Cut, tied, knotted, shaped, embroidered, woven - celebrating summer through a variety of organic materials.
Summer opening hours till 3 September
Tuesday to Friday 11 am - 3 pm.
Other times by appointment.
Angelita Alves | Bridget Bailey | Tracey Bush | Lis Costa | Alice Fox | Katie Mawson | Jeremy May | Robyn Neild | Batool Showghi | Kazuhito Takadoi | Marieje van Buuren
In our window, Emaranhamento, a fabulous furniture piece by Brazilian artist and designer
Angelita Alves.
Weaving and knotting—an ancestral craft passed down from her father—became Angelita's medium of choice, a tactile language through which she explores loss and the reclamation of cultural narratives. Everyday materials are reinterpreted to challenge conventional definitions of utility and beauty, transforming objects into vessels of memory and meaning.
‘Entanglement’ chair is like two beings suspended in a dialogue. Linking it, a web of strands
stretches across space, suggesting both the tension and tenderness of entanglement, the
invisible pull that exists between bodies. They appear separate and yet are linked, each shaped
by the presence of the other, bound in a field of connection. As each seat moves, the tension of
the rope increases or decreases, as does the closeness or distance between the two individuals
sitting. In this duet, the rope becomes more than texture: it is the thread that binds us, the fragile
architecture of relationship made visible.
Born in Brazil and of mixed European, African and Indigenous heritage, Angelita's work is deeply rooted in questions of identity and belonging. Having lived across North and South America, the Middle East, and Europe, Angelita brings a distinctly global perspective to her artistic practice. Her multicultural background has shaped a body of work that explores the tensions of displacement, immigration, and cultural memory.
Angelita studied architecture at the University of Greenwich and the Royal College of Art in
London, and Columbia University in New York. Over a 20-year career, she worked with world-
renowned architects such as Bernard Tschumi and Norman Foster. Though architecture
profoundly influenced her sense of form and structure, she felt an increasing pull toward more
personal forms of expression. This led her to study Fine Art at the Academy of Art University
in San Francisco, eventually returning to her creative roots through textile-based sculpture and
installation.
Photos of Angelita’s works courtesy Alun Callender and James Hunt