Leonie is a Textile Designer and Weaver with an interest in the relationship between textiles and identity. She graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2021 with a BA (Hons) First Class Degree in Textiles in Practice. 

She is one of the 2024 recipients of the Clothworker’s Award and will be continuing her practice at the Cockpits Studios.

As a designer, her aim is to create a space to appreciate lesser-known cultures by unravelling their threads of identity and history and transforming them into beautiful textiles.

Colour and pattern are integral to her work but used in a balanced way to create a sense of place. Experimenting with these combinations, she creates collections of textiles that pay homage to her own identity yet have a commercial appeal that can be appreciated by all.