About me

A creatively driven Textile Designer specialising in digital print, mixed media manipulation and 3D structures with an interest in applying unconventional materials to the body. The outcomes are flexible in gender that can be tailored to both couture and commercial fashion. Unique handwriting combines elements of graphic print, sensitivity in bold colour and experimental scale that creates surfaces that are conceptual, functional and alluring.

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Projects

• Distorting DNA

Work history

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Freelance Design AssistantSharon Marston
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017London SE21 8EN, UKFreelance
Creating and constructing mixed media components for sculptural lighting installations.
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Textile DesignerPattern Textiles Limited
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016London, United KingdomInternship
Assisting the print designers with drawing which involved tailoring my style of design to specific designers set briefs. Alongside this, hemming and curating garments for press shows to help the buyer visualise the design.

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Skills

• Adobe Photoshop
• Digital Print
• Textile Manipulation
• Abobe Illustrator
• Innovation
• Colour
• Conceptual Thinking
• CAD Design
• Laser Cutting
• Wacom Tablet

Education

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BA (Hons) Textile Design ARTS UNIVERSITY AT BOURNEMOUTH (AUB)
Sep 2015 - Jun 2018Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Specialising in digital print, contemporary textile manipulation and 3D structures using unconventional materials for the body.
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Art and Design Foundation DiplomaLoughborough University
Sep 2014 - Jun 2015Loughborough, United Kingdom
The diploma involved exploring all aspects of Art and Design, which I then specialised in Textiles in the third term. My final exhibition began my interest with the use of unconventional and up cycled materials into large scale sculptural pieces. My overall grade achieved was a distinction.

Awards

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Batsford PrizeARTS UNIVERSITY AT BOURNEMOUTH (AUB)
Shortlisted for the Batsford Prize in the fashion Categorary
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Quilters Guild BursaryARTS UNIVERSITY AT BOURNEMOUTH (AUB)
Shortlisted for the Quilters Guild Bursary as well as the ability to exhibit at the festival of quilts at the NEC, Birmingham, in August 2018.