Projects
- Dichotomy of DisrepairFor my degree show project I photographed the textures, structure and colours found by looking closely at the city around me. I found a rich tapestry of shape, tone, texture and structure in the overlooked juxtapositions in the urban environment. I used these elements as a basis for my drawings and have tried to ensure that the rough and raw aspects of my collages are faithfully transferred through to the fabric. By using the rich photographic source material, I developed drawings through analys
Work history
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GraduateNew Designers Exhibitor
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Skills
- Screen Printing
- Embriodery
- Photography
- Adobe Photoshop
- Textile Dyeing
- Bespoke Textiles
- Textile art
- Textile Development
- Sewing
- Problem Solving
Education
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BDes (Hons) Textile DesignDuncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Dundee, United Kingdom
Textile Design at DJCAD centres around the creative exploration of design problems through a broad range of both traditional and advanced materials and processes.
You are encouraged to consider the role of textiles within society and investigate areas such as; the social and environmental impact of textiles, health and wellbeing and inclusive design.
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HND Fashion and TextilesGlasgow Clyde College
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
Awards
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Scotland Region Runner- Up 2018SDC
To explore and demonstrate the creative, imaginative, technical and original use of colour in either fashion or textiles utilising Archroma’s Colour Atlas to refine and select an appropriate industry ready colour palette.
Project Concept-
The denim industry is extremely harmful to the environment. However, companies such as Archroma are changing the way denim is manufactured, using new processes and techniques to create a more sustainable product.
Inspired by Archroma’s Advanced Denim dying process and their ONE WAY sustainability calculator, I began exploring upcycling options using denim. Upcycling, as discussed in Cradle to Cradle, is a more far reaching concept than recycling, which see products reduced in value as they move through the value chain. To upcycle is to maintain or even add value to a product for its next phase of life and allow for garments and products with multiple life cycles. As a philosophy it aims to affect a change in our throw-away consumer culture and re-introduce a sense of value and meaning to the things we buy.
With old denim from my wardrobe and charity shops I experimented with ways I could adapt and add new life to this currently unworn and unwanted product. I experimented with lifting colour from areas so as to add new colour and pattern. I distressed areas to reveal the white cotton beneath which I then enhanced with vibrant colour. The idea of reversibility was also considered through my sampling as another way to add value and increase garment versatility and longevity. Exploring a palette comprised of a juxtaposition of man-made and natural colour from my photography and drawing, I developed a colour story that married these with the natural denim hues. I have thoroughly enjoyed exploring colour through the reworking of old denim and can see great potential to push this work further through a combination of different processes and techniques.