Catarina Riccabona

Overview

Woven masterpieces come together organically and with much skill and patience; each forming its own distinct patterns and clues which trace exactly how it was made at the loom. 

Catarina Riccabona is a weaver and textile artist based at Cockpit Studios in Deptford, London. A graduate of Central Saint Martins (Textile Design, 2007), Riccabona has built a distinctive practice centred around hand weaving, collaborating with interior designers, curators, and private collectors.

 

Riccabona’s solo exhibition at 8 Holland Street’s St James’s Park flagship showcased site-specifictapestries that explored the intersection of personal healing through textiles and the intimate, complex dynamics of sibling relationships. Through techniques such as knots, floats, and cut floats, she wove connections that conveyed both unity and tension, embodying the contrasts within familial bonds.

 

Her work has been widely featured in both UK and international press, including The World of Interiors, Elle Decoration, Telegraph Magazine, Crafts Magazine, Hole & Corner, Selvedge, Architectural Digest (France), Vävmagasinet (Sweden), and CREA Traveller (Japan). Riccabona is also featured in Quiet Spaces (2023), a book by RIBA architect William Smalley.

Works
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven throw - Petrol Blue and Rust
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven throw - Petrol Blue and Rust
    2025
    Warp: Linen and hemp
    Weft: Second-hand and plant-dyed wool, recycled linen
    H190 x W107 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Throw - Orange and Pale Blue
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Throw - Orange and Pale Blue
    2025
    Warp: Linen and hemp
    Weft: Second-hand wool, undyed natural wool and alpaca, recycled linen
    H196 x W107 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Look Up Bug
    Catarina Riccabona
    Look Up Bug
    2025
    Warp: Recycled linen
    Weft: Paper yarns, raffia, linen and paper yarn off-cuts
    H110 x W97 x D10 cm
    £ 2,820.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Throw - Pinks with Vivid Red
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Throw - Pinks with Vivid Red
    2019
    Warp: Natural white alpaca with sections of fawn alpaca
    Weft: Second-hand wool and cotton
    H183 x W110 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Throw - Pale Pinks
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Throw - Pale Pinks
    2025
    Warp: Linen and hemp
    Weft: Second-hand wool, recycled linen
    H190 x W105 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Throw - Black, Blue and Ochre
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Throw - Black, Blue and Ochre
    2025
    Warp: Natural white, fawn and brown alpaca
    Weft: Natural alpaca, recycled linen, second-hand wool and cotton
    H189 x W106 cm
    Reserved
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Throw 'Recycled Cotton Putty'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Throw 'Recycled Cotton Putty'
    2018
    Warp and wept: 100% recycled cotton
    L188 x W106 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Throw 'Recycled Cotton Cloud Grey'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Throw 'Recycled Cotton Cloud Grey'
    2018
    Warp and wept: 100% recycled cotton
    L190 x W106 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Greys and Indigo Blue'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Greys and Indigo Blue'
    2022
    Warp: natural white (unbleached alpaca
    Weft: plant-dyed (indigo) and second-hand wool, alpaca, linen and cotton
    L196 x W110 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Black and White Stripes'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Black and White Stripes'
    2021
    Warp: natural white (unbleached) alpaca
    Weft: natural unbleached and undyed alpaca (white, black, brown), second-hand wool (pale blue)
    L191 x W107 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Linen Throw 'Stripes Pale Green & Rust'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Linen Throw 'Stripes Pale Green & Rust'
    2020
    Warp: natural (unbleached) linen
    Weft: natural white alpaca, natural linen, second-hand cotton and wool
    L182 x W103 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Vivid Green'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Vivid Green'
    2021
    Warp: natural white alpaca
    Weft: alpaca, linen, second-hand cotton and wool
    L187 x W109 cm
    £ 1,560.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Reds and Yellows'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven Alpaca Throw 'Reds and Yellows'
    2021
    Warp: natural white (unbleached) alpaca
    Weft: natural alpaca, second-hand cotton and wool, recycled linen, plant-dyed (madder) wool
    L191 x W110 cm
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Ghost, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Ghost, 2024
    Vertical diptych handwoven in white linen, paper yarn, alpaca & raffia
    H160 x W230 cm
    £ 8,700.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Alignment, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Alignment, 2024
    Diptych handwoven in linen, paper yarn & raffia
    H200 x W120 cm (per panel)
    H200 x W240 cm (Approx total dimensions)
    £ 11,700.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Black and White, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Black and White, 2024
    Single panel handwoven with linen, paper yarn & raffia
    H180 x W80 cm
    £ 3,500.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Fraying Silks, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Fraying Silks, 2024
    Single panel handwoven in linen, paper yarn. raffia & silk
    H195 x W120 cm
    £ 5,900.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Three Musketeers I, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Three Musketeers I, 2024
    Single panel handwoven with linen, striped raffia & paper yarn
    H52 x W41 cm
    £ 1,900.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Three Musketeers II, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Three Musketeers II, 2024
    Single panel handwoven with linen, striped raffia & paper yarn
    H50 x W40 cm
    £ 1,900.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Three Musketeers III, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Three Musketeers III, 2024
    Single panel handwoven in linen, raffia & paper yarn
    H55 x W41 cm
    £ 1,900.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Meander, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Meander, 2024
    Diptych handwoven with reused wool, paper yarn & fringed linen offcuts
    variable H138 x W156 cm (max)
    (including loops and fringe)
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Left, Right and Centre, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Left, Right and Centre, 2024
    Vertical diptych handwoven in linen, paper yarn & raffia
    Top Panel - H95 x W122 x cm
    Bottom Panel - H85 x W122 cm
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, The Bigger Picture, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    The Bigger Picture, 2024
    Vertical diptych handwoven in linen, paper yarn, alpaca & cotton
    H100 x W120 cm (per panel)
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, A Memory, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    A Memory, 2024
    Single panel handwoven with linen, paper yarn, raffia & sisal
    H186 x W120 cm
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Thicker Than Water, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Thicker Than Water, 2024
    Nine panelled (nonet) handwoven in reused wool & raffia
    H50 x W70 cm (per panel)
    H150 x W210 cm (approx total dimensions)
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Cards on the Table, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Cards on the Table, 2024
    Singular panel handwoven with reused wool, raffia, cotton & linen
    H155 x W123 cm
  • Catarina Riccabona, Awake at Night, 2024
    Catarina Riccabona
    Awake at Night, 2024
    Singular panel handwoven with reused wool, raffia, paper yarn & sisal
    H150 x W123 cm
  • Catarina Riccabona, Mustard, Navy, Chestnut Hand-woven Wall Hanging
    Catarina Riccabona
    Mustard, Navy, Chestnut Hand-woven Wall Hanging
    Recycled Cotton, wool & linen mix yarn, second-hand wool
    H168 x W114 cm
    £ 4,300.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Yellow Hand-woven Wall Hanging
    Catarina Riccabona
    Yellow Hand-woven Wall Hanging
    £ 4,300.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven throw 'Honeycomb Blocks'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven throw 'Honeycomb Blocks'
    Undyed and recycled linen warp. Weft yarns include undyed linen, recycled linen and second-hand cotton.
    Approx. L:200cm x W:110cm
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven throw 'Yellow & Blue'
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven throw 'Yellow & Blue'
    Undyed alpaca warp (fawn, white). Weft yarns include undyed alpaca, second-hand wool, plant-dyed wool, second-hand cotton, recycled linen. Approx. L:190cm x W:104cm
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven 'Black & White with Caramel Brown' wall panel
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven 'Black & White with Caramel Brown' wall panel
    2021
    Paper warp, paper and raffia weft
    H102 x W96 cm
    £ 3,750.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven 'Midsommar' wall panel
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven 'Midsommar' wall panel
    2021
    Paper warp, paper and raffia weft. Additional stitched details in paper and raffia celebrating the work of Märta Måås-Fjetterström.
    H104 x W96 cm
    £ 3,750.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Patterned Linen, Paper & Raffia Panel
    Catarina Riccabona
    Patterned Linen, Paper & Raffia Panel
    Charcoal linen warp, various paper yarns (mint green, white) and natural raffia in weft
    H35 x W26.5 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 680.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, ‘Pleats I’
    Catarina Riccabona
    ‘Pleats I’
    Linen warp, paper yarns and linen in weft (soft pink, white and orange stripes, black, brown, stronger pink)
    H56 x W37 x D8 cm
    £ 950.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, ‘Pleats II’ (with weft yarns showing at side edges)
    Catarina Riccabona
    ‘Pleats II’ (with weft yarns showing at side edges)
    Linen warp, paper yarns in weft (ochre, white, terracotta, black, pinks)
    H57 x W39 x D8 cm
    £ 950.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven throw
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven throw
    Greys, Ochre, Dark Rose Pink
    Natural alpaca warp. Weft includes natural alpaca, secondhand wool and cotton, recycled linen.
    Approx. H190 x W108 cm
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven throw
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven throw
    Brown & Dark Blue Stripes
    Natural alpaca warp. Weft includes natural alpaca, secondhand wool and cotton, recycled linen.
    Approx. L185 x W107cm
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Paper Tapestry with Holes
    Catarina Riccabona
    Paper Tapestry with Holes
    Paper yarn, cotton (off-white)
    H30 x W22 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven, unique wall hanging
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven, unique wall hanging
    2018
    Linen and paper warp
    H78 x W123 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 2,200.00
  • Catarina Riccabona, Handwoven, one-off wall hanging
    Catarina Riccabona
    Handwoven, one-off wall hanging
    Red and blue
    Hand-woven paper yarns and raffia
    Approx. H108 x W108 cm (unframed artwork)
    £ 2,950.00