Annabelle Loweth
Textiles
Annabelle is a visually impaired woven textile designer with an eye for colour, texture and composition, inspired by the beauty of her surroundings and providing unique design perspectives.
Final year project
Maritime Sentience
Maritime Sentience No. 1 - 4
Maritime Sentience No. 1 – 4 are a series of handwoven art installation pieces. Each woven panel is 50 cm x 150 cm and features subtle textured accents complimented with the hand-crafted organic pile that interlinks the panelled series. Hand-dyed Merino wool depicts a conceptual experience of blurred escape, whilst subtle undulating weft textures provide a perfect backdrop to the fluid pile. These artworks aspire to reflect the personal distorted perception of my visual impairment.
Details of Maritime Sentience No. 3
Handwoven artwork that combines ethically sourced, organic hand-spun cotton with undulating texture from the contrasting weft sequence. Details of the hand-dyed feature are inspired by traditional techniques of shibori and ikat.
Details of Maritime Sentience No. 2
Details of Maritime Sentience No. 2 show the signature pile that interconnects the woven artwork complementing areas of rich colour intensity from the hand-dyed merino warp.
Weaving Maritime Sentience No. 4
Weaving details from the loom creating Maritime Sentience No.4. Woven using undyed merino wool, alpaca, and organic hand-spun cotton.
Weaving Maritime Sentience No. 2
Handweaving Maritime Sentience No.2, showcases the handcrafted pile combining alpaca and merino wool.
Tracing Ripples
Jacquard double cloth fabrics are woven using ethically sourced and donated 2nd quality merino wool.
Weaving Arena
Handwoven fabric using undyed British wool warp, undyed British alpaca and sourced deadstock merino wool create luxuriously soft textured fabrics. Including the feature pile in a striking bold terracotta.
Details of Fretum
Details of Fretum, handwoven on a 16 shaft Dobby. This high textured floor cushion features a handcrafted huck weaving effect using hand-dyed merino wool, cashmere, undyed British wool, and British Suri alpaca.
Annabelle Loweth
Final year project
Maritime Sentience
Awards
2022 - Diploma in Professional Studies
2020 - Milliken Live Project Winner
2019 - Designs exhibited at Premiere Vision Paris
Work Experience
September 2020 – August 2021
Woven Design Internship, Maria Sigma Woven Textiles
September 2020 – June 2021
Studio Assistant, Ambar