12 JANUARY '26

As always, this new year brings with it a new energy of clarity and direction.

I am so grateful for all that this journey unfolds, teaches and becomes both through intention and in response.

Heading into 2026 I have decided to separate LEILA ATELIER, the brand which has housed my studio from my artistic practice as Leila Walter. Eleven years after graduating with a Fine Art degree I am finallly ready to take ownership of my role as an artist and this will become the primary focus of my work. LEILA ATELIER will continue to function as the container for my obsession with tactile, physical textiles and will be influenced by the research from my art practice. This will exist alongside my art practice as an accessible and intentional collection of limited edition pieces to love and live with.

As such, most new offerings and energy will be poured into leilawalter.studio where you can experience the continued unfolding of this path,

thank you for joining me on the journey,
Onwards and upwards! x

"Weave, stitch, mould, felt, sculpt - all methods to celebrate the textures of winter.
When Surfaces Speak returns to the tangible
within a world that increasingly prioritises the digital and the abstract. It is an invitation to
look more slowly, and to perceive with more than just the eye.
During the quieter, colder months of winter, we return to our senses and to the quiet beauty of everyday things that reconnect us to the world that surrounds us."

The Ateljee at La Motte Wine Estate, Franschoek

12 JULY - 5 OCTOBER 2025

Curated by Nina Kruger

28 JULY '25

It is an absolute honor to present 'Stratum: A triptych' as the backdrop to this years edition of the ever inspiring TWYG African Textile Talks.
Here's a quick snap before they are finished up and installed.
Hopefully more to follow soon. Huge gratitue to Tandekile for the invitation and trusting my vision.

'Gates of The Sun' 2025

As Featured in the Winter 2025 edition of House and Leisure's 'Harvest' Edition Shop the look

Huge gratitude to the team for selecting this work in their 'rust & sage' edit

09 JUNE '25

Terra Forma (2025)
Bringing the deep textural resonance at LIM's latest winter curation

22 FEB '25

My latest work 'May Your Waters Find Stillness' looking so at home at LIM,
Continual gratitude to this visionary store and their trust and gorgeous presentation of my work

Honored to have our 'Gamut Cushion'
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handwoven with locally sourced, natural handspun mohair & cotton
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featured in the latest issue of House & Leisure 'Unwind' summer 2025 edition of 'Shop the Look'