Oliver Roberts
Oliver Roberts is a knitted material designer, infatuated with the concept of musing. Blurring familiarity between different generations, reimagining kitsch and testing the textile purpose or aesthetic over functionality forms the basis of his work. Also currently obsessed with world building.
‘werthies original table, extension of exquisite corpse’ 2023
plaited chenille and lambswool blend ribbed guilloche sleeves and hand knitted hyacinth lace with and sublimation print. localised and regenerative sourcing of wethers originals from welby lane shop
The more I knit the more my surroundings grow from feeding on my yarn, exquisite corpse is a continuation of work in which I’m exploring the effect of the pressure of world building and amalgamating different contexts of textile in order to eventually consume my everyday, if it has not done so already.
take a sweet, but leave the wrapper please
Photos by Jacob Sirkin