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ZiXin Zhou

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I’m ZiXin ，a textile designer graduate from CSM textile design. My practice is deeply rooted in personal observation and emotional expression. Drawing inspiration from daily life and subtle interpersonal moments, I often explore themes of pressure, comfort, and release.I value a balance between conceptual depth and tactile experience, and I hope to create pieces that quietly speak to the viewer’s own emotional landscapes.

I’m ZiXin ，a textile designer graduate from CSM textile design. My practice is deeply roote...

This project was inspired by everyday life and the growing number of people who smoke as a way to cope with stress. Through observing the behavior of people around me, I realized that smoking often becomes a quiet ritual of emotional release. Rather than focusing on smoking culture itself, I explore the feelings behind it — pressure, relief, and personal space. Using elements like smoke, ash, and burn, I translate these emotions into tactile textile expressions, aiming to create an atmosphere that feels soft, intimate, and subtly interactive.

Final work

A soft, knit textile piece featuring layered smoke-like patterns in grey, beige, and black, with a semi-transparent texture and floating edges.

Have one

A textile table mat designed as a furniture accessory, featuring layered textures and warm, smoke-inspired tones that reflect the theme of emotional release.
A soft, fluffy textile piece with a plush texture, designed for use as a blanket, wall hanging, or cushion cover in a home setting.
A small, ash-textured textile piece designed as a coaster or decorative object, inspired by the appearance of cigarette ash.

A small textile piece with a textured surface inspired by cigarette ash, designed as a coaster or decorative home object. It reflects the theme of emotional residue and quiet release.

A textile piece combining knitting, felting, and knotted embroidery, evoking softness and tension, designed for use as a table mat or wall hanging.

Research and process

Flame imagery and textile experiments exploring burning and emotional release through felting and embroidery.
A visual research page exploring the combustion process through burn marks, cigarette remains, and woven textile samples using dark and ashy tones.

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"Have One"

This project was inspired by everyday life and the growing number of people who smoke as a way to cope with stress. Through observing the behavior of people around me, I realized that smoking often becomes a quiet ritual of emotional release. Rather than focusing on smoking cu...

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