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Everywhere & Nowhere

Claire Deuffic Oldani

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I am a French and Italian textile designer specialized in weaving. I have a maximalist and edgy style with a strong interest in unusual materials and an experimentative approach to weaving.

I will be furthering my education through a masters in biodesign at Central Saint Martins in order to gain scientific knowledge about materials and pursue my passion for sustainable materials and alternatives.

I aim to work in luxury textiles oriented to high end fashion while bridging the gap between design and science for proactive sustainable change.

I am a French and Italian textile designer specialized in weaving. I have a maximalist and edgy s...

Everywhere & Nowhere is an exploration and affirmation of my cultural heritage. Growing up in an international environment with French and Italian roots has made me question how people connect to culture, whether their own or the one they’ve lived in.

I based my research on the regions of: Bormio, Alsace, Milano, Versailles/ Paris, Bretagne/ Normandie, Saudi Arabia and England. I attempted to work with a circular and regenerative mindset making use of deadstock and local materials from the various regions I studied. I’ve explored patterns and materials from objects, architecture and traditional clothing to inspire a narrative patchwork collection expressing my personal cultural heritage and understand how it shapes me as a person and a designer.

Final work

cropped image of a girl sitting on the floor in a white space wearing a dress regrouping a collection of eclectic, pattern heavy, woven samples

This garment is inspired by the codes of the traditional clothing I researched. Fashion is and always has been a tool to express identity, and in this case, cultural pride.

The eclectic and maximalist style of this garment regroups a collection of patterns and materials across various cultures patchworked together to create my contemporary version of my personal cultural clothing.

  • Woven fabrics, a jacquard sample with red hand drawn illustrations on a white background, a trim of lichen, a black and red sample with lichen inserts
  • hand drawn red illustrations of people and architecture woven on white background
  • red motifs on black background, horizontal gold stripes and vertical lichen sections
  • Layout of samples, small red patterns on white background with blue ribbons, a blue and white balustrade pattern, red illustrations on white
  • small red patterns on white background with blue ribbons with gold and blue dots
  • small blue and white geometrical pattern illustrating window balustrades
  • Samples, blue and white balustrade pattern, black and gold balustrade pattern with a mesh section, white flowers with gold marks on blue background
  • gold fine balustrade motif on black background and gold mesh vertical sections
  • white flower motif over gold marks and navy background

Research and process

  • weave in progress on loom, red patterns on white background with blue ribbons
  • weave in progress on loom, red patterns on black background with lichen inserts
  • jacquard weaving, white illustrative flowers, gold marks and a navy background, shuttles on top
  • printed fabrics, small red illustrations on white background, a white piece and a cone of white yarn
  • jacquard weave in progress, red illustrations on white background, shuttles on top
  • woven sample of fabric inserts, mix of toile de jouy and gilded lace

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