Specialisms:
Fashion/Textiles/Accessories: TEXTILES: INTERIORS
Fashion/Textiles/Accessories: Textiles: WOVEN
Heriot-Watt University - School of Textiles and Design
Design For Textiles (Fashion, Interior, Art) BA (Hons)
Recently graduated from Heriot Watt University with a BA (1st Class hons) in Design for Textiles.
Botanical Brights is a collection of innovative, exciting and unique fabrics for the interiors market. Pushing the boundaries of woven textiles by combining geometric and organic shapes through dobby and jacquard weaving enhanced by discharge screen printing to create complex designs.
Exhibitions 2011:
Johanssen Gallery, Berlin July-Aug 2011
New Designers, Stand T38. July 2011
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh. Curated by Mark Eley. June 2011
Talking Textiles, Milan Furniture Fairs. Curated by Li Edelkoort. April 2011
Awards:
Watt Club Medal - university's most prestigous award
Worshipful Company of Woolmen of City of London - best honours graduate of a BA or BSC programme in the school
John Neill Travel Award
University Merit Award - outstanding merit in 3rd year of degree course
Worshipful Company of Dyers - shortlisted by institution for colour prize
Scottish Parliament Competition - runner up in national tartan design competition
Laura Leghorn Memorial - best woven art piece