About me
Textile Design Artist and Fashion Designer, Rebekah Guo.
She graduated from MA in Textile Design at Chelsea College of Arts. Upon graduating from Central Saint Martins with a degree in Fashion Design, Rebekah’s practice focuses on sustainable and socially responsible design. She explores the impacts of the fashion industry on the environment and uses methods such as up-cycling and material science to create new biodegradable materials.
In response to the pandemic and changing market. Rebekah took it upon herself to launch her own fashion accessory brand REBEKAH GUO. Her latest collection of handbags is made from fashion waste from previous fashion collections. As the fabrics are limited to specific collections, each bag is unique and exclusive.
As an artist, Rebekah pays close attention to mental health in relation to her art. She’s also studying Art Therapy Foundation at Goldsmiths, the University of London to focus her designs with a deeper understanding of the therapeutic aspect of art and the benefits in children and adults.
Bio-Plastic is Rebekah’s most recent project; investigating how we can create positive feelings during a negative event, and the impact of natural disasters on emotion and our cognitive identity.
By developing biodegradable 'Bio-plastic', she aims to contextualize certain natural disasters, for example, the motions of a sandstorm in the desert. Not only this but by developing an (of a substance or object) capable of being decomposed other living organisms, thereby avoids pollution. The bio-material project intends to educate more people on sustainable practices within the art and design world.
Projects
- Experimental Sustainable Fashion accessory brand -- UNUM StudioI'm Rebekah Guo, a young entrepreneur. I started the idea of using dead stock material to produce unique and dedicated items during pandemic in 2020. After a long time preparation, I'm presenting you my first experimental sustainable accessory brand! UNUM Studio! Each product is handmade one off piece. For April 2022, UNUM Studio presents a series of unique one off products that are illuminated by a contemporary art piece 'FEED ME' , created by me. For more stories and the brand aspiration ple
Projects credited in
- Horizon for Ports 1961 AW18 ShowspaceI collaborated again with the fashion designer Ports 1961 at London Fashion Week in February 2018. The showspace was designed around the raw spaces of the Tanks at Tate Modern, with a proposal that emphasised the clean & elegant image of the brand while reacting to the qualities of the site. Horizon sought to introduce the atmosphere of sunrise with large spherical lights that helped to create drama and frame the large volume. The changing level of light and a specially correographed sound-track
- Design Intern & Backstage Dresser: Roksanda Spring 2018 Ready-to-WearI have interned at Roksanda three months prior to the Spring 2018 Ready-to-Wear collection. Throughout the internship, I have assisted the senior designers by fabric cutting, preparing garments for production, sewing toiles and sampling design details. In the process of creating the collection supported the designers through concept research in many different sources including making visits to libraries. I have participated in the making of trimmings through fabric manipulation, which has been
Work history
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EMBROIDERY DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATORAamir beading
- London, United KingdomInternship
Created new collection mood board and developed design ideas for the collection
Rich experience with embroidery design and technical drawing for production team
Designed and produced the samples and final pieces for collaborated companies, such as Burberry, Tom Ford etc.
Skilled on doing illustration and design sketches
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DESIGN ASSISTANTPorts1961
- London, United KingdomInternship
Participated in the print design process, including screen printing, digital printing placement
Participated in the designing process and making of the jewelry for the AW 2019 collection
for AW 2019 collection
Worked on new collection researching, sample making
Strong experience in fabric sampling, pattern cutting, print placement
design and illustration
Worked on AW 2019 bag’s pattern cutting producing
Worked and experienced on marketing and promotion design for the
collection
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Skills
- Time Management
- Adobe Create Suite
- Illustration
- Pattern Cutting
- Fashion Design
- Textiles Design
- Digital Printing
- Screen Printing
- Project Management
- Leadership
Education
Master of ArtsChelsea College of Arts (UAL)
London, United Kingdom
MA Textiles design
FoundationGoldsmiths, University of London
- London, United Kingdom
Art Psychotherapy
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Awards
Graduate incubator programmeUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon College of Arts’ Graduate Incubation Programme (GIP) helps graduates set up and grow viable businesses within a creative, supportive and autonomous environment.“GRAYSON AND GORGEOUS DRESSES”Central Saint Martins (UAL)
Collaborative project with Grayson Perry – A dress for Grayson
The garment has been exhibited in McCann, London and purchesed by Grayson+ Show more