Bio

Lora Avedian’s work sits at the intersection of textile design and art, encompassing everything from large-scale installations at venues like Barbican Centre and the Chelsea Flower Show to exquisite, embroidered linens and soft furnishings that are sought after by the world’s best interior designers. All of Lora’s work is made in small batches. She combines hand guided machine embroidery with traditional hand embellishment techniques. Each piece is one of a kind, crafted by Lora in her SW London studio.

Lora creates ‘modern artefacts’, heirloom pieces that can be loved for generations.

Lora is the author of book Stitch in Bloom (Hardie Grant, 2021)

Education

BA in embroidery at Manchester School of Art 2010

Masters in Mixed Media Textiles from the Royal College of Art 2017

Collaborations

Fortnum & Mason, Victoria & Albert Museum Shop, Garden Museum Shop, Colicci at Chelsea Flower Show.

Residencies

The Barbican Centre Shop, Howe 36 Bourne Street, Smythson of Bond Street.

Workshop clients

Hermes, Royal Academy of Arts London, Kew Gardens, Atelier Clos Mirabel (France), Selvedge Magazine, Smythson of Bond Street, Barbican Centre, Kettles Yard, West Dean College, TUMO Studios (Armenia).

Lora is an Associate Lecturer at London College of Fashion on the Textile BA and MA embroidery pathways.

She is proud to be a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) Scholar