HER AESTHETIC SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES THE BEAUTY OF DEGRADATION AND ILLUSTRATES HOW THIS CHARACTERISTIC CAN BE APPLIED TO COUTURE. THE FOUNDATION OF WHICH IS ROOTED IN MATERIAL RESEARCH; SPECIFICALLY SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS OF AN EPHEMERAL NATURE. ACTIVELY PROMOTING THE CIRCULARITY OF SHAPE, OF MATERIAL AND OF TIME.
SHE CREATES ONCE-OFF HAND-SCULPTED ARTIFACTS THAT ARE AT THEIR CORE; TRANSIENT. MEANING THEY DEGRADE AND DECAY NATURALLY. HERE, THE MATERIAL DICTATES THE LIFESPAN AND NOT THE WEARER. BRIDGING THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN 'FOREVER' AND THE NATURAL DECAY OF LIVING THINGS.
SHE CREATES ONCE-OFF HAND-SCULPTED ARTIFACTS THAT ARE AT THEIR CORE; TRANSIENT. MEANING THEY DEGRADE AND DECAY NATURALLY. HERE, THE MATERIAL DICTATES THE LIFESPAN AND NOT THE WEARER. BRIDGING THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN 'FOREVER' AND THE NATURAL DECAY OF LIVING THINGS.
Tayla Horn is a South African born designer, currently residing in London. Throughout her studies she has explored how the building blocks of textiles can be challenged. Harnessing the relevant skills needed to first understand design and then coherently re-design. She founded her atelier with the primary focus being; An unorthodox approach to material quality and material lifespan.
Design Support, Production
Tayla Horn
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Year
2023
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