Emily Irving

Emily Irving

Visual Merchandiser and Freelance creativeDartford, United Kingdom
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Emily Irving

Emily Irving

Visual Merchandiser and Freelance creativeDartford, United Kingdom
About me
Emily Irving is a 3D maker, illustrator and paper artist based in Kent. She has recently graduated from The Arts University Bournemouth with a First class BA (Hons) in Illustration, having completed an FdA in Art and Design there previously. Emily explores shape and form through her practice and is fascinated by the process of construction. Predominantly using paper and card, her work manifests itself into playful scenes and props which are designed to be interacted with and that often generates a sense of nostalgia. Her work is distinctive by the use of bright, bold colours she uses and the clean cut finish in which her objects are executed. Emily's work has evolved during her time studying, beginning with layered paper cut outs on flat surfaces, which gave her the chance to explore some stop motion animation. Now, her work is predominantly larger three dimensional pieces which feature paper mechanisms and pop up elements. Emily is also currently employed as the lead visual merchandiser for American Eagle. This allows her to lead a team in assisting in tasks such as successful production of store and window displays, to be used for daily trade, promotions and events. This has allowed her to spread my creativity into a broader area of work, in organising the layout and structure of the store, as well as, passing on her creativity through the management of the team.
Projects
  • What it takes to make
    What it takes to makeThis is a set of images entered into the D&AD 'Make your mark: Tell don't sell' competition brief.
  • The Picnic
    The PicnicThe picnic was a small installation for an exhibition called 'I made it with my hands' in Boscombe.
  • Childhood nostalgia
    Childhood nostalgiaThis project takes a quick look into a particular childhood from the 70's. It re-created the most memorable aspects of their sources of entertainment and fun as a child. The objects then produced the desired feelings of nostalgia, as they remembered the fun and joy the objects brought to them years ago.
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Work history
    Visual Merchandiser
    Producing effective store and window displays for daily trade promotions and events. Re-dressing bustforms and preparing the floorset team to prep merchandise for displays, bustforms, wardrobers, and tables.
    Creative Design Intern
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    Assisting with idea generation and concepting. Attending meetings with clients and overseeing projects from initial ideas to final artwork. Using my previous design and adobe programme experience, I aided the team with photo manipulation and editing for packaging design. Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements.
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Skills
  • Theatre
  • Art Photography
  • Picture Editing
  • Retouching
  • Craft
  • Sculpture
  • Props Assistant
  • Mixed Media
  • Illustration
  • Assisting Art Department
  • Creative Direction
  • Set Decorator
Education
    Illustration
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    First class BA (Hons)