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
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.
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
TEXTILE STORIES
BAULE KITA OF COTE D’IVOIRE : The Strip Woven H...
On a chance visit to my favorite store in Cape Town’s Famous Kalk Bay – Unesandla Crafts located inside the Indoor Market I fell involve with a cloth which once...
BAULE KITA OF COTE D’IVOIRE : The Strip Woven H...
On a chance visit to my favorite store in Cape Town’s Famous Kalk Bay – Unesandla Crafts located inside the Indoor Market I fell involve with a cloth which once...
The Charkha: A Project for Heart Change
A Handloom project from the desert of North Western India which aims to promote ancient wisdom and spread ideology of decentralization through social enterprise
The Charkha: A Project for Heart Change
A Handloom project from the desert of North Western India which aims to promote ancient wisdom and spread ideology of decentralization through social enterprise
BOGOLANFINI – MALI’S MUD CLOTH
Commonly known as Mud cloth, the Bogolan cloth or Bogolanfini is a mud resist dyed cotton cloth produced by the women of the Bambara of Mali. The literal translation is:...
BOGOLANFINI – MALI’S MUD CLOTH
Commonly known as Mud cloth, the Bogolan cloth or Bogolanfini is a mud resist dyed cotton cloth produced by the women of the Bambara of Mali. The literal translation is:...
KHASA BLANKET OF THE FULANI
The Fulani are one of the largest ethnic groups of Western Africa and the Sahel. Unlike many other regions in Africa, the area which the Fulani inhabit, mostly in modern...
KHASA BLANKET OF THE FULANI
The Fulani are one of the largest ethnic groups of Western Africa and the Sahel. Unlike many other regions in Africa, the area which the Fulani inhabit, mostly in modern...
KUBA CLOTH – THE RAFFIA VELVET OF CONGO
Kuba cloth is a raffia cloth woven by the Bakuba people of modern day DRC. The fibre is peeled from the leaves of the Raffia Vinifera Palm and woven into...
KUBA CLOTH – THE RAFFIA VELVET OF CONGO
Kuba cloth is a raffia cloth woven by the Bakuba people of modern day DRC. The fibre is peeled from the leaves of the Raffia Vinifera Palm and woven into...
ETHIOPIA’S ANCIENT COTTON TRADITION
From its position on the horn of East Africa, Ethiopia has been a crossroads of trade and cultural exchange for millennia. This history of influence and development has been deeply...
ETHIOPIA’S ANCIENT COTTON TRADITION
From its position on the horn of East Africa, Ethiopia has been a crossroads of trade and cultural exchange for millennia. This history of influence and development has been deeply...