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Now exhibiting in London & Digital Spaces

Tactile Realism & Digital Soul.

Bridging physical medium textures with code. I craft bespoke brand systems, immersive mixed-media installations, and high-fidelity physical-digital designs.

Abstract mixed media canvas with clay and ink textures
PLATE_048 // PHYSICAL_DIGITAL
Artist workspace detail close-up
"Curated Chaos", 2024
WORK WITH ME • LET'S COLLABORATE •
HANDMADE DIGITAL
// FEATURED ARCHIVE

Selected Works

A curated selection of tactile interfaces, hybrid identity systems, and physical brand installations built for forward-thinking disruptors.

Clay packaging and brand design
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TACTILE ID ART DIRECTION

Earthborn Botanicals: Tactile Packaging & Identity

How we transformed a physical-first zero-waste skincare brand into an experiential, earth-minded digital universe.

Screen-printed editorial book design
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PRINT EXHIBITION

Chronicle of Touch: Risograph Editorial

An experimental publication exploration documenting tactile interaction in an increasingly contactless and digital-only universe.

Spatial installation layout
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SPATIAL CODE

Echoes of Canvas: Interactive Soundscapes

An award-winning interactive installation reading touch gestures on giant hand-stretched canvas boards to produce responsive micro-tonal sound environments.

Web interface concepts on tablet
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WEB DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Ocula Studio: High-Texture Digital Portals

A completely tailored web experience built with responsive physics, allowing digital elements to interact naturally as if they had physical inertia.

Sienna Thorne Portrait
// MANIFESTO ON TACTILITY

We have lost the beauty of friction.

In a world obsessed with slick screens and perfect vectors, our digital spaces have grown sterile. We crave texture, the slight weight of a hand-bound book, the subtle imperfection of a physical ink press, the organic grain of wood.

"I believe design must live on the edge where the screen ends and materials begin. It's inside those subtle imperfections that true human connection and unforgettable experiences are born."

Every project begins with raw paint, tactile clay prototypes, or physically screen-printed sheets. Then, and only then, we translate those physical patterns into clean, production-grade digital code.

100%

Analog to Digital Process

12+

Global Design Exhibitions

// RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTS

Interactive Project Index

Hover over projects below to reveal physical process notes, sketches, and experimental layouts from our physical archives.

01 / BRANDING

Voltaic Ceramic Studio

Sienna orange palette, tactile identity system & packaging.

Ceramic design preview
02 / INTERACTION

Tactile Audio Waves

WebGL-based interactive noise engine with canvas overlay.

Interactive layout projection preview
03 / PRINT DESIGN

Resonance Risograph Series

Limited run prints showcasing organic textures & halftone blends.

Risograph poster series preview
04 / WEB DEV

Fluid Interfaces Portfolio

Custom physics based digital layouts simulating raw paper physics.

Web interface design preview
// SCRAPBOOK & INSIGHTS

Studio Journal

Behind-the-scenes thoughts, pigment tests, developmental sketches, and notes direct from the raw physical archives of my creative workshop.

Draft notebook layout sketches
// SKETCHBOOK REVEAL

Refining Dynamic Spacing

Testing layouts on physical graph paper first forces me to embrace micro-friction instead of placing grid items perfectly on a digital grid.

ENTRY #042 MARCH 12, 2024
Color palette mixed paint study
// TONAL EXPLORATION

Sienna & Sage Harmony

Finding the raw pigments. These natural oxides react with the natural light throughout the afternoon inside the physical gallery.

ENTRY #039 FEB 28, 2024
Textured printing screens closeup
// PRINTMAKING

Rethinking Risograph

How layered halftone textures interact on a heavy 300gsm raw cotton sheet. Pure analogue texture mapped directly onto digital.

ENTRY #031 JAN 14, 2024
Studio workshop view
// LIGHT STUDY

Sunbeams & Shadow

Designing for specific ambient space light vectors. Light creates physical depth and reveals real textures inside our design concepts.

ENTRY #028 DEC 05, 2023
// LET'S CREATE SOMETHING GENUINE

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Whether you are seeking a complete design re-envisioning, custom spatial installations, or premium physical identities, let’s co-create.

Sienna Thorne.

LONDON STUDIO / ESTABLISHED 2018

Direct inquires — create@siennathorne.com

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