hao-ni tsai
hao-ni tsai
Born in Taiwan, Hao-ni Tsai explores the possibility of transforming both Western and indigenous Taiwanese fibres and craft techniques, into innovative textiles through hybrid combinations. This cross-cultural approach aims to create a link between East and West with a new contemporary aesthetic and add value to an ancient material craft. Hao-ni uses a range of hand techniques:
traditional textile crafting, knotting, looping, knitting and binding with combinations of different fibres and materials to produce the pieces. Her project Textile Futures demonstrates a process of re-evaluation and re-interpretation of abandoned materials from the natural environment in order to redesign them and celebrate their potential value.
Biography
Born in June 5th 1982 in Taipei, Taiwan
2005-2008 Communication & Information at Chinese culture university
2009 - Diploma in Art and Design at Central Saint Martins
2009 - 2011 MA design in textile futures at Central Saint Martines
Exhibitions
June 2011 - Graduation show at Central Saint Martins, London, UK
March 2011 - Milan design week-Ventura Lambrate, Milan, Italy
January 2011 - Work in progress at Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Publications
July 2011 - D-FUN magazine, Taipei, Taiwan
July 2011 - La Vie magazine, Taipei, Taiwan
May 2011 - Viewpoint, London, UK
March 2011 - Style Sight, Kid report forecast wild craft F/W12, New York, USA
March 2011 - Style Sight, Men report forecast wild craft F/W12, New York, USA
March 2011 - Style Sight, Women report forecast wild craft F/W12, New York, USA
February 2011 - WGSN, CSM MA textile features working in progress - indigenous cultivation, London, UK
February 2011 - Style Sight , Material innovation-Hybrids, New York, USA
Artist portfolio
- Agavhorfather | Leather, falklands, horse hair, agave sisalana | 86 x 12 x 6 cm
- Seaflexther | Leather, flex fibre, Seagrass | 86 x 62 x 5.3 cm
- Flmabirtmeal | Blue-faced Leicester ostmeal, Bird's feather, Masham tops, Flex fibre | 59 x 14 x 9 cm
- Pinhorse | Horse hair, Pineapple fibre | 48,2 x 42,5 x 5,3 cm
- Flexalparown | Alpaca light brown, flex fibre | 42,3 x 5,2 x 2,3 cm
- Flmabirtmeal | Blue faced leicester ostmeal, birds feather,masham tops, flex fibre | 59 x 14 x 9 cm
