About me

Hi I'm Sophie, a Textiles in Practice Graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University. Within my practice, I have a strong focus on incorporating sustainability into my designs, that are heavily inspired by my own experiences and imagery of natural landscapes around the UK. Picking up on their seasonal textures, compositions and colours to reflect on and develop in my distinctive and abstract handwriting – letting the haphazard quality of mark making and natural dyeing guide my process. Throughout my final year on my degree, I have been creating a portfolio of print designs with a natural emphasis through combining both hand and digital methods for a variety of contemporary applications, as I am more drawn to an appropriate ethos rather than a specific context. A big part of this ethos comes from my fabric and medium choices, as well as incorporating tactile and manual processes such as screen printing and natural dyeing into my design process. Please enjoy having a nosey through my profile and looking at some of the work I have created this year!

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Projects

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  'Re-Wilding'My final graduate collection, creating an all natural and sustainable range of print designs inspired by the emergence of spring in the UK. My designs were used for the context of a small sustainable business, which I created specifically for the project, called "Re-Wid'. Re-Wild stocks all natural beauty products with the aim to 'nourish you and the planet', with my designs being used across the brands packaging, marketing and 'fabric wraps' - a completely sustainable alternative to wrapping p
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  'Re-Balance'A natural continuation of the work created in 'Our Planet', Re-Balance is a sustainable hotel furnishings and accessories collection inspired by coastal scenery around the UK.
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  'Our Planet'A contemporary home furnishings and accessories collection inspired by UK coastlines and seas. Submitted as part of the 2021 Batsford Prize.

Work history

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Store AssistantTerry's Fabrics
Nov 2017 - Jan 2019Cheadle Hulme, UKPart Time
Assisting and advising customers on the range of interiors and upholstery fabrics we stocked, taking made to measure orders and communicating with suppliers.

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Screen Printing
• Textile Dyeing
• Sustainable Design
• Print Design
• Sustainable Materials
• Colour Compositions
• Presenting
• Design Research
• Ethical Design

Education

BA(Hons) Textiles in PracticeManchester School of Art
Aug 2018Manchester, United Kingdom
Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignManchester School of Art
Aug 2017Manchester, United Kingdom