Poppy Braddy is an Artist, Material Researcher and Lecturer. Rooted in the technical prowess of weave, and a passion for material innovation, Poppy's practice finds expression across a broad variety of discipline and industry borders, promoting a renewed and revalued interaction in and amongst our material world. 

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Poppy holds a strong belief that textiles and matter can be a universal language with the power to change narratives and perspectives. Exploring themes of New Materialism, Flat Ontology and Empathy, Poppy questions what relationships are possible when all hierarchies within human and non-human ecologies are removed. Notable works include the ongoing development of 'The Material Empathy Library', an original research project first developed during Poppy's MA.

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Poppy studied at Central Saint Martins before completing her BA(Hons) in Woven Textiles (First Class) at Manchester School of Art, which included time studying in exchange at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Poppy went on to complete her MA in Textiles (Distinction) at the Royal College of Art in 2022, being awarded with the Roger Walls Binns Scholarship. Whilst in her current post as Lecturer on the BA Textile Design course at Birmingham City University, Poppy is currently working towards gaining her PGCert and FHEA in July 2025. 

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