Alan Oliver

Weaver

Studio: MSS 2

Alan Oliver is textile artist specializing in the production of hand-woven rugs and wall hangings. He weaves all of his rugs on a floor loom here at Make Space Studios, and also hand-dyes all of the yarns used in their production; for one of his ‘Fade’ pieces as many as 30 shades of yarn need to be produced in order to achieve the gradation required.

Alan’s has shown pieces at the Barbican and at the Joanna Bird Gallery in London and has had his work featured in Elle Decoration and the London Evening Standard.

http://www.alanoliver.co.uk/