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Mariam Syed

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Mariam Syed is a textile designer, weaver and digital/craft researcher committed to developing an advanced practice that combines craft with digital. Mariam’s tacit knowledge and craft experience in both Pakistan and Scotland empowers her to take charge of the ever advancing technologies to research and reinterpret traditional techniques and weave structures. She designs and weaves fabrics for fashion accessories and interior spaces on a computerised Dobby Loom in her Glasgow studio.

Mariam’s design practice encapsulates her passion for vibrant colour, geometry and architecture. Discovering weaving through her love for mathematics, her geometric designs are infused with the brilliantly bright palette of Pakistani Truck Art. Viewing her design practice as an art of storytelling through textiles, Mariam exports the stories and cultural values of her rich heritage and translates it into contemporary woven fabrics.

Recent exhibitions include: Collect, Somerset House, London 2023; Talaash, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven 2022; The Hamper and Scent of Summer at Fortnum & Mason, London 2022; The original sustainable department at the Whitworth Gallery, Manchester 2019. Mariam is a QEST scholar, and was awarded the best newcomer to the Weaving Industry by the Incorporation of Weavers of Glasgow in 2020.

‘I plan to spend my time at Cove Park to engage with Bernat Klein’s design philosophy and reinterpret the elements that define his work to develop an experimental body of work. I also intend to immerse myself in the serene calmness and natural beauty of Cove Park to pause and reflect on my current practice.’

Courtesy of Mariam Syed