I am a creative, organised and ambitious individual. I have over seven years worth of hands on retail experience, have interned with several successful design companies and have a First Class BA (Hons) degree in Textile Design from a Top British University.
From this I have developed my ability to research and develop large scale projects from start to finish. I have gained insight into multiple parts of a working business from the shop floor to head office and have strengthened my analytical skills reacting directly to sales reports and figures.
I am computer literate, fluent in Adobe Software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign as well as Microsoft programmes. I am a great communicator, both verbally and written, a team player and come with bundles of energy and passion that would suit a high paced environment.
Projects
- Mestizo's Mexico ProjectChelsea College of Art 2nd Year This was a project set by my tutors in which I was challenged to create a project inspired by the country of Mexico with a focus on colour. I wanted to avoid the stereotypical images that Mexico can evoke within the mind which include warm colours and countryside images. Instead I chose to look at Mexico city which is one of the most overly populated places to live on earth. I developed my project by collecting my own images around London's city landscape to replicate the colours i had had found within second hand images of mexico. The colour scheme included a selection of cooler colours with flashes of vibrant warm colours that are found in the rubbish left amongst the cities surfaces. I then shredded my pictures and layered them into fringed designs to explore the way the buildings of mexico where tightly compact and people where living virtually onto of one another. I combined these shredded designs with illustrator patterns.
- Intelligent CreaturesChelsea College of Art Final Major Project 'Intelligent Creatures' Intelligent Creatures is an exploration into what intelligent life might look like on other planets. When we look out into the nights sky is there anybody looking back at us? I believe there must be. I was fascinated by what lies beyond our small rock, out there in the vast starlight sky. The universe appears to stretch eternally in every direction and laws of physics that govern this space can appear inconceivable. The sheer magnitude of what lies beyond floods my brain with imagination and creativity in the same way that children express imagination and creativity when they begin to explore this planet. A child’s brain is not held back by preconceived notions and is more open to all the possibilities. Therefore I wanted to work with the same thirst for discovery without adult restrictions. I wanted to explore what these alien creatures would look like with a child like aesthetic. Play doh is a media that I remember playing with as a small child and so I began to work with this. Manipulating it with my hands and with an extruder I was able to create different textures and surfaces, some mimicking the surfaces of earth creatures. I also found that if I manipulated it in a certain way it looked like lettering. This helped to make me think about how these intelligent creatures would communicate and the prominence of written narratives in childhood. I began to explore the idea of creating characters with the help of children’s book such as Dr.suess and the Moomins. I also started to combine elements of earth creatures to create hybrid creatures. From this I created two creatures. The first is the Baeplush, which takes its influence from sea animals such as crabs, lobsters and fish. It lives underwater and is red and blue in colour. The second is the KingKiween, Which is a combination of a lion and a kiwi. It is a majestic creature and is king of the concrete jungle. These creatures then influenced the design of contemporary menswear pieces.
Work history
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Studio InternHolly Fulton
- London, United KingdomInternship
• General Studio organisation.
• Assisting the pattern cutters with tracing and alterations.
• Hand sewing and embellishments.
• Preparing and delivering materials to London based manufacturers. • Quality checking fabrics, prints and embroideries.
• Assisting with print placements and Lay plans.
• Basic studio errands.
• Preparing materials and trims for international manufacturers.
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Print InternKTZ
- Southam St, London W10 5PH, UKInternship
• Sourcing fabrics and trims.
• Textile experimentation for Spring Summer collection.
• Digitalising Pattern pieces.
• Digitalising technical drawings and designs.
• Shoe and sock designing and research for collaboration with major sportswear
company.
• Delivering Autumn/Winter show invitations to press, buyers and guests.
• Assisting and sourcing items for Autumn/Winter 2016 collection showing at London
Collections Men.
• Hand sewing and repairing garments.
• General studio errands.
• Preparing stock for sample sale.
• Organising and archiving previous collections.
• Dresser at London Collections Men, responsible for one complete look.
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Skills
- Print Design
- Drawing
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Writing
- Customer Service
Education
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BA (Hons) Textile Design Chelsea College of Art (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
Third year core units -
• Practice - Design Identity and synthesis • Theory - Dissertation
Second year core units -
• Expanded Practice
• Practice - Design and innovation • Professional communication
• Theory - Contemporary contexts
First year core units -
• Concept and process
• Textile contexts
• Theory – Key concept
• Introduction to study in higher education
Art Foundation DegreeUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
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Awards
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Top 50 Texprint designers 2015Texprint
Selected as one of the top 50 textile designers by Texprint 2015 from students across the UK.VF corporation Denim ProjectVF Corporation
Selected as one of the final 6 participants in a denim innovation project in collaboration with VF corporation.+ Show more