TORIA YA TUO

Toria Ya Tuo is a Chinese Mongolia textile artist, jewellery designer and maker. She founded her embroidery jewellery brand TORIA LONDON in 2022. She is a technique researcher as well as a storyteller. Inspired by her personal experience and the emotions we encounter in specific situations. She explores wearable textiles through embroidery, soft electronics and robotics, utilising these processes to recreate a sense of living movement and touch during her study at the Royal College of Art. Her work discusses the relationship between our emotions, body and materials.

She applied art and handicrafts as a medium to communicate with people with mental health issues in her current work. She will keep her passion for research based on emotion and specific requirements for vulnerable people, focusing on their psychological needs in her future studies.

“Textiles are the closest material to the human body. It is difficult to imagine something as fundamental to our body and behaviour. This influence is both physical and psychological. Premium products bring us comfort and emotional support, especially during tough times.  How can we create this sense of safety or satisfaction? How can we add extra functions to textiles and redefine the role they play in our daily lives? What new methods can we discover that combine engineering with the intimate touch of handcrafting? In which ways can textiles be practical and yet bring us joy?”

——- Toria Ya Tuo

Honors & Awards

  • 11/ 2024, ART NOUVEAU COLLECTION won the Silver Award（Professional Level) in the International Designer Club Awards 2024 , awarded by the International Visual Communication Design Association

  • 11/ 2024, Project HUG ME won the Bronze Award（Professional Level) in the International Designer Club Awards 2024 , awarded by the International Visual Communication Design Association

  • 07/2024 Artwork selected for the book 100 Emerging Artist: Women’s Edition 2024, awarded by ARTS TO HEARTS PROJECT

  • 04/2024 For artwork distinguished in the 64th Artavita Online Art Contest, competing for publication in World Wide Art Book annual art book Important World Artists, awarded by Artavita Online Gallery, California.

  • 10/04/2023 Mentioned by Abstraction Of Nature No.4, ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL DES DESIGNERS ET DES ARTISTS, ART MAP

  • 12/2022 Mentioned by TEXTILES DESIGN AND METHODS, Beijing Institution Of Fashion Technology Design Series, China Textile & Apparel Press

  • 10/2021 Mentioned by The Global Young Talent Feature in October's Issue of Harper's Bazaar UK magazine

  • 2021 graduate project published by the official website of Fashion Crossover London

  • 2017 obtained the Excellent Prize in China Zhili Children’s Wear Design Competition awarded by China National Garment Association

  • Obtained a Scholarship for 2015-2017 Academic Year awarded by Tianjin Polytechnic University

  • September 2016 obtained the Third Prize in the Shenzhen Entrepreneurship Competition awarded by Shenzhen Fashion

    and Innovative Industries Development Associate

Exhibitions

  • 14/04/2023-14/05/2023 invited to textiles exhibition SPLENDID CHINA, Hainan Library, China

  • 06/05/2022-11/05/2022 invited to London Craft Week. Bargehouse, OxoTower Wharf, London

  • 24/11/2021-30/11/2021 group exhibition in the Galerie Beauté du Matin Calme, Paris

  • 16/09/2021-19/09/2021 lead participate in group art exhibition in the Arthill Gallery, London

  • 26/08/2021-28/08/2021 group art exhibition in the Koppel Project Hive, London

  • 25/07/2021 participate in the RCA textiles graduate exhibition, Kensington Gore, London

  • 28/01/2021 participate in the Working In Progress RCA online show

  • 30/05/2018 participate in the graduate fashion show, Tianjin, China

  • 28/05/2017 participate in the fashion show of Zhili Children’s Wear Design,Zhejiang, China

  • 10/11/2016 participate in the fashion show of Shenzhen Entrepreneurship Competition Awards, Shenzhen, China