Currently seeking new opportunities in design/user research, creative management, account direction, experience design management. But open to other possibilities in these challenging times!
I think creatively and logically with a good smattering of pragmatism in there too. While perhaps less easy to classify some have seen my unusual background as a welcome addition their venture. I don't like ticking boxes anyway.
Projects
- 344|142 Acting as project manager, creator and director my live project, 344|142 for four performers was invited by On|Off during its development stages to show at London Fashion Week last autumn. Divided in to four movements I wanted to transport viewers into an ‘otherworld’ through live, aural and video sensation experiences.
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Work history
PhD ResearcherRoyal College of Art
London, United KingdomPart Time
**Currently on leave of absence**
Housed within the School of Design Research, my practice-based PhD examines society’s relationship with technology through the lens of choreography. I build wearables as part of a machine-altered creative system tested with expert users for design development.
Concurrent research activities:
- Research ethics sub-committee member
- Selected presentations: International Conferences on Live Interfaces (Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim 03/2020), Critical Fashion Studies Conference (University of Melbourne), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (02/2020), University of Technology Sydney (03/2020), University of New South Wales (03/2020)
- Lectures: RCA MA Textiles, MA Footwear, Accessories, Millinery, Eyewear cohorts
- Research support: Lloyds Register Foundation Design For Safety Symposium, Doctoral Training Programme, MRes/MPhil/PhD ambassador
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PrincipalNIGEL GUÉRIN-GARNETT
London, United KingdomFreelance
I set up an independent company for freelance engagements. Some exemplars:
- Visual asset design for the Doctoral Training Programme: Royal College of Art
- Fashion performances for On|Off: London Fashion Week
- Apparel collection design: Weatherproof Vintage, English Laundry, The Black Tux
- Private brand development: Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor
- Fashion event/press management: LDC Design Associates
- Lectures: Duke University DiNY Program, UCLan / Shanghai University of International Business & Economics, Royal College of Art, University of Technology Sydney
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Skills
- Brand Direction
- Research
- Proposal Writing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Ideation
- Creative Management
- Facilitating Workshops
- Brainstorming
- Thought Leadership
- Design Research
Education
PhDRoyal College of Art
- London, United Kingdom
**Currently on leave of absence**
**Passed into PhD registration in September 2020**
Part-time practice-led PhD examining our relationship with technology through the lens of choreography. I build wearables as part of a machine-altered creative system tested with expert users for design development.
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MA FASHIONKingston School of Art & Design
- London, United Kingdom
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/kingston-school-of-art/
Graduated with an MA Fashion (Distinction) degree from Kingston School of Art (formerly the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Kingston University London). The fashion department is currently rated at #2 globally. The program is interdisciplinary with the other master's programs in The Design School: Illustration, Sustainability, Visual Communication and Product Design.