Liandra's passion for Textile Design was born in a 6th Form College art studio in Essex, just over a decade ago. The thrill of print making, had her hooked immediately. The lecturer at the time, looked at the results of her experimental print making and said "would you ever consider a career in textiles?" Little did either of them know, how this effect my personal trajectory. Shortly after this encounter, Liandra embarked on a gap year, traveling through Europe and Africa. I never returned to the UK. The diversity of South Africa appealed to my senses.
She joined the Fine and Applied Arts Department at Tshwane University of Technology, graduating with a B-Tech in Textile Design and Technology in 2012. In 2014 she was recruited by the Mr. Price Group to join one of their in-house textile design teams. This brought her to Durban, where she has been living very happily for the past four years. With time, and more exposure to the industry, the more her inclination to better it has also grown. Design in essence is problem solving and Liandra is passionate about solving the problems of the textile industry. Both those that are harmful to the environment and unjust to the people who live alongside and work within it. Armed with skills in curation and a natural inclination for project management coupled with years of knowledge in the textile industry, she is well positioned to affect such change day by day.