About me
I am a multidisciplinary freelance designer, currently in collaboration with Something and Son studio as well as exhibiting my own collection in Shanghai. My work focuses on material innovation and development in the form of jewellery and wearable objects, and pushes the boundaries of existing materials to give them a second life. I graduated from Central Saint Martins where I studied and MA in Material Futures and adopted a forward thinking design approach.I have a background in Printed Textile and Surface Pattern Design and have experience in areas such as textiles, product and jewellery design, freelance collaborations, photography and image styling. I have a passion for materials and a keen eye for colour.
Projects
- Re-engineering DesireBy challenging the perception and value of discarded materials, I have taken what I have discovered in landfill, in skips and on factory floors and worked them into new objects of desire. Had it not been for my intervention, each one of these materials would have had a long-term detrimental impact on the environment. Re-engineering desire is a innovation and materials exploration project that embraces and celebrates waste through a newly engineered jewellery collection. The raw material library
- Black Sunlight Collection SS16A collaboration with Studio Something and Son, that highlighted the issue of carbon on the environment and elevated the status of coal as a precious material. Innovation took place in the form of material experiments, creating interesting patterns and textures. The new materials were then crafted into jewellery and wearable objects.
Work history
Freelance Designer
Material Innovation
Jewellery Making
Freelance Photography & Styling
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Skills
- Print Design
- Art Direction
- Design
- Styling
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Word
- Material Innovation
- Trend and Colour Research
- Material and Process Experimentation
- Colour Materials
- Trend Forecasting and Research
- Concept and Product Development
Education
MA Material Futures
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Material Futures
Textiles
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Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design
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Awards
Evolving Beauty - Shanghai
Shortlisted for an exhibition in Shanghai Village
MA Material Futures
Awarded an Master's certificate in Material Futures - exploring the intersection of craft, science and technology