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 Textile 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