Charlotte Gouny
BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Les fantômes de Versailles
Driven by the Sublime from Baroque Architecture, my textiles for fashion mix various materials and techniques, following the tradition of French excellence with a British tendency of breaking the set rules. My way of working is a combination of traditional techniques such as hand-embroidery, knitting and screen printing, and modern processes like 3D print and laser cutting. I have a unique approach to making textiles, which is gathering and knitting fabrics to then laser cut and play around with to make interesting compositions, which I add beads to, as well as laser cut knits, 3D printed ornaments and hand-embroideries to tie it all together. My aesthetic is influenced by the Rococo of Versailles, a time and place where fantasies became reality.
