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Yuxuan

Xia

My practice explores the relationship between textiles, ecological systems, and the built environment through material-led experimentation. Working with weaving, wool felting, and bio-based materials, I investigate how textiles can function as active interfaces between human and non-human environments. Recent projects have focused on the interactions between plants and architecture, exploring how textile structures can mediate the relationship between vegetation and the built environment. Through research, prototyping, and hands-on making, I examine how natural materials respond to growth, weathering, and environmental change. My work is informed by an interest in sustainability, material lifecycles, and the potential for design to support more balanced relationships between human-made and natural systems. My approach is process-driven and rooted in experimentation. I use making as a form of research, allowing material behaviour and unexpected outcomes to shape the development of a project. Rather than imposing fixed solutions, I am interested in understanding the possibilities and limitations that emerge through engagement with materials and ecological processes. By combining traditional textile techniques with contemporary environmental concerns, I aim to create work that encourages new ways of thinking about materials, landscapes, and coexistence. Through this practice, I explore how design can contribute to more adaptive and environmentally responsive futures.

Disciplines: Textiles & Fibre

Location: London

Materials: Felting, Woodwork, Woven
My practice explores the relationship between textiles, ecological systems, and the built environment through material-led experimentation. Working with weaving, wool felting, and bio-based materials, I investigate how textiles can function as active interfaces between human and non-human environments. Recent projects have focused on the interactions between plants and architecture, exploring how textile structures can mediate the relationship between vegetation and the built environment. Through research, prototyping, and hands-on making, I examine how natural materials respond to growth, weathering, and environmental change. My work is informed by an interest in sustainability, material lifecycles, and the potential for design to support more balanced relationships between human-made and natural systems. My approach is process-driven and rooted in experimentation. I use making as a form of research, allowing material behaviour and unexpected outcomes to shape the development of a project. Rather than imposing fixed solutions, I am interested in understanding the possibilities and limitations that emerge through engagement with materials and ecological processes. By combining traditional textile techniques with contemporary environmental concerns, I aim to create work that encourages new ways of thinking about materials, landscapes, and coexistence. Through this practice, I explore how design can contribute to more adaptive and environmentally responsive futures.

Previous Experience

Education 2023–2026 BA (Hons) Textile Design Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, London, UK Exhibitions 2026 BA Textile Design Graduate Showcase, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK Selected Projects 2026 Biodegradable Textile Façade System Research project exploring textile structures as interfaces between climbing plants and architecture through weaving, wool felting, and biodegradable materials. Technical Skills & Processes Weaving • Knitting • Embroidery • Sewing • Screen Printing • Wool Felting • Ceramic Processes • Woodworking • 3D Modelling • Digital Fabrication • Prototyping • Material Experimentation

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