About

Yun-Hsuan Chang 張芸瑄 is an early-career textile artist from Taiwan. Besides her artist career, Yun-Hsuan has 5+ years of professional experience across fashion e-commerce, interior design and graphic design sectors. Her multi-disciplinary background allows her to think unconventionally and open up new possibilities. Yun-Hsuan is skilled in woven textiles with a keen interest in colour stories and tactility. Often inspired by architecture and natural landscapes, Yun-Hsuan is particularly interested in looking at the relationship between people and the environment. She aims to create sensible designs that celebrate the value of craftsmanship and support sustainable processes. Yun-Hsuan’s work is documentation and reinterpretation of people’s memory and emotional attachment to their surroundings and belongings. By pushing the boundaries of hand weaving skills and exploring the possibilities of yarns and structures, Yun-Hsuan creates innovative woven textiles that use intimate visual language to carry messages and tell unique stories.

Education

2016 - 2019
BA (Hons) Textile Design
University of the Arts London - Chelsea College of Arts

2011 - 2015
BDes Commercial Design
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Residency

2021 Oct. - 2022 Mar.
Kunstkollektivet 8B, Denmark

Honours & Awards

2021
Shortlisted - Experimental Weaving Residency,
Unstable Design Lab, ATLAS Institute

2019
TexSelect® Top 50 Designers

2018
Commendation of W1-F The Clothworkers' Company Award, Bradford Textile Society Design Competition

2015
2nd Place of Academic Achievement Award,
Department of Design, NTUST

2012
Excellence Award in Graphic Advertisement Category,
Times Young Creative Awards