Minimalist compositions
- Inés makes tapestries with simple designs
- She has a degree in Art History
- She works with natural, recycled, or recovered fibres
As well as a degree in Art History, Inés Prat trained for six years in the technique of high-warp hand weaving. She learned from two masters: Olga Hernández and Teresa Rosa Aguayo at the Teranyina Workshop School. "I have always been interested in weaving, artisanal processes and working with my hands," says Inés. It was in 2020, during the pandemic, that she decided to dedicate herself full-time to her chosen craft. She left Barcelona, where she was born, and opened her workshop in A Coruña where she feels better able to express herself artistically. "The high-warp loom connects me with myself and with history, as this type of loom is similar to those used in ancient times." Her first creation was a tapestry made with different knots that evoke the sea. Her simple designs and minimalist compositions leave room for texture to play a role.
INTERVIEW
I make contemporary tapestries on a 1970s high-warp handloom. I use natural materials such as wool and cotton that I try to source from reclaimed, recycled, or local suppliers. My entire creative process is personal and handmade.
No matter how much I plan a design, until I am weaving it, I cannot see how one colour will react with another and I love that. It is always a surprise to see it change.
A few months ago I made a tapestry for the Moises Nieto Fall/Winter 22/23 collection fashion show and seeing my tapestry applied onto a bag parading with the beautiful collection was very exciting.
I have just begun too and I am still struggling. I would say that you have to believe in your project a lot and realise that dedicating yourself to craftsmanship, nowadays, has great value.
Inés Prat
Tapestry maker
Barcelona, Spain
AVAILABILITY
By appointment only
LANGUAGES
Spanish, English, Catalan
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