Hey!
I'm Itiya, the designer and maker of Itiya Studio. I have a degree in Fine Arts & History of Arts which consisted A lot of philosophy reading as well as writing, which has informed my perspective a lot; I am obsessed with making objects come alive or create a character have its identity expressed by objects.
The main theme of my brand is based on my forced conscription to the army at 19 and feeling unfit to hold a gun,
as well as growing up with two psychiatrist parents as different as the moon and the sun.
I moved to London by myself, and by the age of 21 I suffered many identity crises; My work is metaphorized with a sense of confusion between soldier to officer, adult to kid, and how each have its own defense mechanism by playing games or fighting wars.
With Itiya Studio, I reclaim the clarity or the ground I never had; by designing my own textiles and making bespoke garments sustainably and by up-cycling pre-loved items, I manage to unlearn things that adulthood taught me.

UK:
Bleaq
Italy:
Maga Archivio
Spain:
A Claudia Le Encanta
Mordant Magazine Cover Story
Wilhelmina Curve - Issa's Portfolio
Hunger Magazine Anaiis Interview
Stylist Palesa Dlamini's portfolio
Cake Magazine story
Glitter ain't Gold music video
Stylist Lucinda Graham's portfolio
Stach Szumski Interview Coeval Magazine
Heather Benjamin Interview Coeval Magazine
Amalia Ulman feature Coeval Magazine
Chan Moon Interview Coeval Magazine
Mexico:
Hi-Bye

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'Possessed' Video piece 2019
Fabric Sculpture sketches 2013
Out of gallery
Installation Piece 2012
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