South African Ceramicist’s Cat Sculptures Inspired the Latest Dior Runway       

Kim Jones, English fashion designer and the Creative Director of Dior Homme and Fendi womenswear, unveiled the Dior Men Summer 2025 collection on 21 June 2024 at Paris’s Val-de-Grâce. Dotted with six massive reproductions of Hylton Nel’s ceramic cat works, the runway featured a slew of pieces also inspired by his work. Nel is a conceptual artist, as described in the biography on his website. Born in Zambia and raised in the Northern Cape, the 83-year-old potter currently lives and works in the small town of Calitzdorp.

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