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For Shelter, Tortie Hoare has been inspired by Bute’s past and built a textile representation of the Anderson air raid shelter. (Bute was set up to create jobs for the returning soldiers from World War II). Following the logic that it was likely that any Anderson shelters still standing were probably being used a storage sheds, Tortie’s shelter aims to get visitors thinking about different types of storage as well as a more social focus based on the way we treat our possessions. She has even incorporated a series of ingenious 1940s games to play…with prizes to be won!

Tortie Hoare’s Shelter at Tent London 2011.

Tortie at work on her 2011 textile Anderson shelter

Tortie Hoare graduated last year to much acclaim with her boiled leather furniture  capsule collection winning New Designer of the year at UK graduate exhibition New Designers.

Tortie’s design practice develops and evolves as she continues to experiment with this medieval craft technique, finding innovative ways to combine the traditional with the new and contemporary.

A selection of works from Tortie’s first collection

JJAM is pleased to announce their designer line up for SHELTER at TENT 2011.

Elena Corchero
Henny van Nistelrooy
Tortie Hoare
Shell Thomas
We.Do Studio

The brief to create a ’shelter’ that Tent visitors can explore and interact with, using off-cuts, by-products and discontinued lines from Scottish textiles manufacturer, Bute Fabrics.

Each design will showcase the imagination, innovation and personality of both the designers and the materials they use.