Meisen Jamir

Textiles (MA)
A young woman with long dark hair sits at a table in front of a bookshelf, looking calmly at the camera with her hands gently folded under her chin.
A close-up image of delicate white sheer fabric with intricate floral embroidery, softly lit to highlight its texture and layered translucency.
A close-up image of delicate white sheer fabric with intricate floral embroidery, softly lit to highlight its texture and layered translucency.
"Do you see me ?" is a white-on-white embroidery on silk, featuring beetle motifs in photochromatic yarns that shift colour with sunlight. The piece explores camouflage and chintz as layered visual languages.
A close-up photograph of a small, hand-crocheted beetle perched on a textured tree branch. The beetle is made from dark and reddish threads, intricately crafted to mimic the form and texture of a real insect. The background is softly lit in neutral tones, allowing the details of the beetle and bark to stand out clearly.
A close-up photograph of a small, hand-crocheted beetle perched on a textured tree branch. The beetle is made from dark and reddish threads, intricately crafted to mimic the form and texture of a real insect. The background is softly lit in neutral tones, allowing the details of the beetle and bark to stand out clearly.
An exploration in material-led learning and form-making. Handcrafted using copper and jewellery wire— a tactile study of structure, motion, and disguise in nature.
A textile design featuring a 5-layer screen print on linen. The background is deep green, covered with stylized floral patterns in red, white, and pale blue. Interspersed among the flowers are intricately drawn beetles, some outlined with fine ornamental detail. Several beetles appear in metallic gold, reflecting the theme "Where does nature hide its gold?" The image shows a work-in-progress version of the artwork.
A textile design featuring a 5-layer screen print on linen. The background is deep green, covered with stylized floral patterns in red, white, and pale blue. Interspersed among the flowers are intricately drawn beetles, some outlined with fine ornamental detail. Several beetles appear in metallic gold, reflecting the theme "Where does nature hide its gold?" The image shows a work-in-progress version of the artwork.
5-layer screen print on linen featuring stylized beetles in a floral landscape. Titled "Where does nature hide its gold?" with beetles printed in gold using a metallic binder. Work in progress shown.
A close-up view of a work-in-progress freehand embroidery piece on a Juki sewing machine. The fabric shows colorful embroidered designs of flowers and a beetle in bright shades of red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue. The embroidery hoop secures a partially completed area. The background includes a window, a pair of blue scissors, and a printed instruction sheet. The piece offers a playful interpretation of chintz and beetle motifs, using vibrant, pop-inspired colors.
A close-up view of a work-in-progress freehand embroidery piece on a Juki sewing machine. The fabric shows colorful embroidered designs of flowers and a beetle in bright shades of red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue. The embroidery hoop secures a partially completed area. The background includes a window, a pair of blue scissors, and a printed instruction sheet. The piece offers a playful interpretation of chintz and beetle motifs, using vibrant, pop-inspired colors.
Freehand embroidery on Juki machine, a playful take on chintz and beetles using vibrant, pop-inspired colours. Sketching through colour. Work in progress image.
A close-up image of delicate white sheer fabric with intricate floral embroidery, softly lit to highlight its texture and layered translucency.
A close-up photograph of a small, hand-crocheted beetle perched on a textured tree branch. The beetle is made from dark and reddish threads, intricately crafted to mimic the form and texture of a real insect. The background is softly lit in neutral tones, allowing the details of the beetle and bark to stand out clearly.
A textile design featuring a 5-layer screen print on linen. The background is deep green, covered with stylized floral patterns in red, white, and pale blue. Interspersed among the flowers are intricately drawn beetles, some outlined with fine ornamental detail. Several beetles appear in metallic gold, reflecting the theme "Where does nature hide its gold?" The image shows a work-in-progress version of the artwork.
A close-up view of a work-in-progress freehand embroidery piece on a Juki sewing machine. The fabric shows colorful embroidered designs of flowers and a beetle in bright shades of red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue. The embroidery hoop secures a partially completed area. The background includes a window, a pair of blue scissors, and a printed instruction sheet. The piece offers a playful interpretation of chintz and beetle motifs, using vibrant, pop-inspired colors.

About

Meisen Jamir is a multidisciplinary textile designer based in London, currently studying for an MA in Textiles at the Royal College of Art. Originally from Nagaland in Northeast India, she holds a BA in Textile Design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Her practice is grounded in surface design and mixed media, shaped by a strong connection to making, material exploration, and cultural research.

Meisen’s work is informed by traditional practices, everyday observations, and an interest in how objects and materials carry stories across time. With a hands-on approach, she often works with techniques such as dyeing, stitching, and printing, using them not only as aesthetic tools but as methods of reflection and storytelling.

Her recent project, The Beetles, draws on personal childhood memories and visual references from Indian chintz textiles. The work explores ideas of curiosity and camouflage, while engaging with the layered histories of material exchange between India and Europe. Through playful reinterpretation, she reflects on how cultural narratives can be reimagined with care and respect.

Meisen sees textiles as a space for dialogue — between memory and material, tradition and innovation — and uses her practice to explore the quiet yet powerful ways design can connect people, places, and time.

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