BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles
A Fashion Textile student with an off-beat approach to surface design, creating innovative wearable fabrics and garments out of unconventional materials. INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE âWe felt the degeneration of our own bodies and the erosion of our self-confidence. We were horrified at the thought of what we might become after a year or two of confinement and therapy on Ward 81.â Folger, Ward 81. âInsane in the Membraneâ is a contemporary textile based collection re-instating the desire for craft in clothes, with inspiration deriving from abandoned Mental Hospitals and the patients that had been within. __________________________________________ Education: University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion -BA(Hons) FDT, Surface Textiles 2010-2013 University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion -Foundation Diploma 2009-2010 __________________________________________ Skills: Design Development Fabric analysis colour analysis Tanaka embroidery machine Irish and Cornely embroidery machines CAD/CAM embroidery design laser cutting screen printing Adobe programs __________________________________________ Experience: Jane Bowler April 2012-September 2012 POSITION:Textile collaboration Fannie Schiavoni: July2010-October 2011 POSITION: Studio Manager Take That âProgress Liveâ Tour, 2011 WORKING FOR: Moritz Waldemeyer POSITION: Production seamstress and electronics assistant http://vimeo.com/27194426 âRihanna Rated R exhibitionâ at the O2, London 2011 WORKING FOR: Paul Lilley (Curator at The Great British Music Experience) POSITION: Costume assistant Imogen Heap âPropella Seedsâ music video 2011 POSITION: Assistant to Stylist (Fannie Schiavoni) and Artistic Director (Simon Henwood) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7FhBiF5_ls&ob=av2e __________________________________________ All foils are sponsored by Foilco http://www.foilco.co.uk Quilting in collaboration with WorkWise (A charity based company with a craft department that provides rehabilitation for adults who are recovering from varied forms of mental heath problems) http://workwise.org.uk elliesweeney10@googlemail.com 07515774917