About me
As a designer I am interested in exploring function and aesthetics within textile and garment design. My current work pushes the boundaries of cross-disciplinary textiles, combining knitted and woven textiles and developing techniques to join the two structures. Through this design process I have developed a collection of functional womenswear garments that display innovative transitions in textiles.
Work history
Textile Designer
- Barcelona, SpainInternship
My role was to create hand-woven fashion fabrics and hand-drawn jacquard designs, research and develop trends and modernise archived fabrics.
Textile Designer
- PeruInternship
My roles at Awamaki were many and varied; I designed a collection of textiles and accessories, developed trends, worked with natural dyes to create unique colour stories and hand-finished bespoke interior textile pieces. I also initiated and ran a series of design workshops with rural communities of weavers, knitters and spinners, promoting sustainable and ethical making and empowering female artisans.
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Skills
- Hand Weaving
- Textiles
- Knitting Machine
- Jacquard Design
- Hand Knitting
- Design Research
- Creative Research
- Garment Construction
- Mixed Media
- Material Exploration
Education
MDes Textiles Design with Business Studies
Brighton, United Kingdom
This course has well equipped me with skills in both creative design and professional business and market awareness. My final collection explores the transitions between different structures, combining woven and knitted textiles and exploring the application of new techniques to garment construction.
Art Foundation
- Stroud, United Kingdom
Through a broad exploration of art and design techniques, this course led to a focused study of colour, pattern and materials relating to fashion and textile outcomes.
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