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My design career began in 2003 shortly after I graduated from the Royal College of Art.  For several years I worked with clients designing and creating sculptural knitted fabric for specialist applications, namely costume, technology, trend forecasting and interior projects. But I soon found I had a desire to make my own products and develop limited collections and work with other techniques and materials. What had been intended as a side-line became the mainstay of my practice, hence the name — Tangent.  

  

For almost 19 years I was based at Cockpit Studios in Holborn, London, and I now work from home in South London. Each product is made using my trusty industrial Dubied, a hand-operated Swiss knitting machine which dates from long before my time, and which is still the ideal tool to knit with. Once knitted, everything is washed and hand finished, ready to wear. This is very much the definition of slow fashion. It takes time to complete these processes and my intention is to create items that will be kept and used, over and over again.

  

Making products which are at once classic and modern, products which stand the test of time and which are made to last, defines my design ethos. I combine colourways into soft geometric surfaces in a process that blends technique and fibres. Whether my patterns are bold or subtle, the texture of my products is tangibly warm due to the high quality of the materials chosen and their meticulous construction.  

 

My production methods are simple, involving small limited edition production or making unique pieces. 

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Zoe Miller 

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