Laura Hoyos Cardona

Visual Communication (MA)

A veil vest. A container to gather people, tools, information, research...

Arepas are the colombian bread (made out of corn). This artefact is designed to hold mean-moons arepas.

Tomatoes' wild species originated in the Andes Mountains of South America. They were brought to Europe in the 16th century, with the first documented arrival in 1544. The series of Tomato Cups, was thought to serve in a metaphoric way, as containers of information.

An antique French kitchen towel holding a poem, knitted in Laura's 8-year-old handwriting.

About

Laura is a Colombian-born, London-based designer working across multiple disciplines. She founded Hito Estudio where she explores the art of gathering around a dinner table (comedor) and translates the act of eating into a multi-sensory and artistic experience. Her curiosity drives her to make things by hand, in diverse media, encompassing metal, wood, print, and others.

By navigating her memory and doing ethnographic research on others’ stories, the project Mesa de Oro results in a series of artefacts that evoke visual curiosity, encouraging people to gather, often around a dinner table, to exchange, share, and explore togetherness. Tomato cups, a gathering vest, an arepa holder, and more.

Before coming to the Royal College of Art, she graduated as a Product Design Engineer and studied a post-graduate Art and Art History course in Paris.

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