Lydia Bustin was born in Norwich, Norfolk UK in 1996, studied Fine Art, Photography and Textile Design at Norwich City College, and graduated from De Montfort University, Leicester in 2017.
As a textile designer Lydia specialises in contemporary printing, using her photography as a main source of inspiration, her most recent work is heavily influenced by her photography and photograms. With her eagerness to constantly experiment with printing techniques and an array of colour, she ultimately has the desire to design truly unique and original patterns.
From her experience working for DirecTex inc in Amsterdam she has developed excellent abilities in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, these skills have helped her to enhance her capacity to create designs and patterns with more sophistication and intricacy.
Work history
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Engraving AssistantLisa Angel
Norwich, United KingdomFull Time
Using laser, UV machines and printer plotters to personalise jewellery and homeware, using multiple softwares including adobe illustrator. Working with the design team I would be given designs which would need testing on new products, this involved changing the artwork to work with the new products if the original designs were not working, then feeding back to the design team.
I’ve gained a large amount of maintenance knowledge with the machines we use, this means I can help other staff members if there is an issue with a machine.
Artworking for customers own designs/drawings. Whilst working as a supervisor over the busy Christmas period I managed a large team on my shift pattern, this role involved training temporary staff on laser machines, teaching them the basics of adobe illustrator and our other softwares.
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CEO & FounderBoissière
Norwich, United KingdomPart Time
Boissière is creative brand I started on my own, I create prints for clothing and sell prints as homeware. I work independently, updating and changing the website, printing and sending out customer orders. Creating content for social media and posting daily for marketing purposes. Using Facebook ads for marketing purposes. Researching for the latest trends in social media and fashion. Buying products/stock and researching into sustainable and ethical suppliers for clothing, accessories and other business needs. Photographing products and models and working with social media influencers to promote the brand.
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Skills
- Photography
- Digital/ Print
- Screen Printing
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Pattern Cutting
- Fashion Illustration
- Drawing
- Pattern Making
Education
BA (Hons) Fashion, Textiles & AccessoriesDe Montfort University
- Leicester, United Kingdom