London Craft Week: Amélie Crépy - Oak, Ink and the Poetry of Process

This London Craft Week, artist and designer Amélie Crépy makes a debut with a striking collection of woven upholstery textiles, launching at 67 York Street Gallery. Celebrating the ancient art of oak gall ink and the tactile beauty of pure linen, her work offers a fresh, contemporary take on sustainable textile design.

Amélie Crépy, Chene Fabric, 2025.

The magic starts with the oak gall: a curious, natural growth that forms when a gall wasp lays its egg on an oak leaf or branch. Once the tiny insect hatches and the gall drops to the forest floor, it can be crushed and brewed into a deep, velvety black ink. Used for centuries to illuminate manuscripts, oak gall ink is rich in history. 

Amélie Crépy, Whole and Crushed Oak Galls.

Alongside her new woven collection, Crépy will also be displaying a new body of textile wall hangings, hand-painted with this ink and made by the artist herself using foraged materials and traditional methods. The result? Dramatic, graphic textiles that carry the quiet power of nature and the bold confidence of fine art. Each piece is unique, hand painted on 100% linen, lightfast, and designed to be treasured...

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Image Credits:

Lead Image: Amélie Crépy, Oak galls, ink, and dyed threads.

All other images as credited in photo captions.