Design for Death

What is your vision of textile futures?
A more personal approach where textiles convey the personality of their user through the use of print.

What is your project about?
My project is about challenging the design aesthetic of Western funeral and coffin designs.

What inspires you?
Life.

Why are you doing this project? What does it mean to you?
I wanted to recycle people. I wanted to capture a person through textiles.

What is ‘future’ about it?
On a design level there is a need for a more personal approach towards interiors for the dead, but the lack of current information on such a ‘taboo’ subject means that designers have a hard time penetrating into such a controlled environment.

Which materials and technologies have you used?
Wood, silk , polyester, transfer printing, digital print, flocking and foiling.

Charlene Clampson
Charlene received her BA in Fine Art from Derby University in 2003. During her studies this she contributed to a exhibition at the site gallery ‘Hey Presto’ and conducted group exhibitions. She also worked as an artist assistant to sculptor Ivan Smith for a Tokyo Air exhibition. She decided to join the MA Design for Textiles Futures course at Central Saint Martins College while designing cards for the Eve Brook Scholarship Fund.

Acknowledgements:
Eve Brook Scholarship Fund