Martha Crimmins-Impey
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Martha Crimmins-Impey

Textile DesignerMacclesfield, United Kingdom
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Martha Crimmins-Impey
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Martha Crimmins-Impey

Textile DesignerMacclesfield, United Kingdom
Projects
  • MA: Luxury in Nature
    MA: Luxury in NatureAs my final collection for my MA in textile design innovation, I created a sophisticated entirely hand-drawn print to showcase all the skills and knowledge learnt throughout my MA. My MA has been spent exploring 'luxury' within the fashion industry, and this final collection brings together all my ideas and experience. My style is highly inspired by a strong interest in Natural History Illustration, and my strong and delicate hand drawings and sensitive approach to colour assure that my designs
  • MA: Supporting samples
    MA: Supporting samplesSupporting samples and development work working towards my final MA collection, titled 'Luxury in Nature'.
  • MA: initial exploration
    MA: initial explorationInitial exploration of my MA project, exploring luxury within the fashion industry. Initially, I was inspired by the luxuriousness of Eastern art styles, such as Chinese brush painting and Japanese woodblock printing.
Work history
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    Design InternGraham and Brown
     - Blackburn, United KingdomInternship
    After being discovered at New Designers 2019, I was invited by the team at Graham and Brown to undertake an internship at their studios, with the opportunity to be involved in the creation of their collections according to live industry briefs, including B&Q and Disney.
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    Design InternJohnson Tiles
     - Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomInternship
    After winning a live brief set by Johnson Tiles at University, I was awarded with a work placement at their Stoke-on-Trent studios, where I was able to be involved in their design process, amongst creating and making my own tile collections and seeing the journey of a tile from start to end product.
Education
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    MA Textile DesignNottingham Trent University
    Nottingham, United Kingdom
    After a successful BA in surface pattern design, I decided to further my studies to advance my knowledge and skills by undertaking an MA in textile design. My year-long project has focused on exploring the meaning of 'luxury' within the fashion industry, including the effects of the pandemic on the luxury market. Supporting my research, I have been creating a breadth of samples and designs to support my ideas of luxury in fashion.
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    BA (Hons) Surface Pattern DesignStaffordshire University
     - United Kingdom
    First class degree achieved, after three years exploring designing print and pattern for a wide variety of products and markets.
Awards
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    Highly Commended: Wilko live briefStaffordshire University
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    Highly commended: Clinton's live briefStaffordshire University
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