: 04/03/19 09:59 | 0 Comments
In this article you will find four exciting textiles artists where colour, form and composition take an important place within their work.
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Using traditional textiles today
Posted: 13/11/18 09:55 | 2 Comments
Often when thinking about textiles utility comes to mind. This connotation is largely attributed the medium’s rich history across a variety of cultures, from decorative medieval unicorn tapestries woven from wool and silk thread; to the Kente fabrics of 17th century Ashanti weavers today in Ghana; to Peruvian woven rugs and tapestries of the Quechua tradition. An integral part of community and daily life, textile fabrication has provided people with shelter, costuming, decoration, protection comfort… and has also been used to document and express narrative.
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Experimenting to move forward
Posted: 16/08/18 09:57 | 0 Comments
Experimentation is a very important part of the creative process. It is through trying different ways, mixing techniques, combining processes, challenging your thinking that we come up with unexpected and new outcomes, it is the way to move forward. I would like to share a few textile artists with you, that take experimentation very seriously, hoping that they inspire you.
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