Carlotta Hey is a Melbourne-based product developer and freelance illustrator working at the intersection of design and visual art. Her practice explores the relationship between texture and form, creating pieces that balance tactile detail with visual expression. Through this approach, she invites viewers to engage with fashion beyond its surface, drawing attention to the construction, movement, and emotion embedded within garments.

Influenced by her early university studies, her work draws on detailed garment sketches and technical drawings, forming the foundation of her distinctive style. This technical grounding allows her to blend precision with creativity, resulting in work that feels both considered and experimental. Often working with layered materials and intricate mark-making, Carlotta builds compositions that highlight both structure and softness, offering a contemporary interpretation of fashion illustration.

Alongside her fashion-focused practice, Carlotta also works on portraiture, bringing the same attention to texture and form into depictions of the human figure. Her portraits explore identity and presence through expressive line work and subtle detail, balancing realism with an artistic sensitivity. This extension of her practice reflects her interest in the relationship between clothing and the body, and the way personal style can shape self-expression.

Carlotta has exhibited in a range of shows and gained international recognition, with her work collected across Europe and Australia. Her work has also been featured in several magazines, including Australian publication Art/Edit, Beautiful Bizarre and American fashion magazine BASIC.