I am currently undertaking my third and final year studying Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design at Leeds College of Art.
As a designer, my personal practice is developed from my love of stylised drawings and bold colour. I particularly enjoy creating exciting patterns and prints through the exploration of screen printing and digital printing. I have a great interest in the influences of nostalgia and kitsch withing design, which I apply to my work with a fresh and contemporary approach. I often incorporate innovative ways to embellish my designs, inspired by my passion for hand crafted textiles and fashion. I love working in a style that is bold, tactile and experimental. I enjoy working to a brief, exploring new themes and concepts through the versatility of my style.
Projects
- Granny's Overgrown GardenIntroducing Granny’s Overgrown Garden, a new textiles collection. My Spring/Summer 2018 Collection shouts Maximalism! She has taken a contemporary approach to exploring the themes of Kitsch and Nostalgia, through a combination of digital and screen printed designs. Exploring the rising trend of Maximalism through the use of materials, embroidery and embellishment. Granny’s Overgrown Garden takes inspiration from personal memories of my visiting Grandmothers overgrown garden as a child, to me this Garden was its very own way - Maximalist! Focusing of the creepy crawlies and eccentricity of plants, I have interpreted my theme through exploring Maximalist design. Her textile designs create an escapism from the mundane creatures and nature we see in everyday life to an out-of- this-world secret garden, with the combination colour and material and the use of innovative embellishment. This collection will be shown at the Leeds College of Art graduate show from 10th - 15th June, and at New Designers at The Business Design Centre in London from 28th June - 1st July.
Work history
Design Intern
- London, United KingdomInternship
Working with Accessorize Design Team - both with embellishment designer and print designers. Gathering an understanding of how Highstreet commercial brands work.
Design Intern
- London, United KingdomInternship
3-month embroidery internship, working towards SS17 collection. Creating embellishment sampled for the collection, working on digital specs for digital embroidery. Worked at London Fashion Week backstage for the Mary Katrantzou show.
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Skills
- Print Design
- Adobe Photoshop/indesign/illustrator
- Screen Printing
- Digital Printing
- Embellishment
- Team Worker
- Embroidery
- Detailed Drawing
- Textile Design
- Fashion Textiles
Education
BA(Hons) Printed Textiles and Suface Pattern Design
Leeds, United Kingdom
Finishing my final year at Leeds college of Art - BA (Hons) Printed Textiles. Where I have learnt the necessary skills for industry, worked on live briefs with industry and exhibited at Premier Vision in Paris. For my final year, I have specialised in Textile Design for Fashion - completed my dissertation on Maximalism and Kitsch in Fashion for which I achieved a 1st grade.