Zoe Powell

Zoe Powell Zoë Powell is a materials researcher and designer who focuses on materials and processes in collabo

Zoë Powell is a materials researcher and designer who focuses on materials and processes in collaboration with communities. Over the years she has explored a multitude of biomaterial, digital and craft fabrication techniques, creatively using resources and tools in parallel with circular design strategies. She has taken part in regional and global projects, teaching at various educational institutions and working with startups, community groups, designers, architects, engineers and scientists. After graduating from Central Saint Martins BA Textile Design, her career path led her to work as a freelance Designer-Maker in the UK, Peru and Spain, before she took part in the Fabricademy innovative materials course at FabLab / IAAC Barcelona. Zoë manages day to day operations and social media for and the London Hub.


Zoe teaches textile techniques to both adults and children, in English and in Spanish.

04/11/2023

Lee Green Open Studios will take place on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th (weekend 1)… and this year my Dad, Glyn Powell, will be exhibiting his artwork at the Lochaber Hall site! 🖼️ Weekend two will be Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th! It would be lovely to see some of you there.
For more info visit Lee Green Open Studios
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http://www.leegreenopenstudios.com/
(PDF Map herehttp://www.leegreenopenstudios.com/uploads/1/2/2/7/12279330/lgos_leaflet_2023_printing_bleed.pdf )

20/01/2023

A great toolkit created and curated by some fantastic teams. Definitely worth exploring as a 2023 goal!

21/01/2021

Throwback .:. Homegrown part 3 .:. .:. A series of video studies aiming to look at how some of my home grown produce changes appearances in texture and form when moving from grey to vibrant tones .:. This is probably the most abundant garden crop for us. I found the bark of the red current bush absolutely fascinating as it’s also a rich golden red, but peels off naturally and has the thickness of tissue paper.



















21/01/2021

Throwback .:. Homegrown part 2 .:. .:. A series of video studies aiming to look at how some of my home grown produce changes appearances in texture and form when moving from grey to vibrant tones .:. We wished we’d planted less wrinkly potatoes in the pot as we suspect planting too many dwarfed this lot .:. A good gardening note for this year .:. We also add to our giant dalek compost bins right throughout the year





















21/01/2021

Throwback .:. Homegrown part 1 .:. .:. A series of video studies aiming to look at how some of my home grown produce changes appearances in texture and form when moving from grey to vibrant tones .:. I especially like the vein structure in these berries. Sour when green but delicious when they go a little longer and turn a deep rosy pink.














Another experiment in progress: avocado seeds and skins using the solar dyeing process (ie no electricity to heat the wa...
18/01/2021

Another experiment in progress: avocado seeds and skins using the solar dyeing process (ie no electricity to heat the water) making it a very slow process.
I tried this a few years back in Barcelona, but since moving back to the UK, I hadn’t had the same kind of consistent heat to get the mixture super hot. A metal lid on a glass jar seems to be the helping ...and as you can see, it’s working somewhat after a few days, though I’ll try next by adding an iron mordant ...time to do some beach combing for something rusty I think...
I’ve also collected some other plant seeds and leaves that I could find locally. What would you try? 🌿🪵🍂🪨🐚🌵
(Thank you for sending the kit including the wonderful woven flax fabric! & )





























16/01/2021

One of this years’ plans is to bring more colour into my work/my world. I visited the Oslo architecture Triennial in 2019 and was impressed with a project that created plates from onionskins. They were beautifully placed in a table setting complete with the menu, intended to ask the viewer “what’s in your soup?”.
Of course I had to try and recreate it in my own way. I chose only to use red onionskins (post natural dye usage) to created this material, which are connected by a bioplastic made predominantly from an expired gelatine sachet.
The colours are still incredibly vivid and the detailed membrane texture of the onionskins are a thing of wonder. Looking forward to getting my mini microscope on it!





























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