IRENE CARETTI#

About me#

Born in Italy in 1994. Currently based in Amsterdam.

• Gardening Lover
• Enthusiastic Baker
• Passionate Maker

You can see more on my website!

Qualification & Education#

2018-2019

• @Waag Society:Fabricademy

2018

• @SCUOLA GIARDINIERI COMUNE DI ROMA: Gardening course

• @SCUOLE ARTI E MESTIERI: Weaving course

• FASHION AND SUSTAINABILITY: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY FASHION IN A CHANGING WORLD

2017

• December 11-15th @ Fab Lab BIC Lazio, Rome DIGITAL TEXTILE & UV PRINT Fabber School

• January-December @FONDAZIONE MONDO DIGITALE: FAB LAB Internship

2017-2014

• @ISIA ROMA DESIGN: Industrial design degree

Works#

2018

• @FONDAZIONE MONDO DIGITALE: Digital trainer, innovative teaching courses with the aid of robotic tools and rapid prototyping

• Semptember 19th-26th @Rinascente: Exhibition that includes a selection of 54 notebooks made by students who, over the years, have participated in one of AtWork’s workshops

• May 24-27th @Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e contemporanea, Rome: Workshop and exbition AtWork Rome Chapter 10

• May 9th–July 15th @Goethe Institut, Rome WEISSENHOFSIEDLUNG:LA CASA COME NUOVO BENE DI CONSUMO: Design and weaving of a carpet inspired by a Richard Lisker ones

2017

• May 31th-April 1,2 @Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti, Venezia: Exibition of the work “Equilibrio. Picccola guida all’equilibrio visivo.”

Skills#

• Knitting - Weaving - Embroidering

• Creation process : Moodboard - Collages

• Tools/software: Lasercut -3D printer - Sewing machine - Silhouette cameo - Photoshop - Illustrator

Old Works#

Here’s some of my old preferite works.

Kora



Irene Caretti & Selene Torlino, Kora, 2016

Research on the infinitive material combiniation between wool, clay and resin.

Richard Lisker’s carpet interpretation



Irene Caretti, Richard Lisker’s carpet interpretation, 2018

!Interpretation of a Richard Lisker carpet for the exhibition ABITARE LA WEISSENHOFSIEDLUNG DI STOCCARDA, Goethe-Institut Rom

The technique used is that of the Turkish knot, also called “ghiordes” or symmetrical. The materials used are poor cotton for warp and twisted cotton for knots.

Weaving course 2018



Irene Caretti, works from SCUOLA ARTI E MESTIERI Weaving course, 2018

In this first year I focus on creating different textures and effects from the materials used, using always the canvas.

Embroidery



Irene Caretti, embroideries, 2018

During this last months of 2018 I got passionate on embroidery. Those are some of the works.