Ăšna Burke Artisan Leather 3 - 30 June 2015
Úna Burke Úna Burke is a multi-award winning accessories designer and artist who creates wearable leather objects crafted by hand in her Atelier in South London where she lives and works. Originally from County Roscommon in Ireland, she completed a BA in Fashion Design at Limerick School of Art and Design in 2003 before completing an MA in Fashion Artefact at Cordwainers College, London College of Fashion in 2009. Using traditional leather-working techniques in her distinctly complex constructions, she makes both seasonal fashion accessories collections and sculptural art pieces. She uses vegetable-tanned bovine leather, gold coated fittings and solid brass screws; bringing together traditional leatherworking techniques and contemporary aesthetics. Her collections are concept based and there are often human stories behind the designs since influence is taken from psychological, military and medical sources. Úna’s leather accessories are timeless, elegant, considered and sculptural.
Heart Bag available in deep purple Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws £615
Left: Flat Shoulder Bag Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws £875 Above: Double Layer Cuff and Grey Dots & Arrows Cuff Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws £96 - £120
Over-Lap Lady-Hips Cinch Prune Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ395
Left: Black Vertical Cuff Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ60 Right: Mustard Cuff Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ72
Bolero Jacket Navy & Red Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ890
Filigree Barrel Bag Navy and Prune Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ590
Simple Studded Cuffs Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ84 each
Heart Bag available in deep purple Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ615
Posture Collar Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ230
Arm Brace (single) Brown Grey Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ330
Double Layer Belt Noir Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ350
Spikey Bow Belt Green, Prune & Gold Vegetable tanned Bovine leather, brass fittings and screws ÂŁ180
Published by The Scottish Gallery to coincide with the exhibition Ăšna Burke: Artisan Leather 3 - 30 June 2015 Styling : Stella Gosteva, Kay Korsh Photography : Madame Peripetie, Elena Pirogova, Andreas Waldschuetz Set Design : Emily Pugh, Andrew McGregor, Eoin Dillon The Scottish Gallery would like to thank Ăšna Burke and Emmett Herbert for their contribution to the catalogue. All rights reserved. No part of this catalogue may be reproduced in any form by print, photocopy or by any other means, without the permission of the copyright holders and of the publishers.