zoë is a knitwear designer, with a research specialism of modular garment construction.
charlotte boring was born out of zoë’s practice lead research, with the intention of growing into a fully modular garment production system.
The modular approach of zoë’s research aims to act as a disruption of unsustainable fashion production and consumption methods. By separating garments into dynamic and versatile panels at the design phase, she aims to playfully tackle dwindling clothing utilisation, which ‘has decreased by 36% compared to 15 years ago’ (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017).
By focusing on integrated circularity through flexible design, the modular method aims to reduce the approximate £140 million worth of clothing ending up in landfill every year (BFC, 2020). Changing the way knitwear is produced and moving beyond the restrictions of fully fashioned garments, there is potential to alter and adapt the current disposable and frivolous nature of fashion.
zoë's interest in modular garment construction was sparked during her time at Central Saint Martins, where she was awarded a First Class BA(Hons) in Textile Design. The use of deadstock material is paramount to her practice, with her innovative knitwear design and deadstock application leading to her being selected as a finalist for the British Fashion Council Student Fabric Initiative in partnership with the materialist whilst at the Royal College of Art.
Always enamoured with the cultural and physical bricolage of cities, her design handwriting fuses repetitive structure and geometry with hand-led freeform craft.
exhibitions
new designers - london - july 2024
point one - royal college of art - london - july 2023
ual showcase - online - june 2020
spinexpo - shanghai - february 2020 (postponed)
sudbury silk festival - sudbury - september 2019
design + make - central saint martins - london - december 2018
weaving futures x uniqlo tate lates - tate modern - london - november 2018
how are you? - firstsite gallery - colchester - march 2017
awards
graduate maker awardee - craft central uk - november 2023
textiles MA - royal college of art - september 2023
olymp’arts - shortlisted for the textile prize - august 2023
arts thread x iD x gucci gdgs - shortlisted for the sustainable fashion + textiles prize - august 2023
british fashion council student fabric initiative - finalist - april 2023
first class honours textile design BA - central saint martins -august 2020
arts thread x iD x gucci gdgs - shortlisted for the textile/weave prize - august 2020
maison/0 green trail x LVMH - shortlisted - june 2020
worshipful company of framework knitters - highly commended - february 2020
material futures x csm knit - winner - may 2019
publications
craft central - selected graduate for the graduate support programme 23/24 - september 2023
innovators magazine - art students design new future for people and planet - june 2023
arts + collections - royal college of art launches rca2023 events - june 2023
institute of positive fashion forum - student fabric initiative - april 2023
guap magazine - the rebellion editorial - july 2021
british vogue - the new fashion community - december 2021
fashion crossover london - august 2020
talking textiles - generation 2020 - june 2020
swarovski conscious design hub - december 2019
humphries weaving - hundreds flock to sudbury silk festival - september 2019
workshops + talks
you can knit with us x stylecraft - colechi x the knitting & stitch show london - october 2024
london college of fashion - practice talk - london - december 2023
a yarn and fibre publication launch - london - august 2023
join + stitch - royal college of art - london - july 2023
you can knit with us - colechi - london - june 2023
in conversation with zoë daley + capucine huguet - central saint martins x fashion crossover london - london - june 2021