BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles
Lilla is a womenswear, textile and accessories designer based in London and Budapest. As a textile designer she is is specialized in embroidery, but also skilled in print and knit. Born and raised is Hungary, Lilla's graduate AW13 collection was inspired by Hungarian heritage and culture. "Folk Supernatural" is based around the supernatural means of Hungarian Folkwear. It is the result of her interest in the hidden meanings of folk dress and focuses on the close relationship between peasant costume and superstition. Sophisticated, edgy and inspired by imacculate craftmanship are the ethos behind the collection and Lilla's work in general. Lilla's aim with this collection was to innovatively modernize denselly embellished and carefully crafted folk dress and create a collection that is rich in textures and embellishments by using various hand - and machine embroidery techniques. Lilla is also engaged in leather jewellery and accessory design. She started creating jewelleries years ago as a hobby, but since 2010 her hobby slowly developed into a small business, and now she is selling her designs in independent and online designer boutiques. SKILLS: Embroidery specialized machinery: tanaka, tufting, cornely, irish, CAD various range of hand embroidery techniques Macramé Laser cutting Hand sewing Beading Embellishing Knit (both hand and machine) Traditional leather working leather jewellery and accessory making Fashion Illustration Printing (screen print, heatpress print, sublimation print Dyeing ( ombré dying, resist dyeing techniques ) Basic Pattern Cutting (flat and stand) Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Fashion Styling Languages: English-fluent, German-advanced, Hungarian- native ACHIEVEMENTS: Hand and Lock Embroidery Award - winner Texprint - runner up Marie Claire Young Fashion Designer of the Year - finalist WORK EXPERIENCE : 2012 March- Jun Ãna Burke -production assistant 2011 Jun-Sept Gareth Pugh - production assistant 2011 Jul-Sept Elanaor Amoroso- production assistant 2011 Apr -Jun Pierre Garroudi - production assistant 2010 Nov-Dec Mr Gammon - stylist assistant website: www.lillabalazs.com