About me

I'm a creative who has a wide range of experience from fashion design, embroidery, material science and project management. I enjoy facilitating educational (but fun) workshops. I am passionate about the environment and improving the sustainability of the fashion industry one fibre at a time. I love to work with a range of teams from schools and unis to social enterprises and brands. I have founded my own company CQ Studio that develops innovative fabrics for fashion. I'm open to a wide range of work, if you have a project and want to collaborate get in touch, I'd love to hear from you!

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• Upcoming workshop with exclusive discount for The Dots members! Furoshiki Reusable Eco-Screenprinting Present Wrapping with CQ Studio
• Hello, I'd love some feedback my new website. It's really early stages and using it to get word out on my projects https://www.cqstudio.uk/

Projects

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  Are you keen to learn about sustainability in fashion?For all those young people who want to develop skills in sustainable fashion and textiles check us out on instagram @sustainablefashionfactory and on TikTok @sustfashionfactory.
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  Excessories - Creating plastic-free textile accessories from excess waste.A collaborative design project with @mabiodesign, @maisonzero and @lvmh for the @iucn_congress ‘One Nature, One Future’, 3-11th of September 2021 in Marseille, France. Wastestreams from industrial sources are utilised to create luxurious bio-sequins and embellishments for textile designs. This design was inspired by footage capturing vibrant life underneath the Antarctic ice sheet.

Work history

Project CoordinatorLondon College of Fashion, UAL
Jun 2021London, United KingdomFreelance
Project ReGo is a fashion activism project that seeks to train young people in fashion and business. I support the project through a wide variety of means including stakeholder management, procurement of materials, sourcing venues, recruitment and consistent communication.
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Director/FounderCQ Studio
Apr 2020London, United KingdomPart Time
I founded CQ Studio during my masters in Biodesign. I conduct research and development of regenerative fabrics, facilitate educational workshops and offer creative and sustainable consultancy to brands and designers

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Skills

• Project Management
• Project Co-ordination
• Textile Design
• Sustainable Materials
• Fashion Design
• Fashion Events
• Creative Concepting
• Creative Art Direction
• Embroidery
• Adobe

Education

MA BiodesignCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
Oct 2019London, United Kingdom
Amongst the first ever cohorts studying MA in Biodesign at Central Saint Martins. I work with living systems to develop more sustainable practices for the fashion industry.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of east London
Oct 2015 - Jul 2019London, United Kingdom
Completed a BA in fashion textiles at UEL. Studying print design, sewing skills, pattern cutting, draping, design development and technical drawings. I was selected for Graduate Fashion Week showcase in my final year.

Awards

Mayor's Entreprenuer AwardMayor of London
Winner of the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Award for business idea CQ Studio
Creative Enterprise AwardsUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Winner of Climate & Environment category for Creative Enterprise Awards

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