Sensorial Landscapes: Sophia Loeb for Dior Lady Art #10

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this milestone edition, 10 artists from across the globe were invited to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind creation. In this episode, we meet Sophia Loeb, a Brazilian-born, London-based artist whose practice unfolds as a meditative fusion of internal form, elemental landscapes and tactile sensation. Shaped by her early experiences of Brazil’s lush abundance, Loeb embraces a philosophy of oneness, where life and land exist in harmony. Her vivid, tactile paintings grow from a sculptural sensibility—flipped, rotated, layered, and worked with hands as much as brushes—each gesture guided by material, rhythm, and intuition. For Dior Lady Art, Loeb reimagined the Lady Dior as a living extension of her canvases. Across four designs, she sought to capture the materiality and sensorial pull of her paintings—inviting touch, curiosity, and wonder. One bag gleams in metallic red, its glossy surface evoking liquid light; another in gold leather is carved with subtle bumps and adorned with delicate, geology-inspired jewelry motifs. A knitted jacquard model embroidered with Lurex threads and beads showcases layered craftsmanship, while a medium-sized design in printed technical fabric, embroidered with threads and beads, carries imagery drawn from one of her recent paintings—a cascade of lilies, fiery orbs, or flowers raining into a landscape, enveloping the bag like a shifting tableau. A meeting of worlds, Loeb’s collaboration with Dior reflects her pursuit of universal harmony—where nature, body, and object converge. Pulsating with vitality, her Lady Dior interpretations become sensorial vessels that carry the joy, strength, and beauty of her artistic universe. Download the episode to step into Sophia Loeb’s world and discover her journey with Dior Lady Art #10.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.