geometry and dash + miller

for the eager eyed amongst you, you will notice I have neglected my blog slightly. However, I am back :) been rather busy with lots of different things and sorting my life out. something which I always seem to be doing.. but on a serious note, I have been given a new brief working towards fabric designs for a company called Dash + Miller, but designing for John Lewis .. if you can make sense of that! I'm all excited because it is based around geometrics which is what I base my whole textile life around!

 this is the mood board I am working to and some images of inspiration

John Lewis + Whitecroft essentials

My recent sewing purchases from John Lewis, packed by the gals at my Dad's company Whitecroft Essentials :P 

Going back to old school sewing :)

For my new project at uni, I'm looking into traditional fabric manipulation- and I have really gotten into smocking! I went a bit mad in the library with smocking and shibori books and am feeling a rush of inspiration! I was recently in John Lewis and there were lots of textured smocked cushions, so they are obviously making a real come back ;) I am very excited to get smocking or a larger scale. I'm just doing them by hand at the moment, just for small sample ideas .. but will soon be going bigger :)

Dior No.2 Lady and Miss

j'adore dior .. no pun intended !!
But seriously, I LOVE Dior, clothes, bags, make up, everything! I have just received Dior Magazine No.2 Lady & Miss through the post. Full of beautiful things. Something I am really loving this season is bright bags! I love the styles of these bags too, so even if you're shy of colour they are a great way to brighten up your wardrobe without stepping completely out of your comfort zone!

Margo Selby Competition Brief

Finally! Here's a sneaky preview of some of the work I created for our competition brief written by Margo Selby. She chose myself and four other students as winners of the competition. My inspiration for this project came from my lovely Daddy and his factory- where he makes lots of stationery and haberdashery products. I took paperclips as my subject matter for drawing and photographing.. Lots of development had to happen before I got to the final designs, eventually took my drawings into digital means and started producing them through photoshop (CS6) and Illustrator. I designed for a range of products like: wallpaper, upholstery and accessory fabrics for cushions and throws etc. This was probably the most stressful project I have ever done in my life! But was sooo worth it in the end!

 

Barcelona March 2013

I have recently embarked on a cheeky journey to Barcelona with my uni beauties. We waddled around this beautiful city, getting rather lost, but having lots of fun and eating lots of Spanish nom noms. I almost wet myself when we were in the Gaudi buildings. So amazing, the architecture is one of a kind, so delicate, intricate and beautiful. Now I am back, and had time to reflect, I'm feeling all inspired and ready for my new project - Designing for the Real World, where we will be working for a weave company called Dash + Miller :)

Margo Selby

Some Margo Selby cushions in John Lewis, I recently won a competition brief for Margo along side 4 other students :) more posts of my work for her to come

Starting up :P

Helloooo  :)

Welcome to my blog, I'm just trying to get used to blogging, so bare with! I'm studying for my degree in Textile Design, and have just finished up on a Professional Application brief, working alongside a company/ textile designer of my choice. I have created a range of gift wraps, which if I say so myself, am very proud of! Lots of pigment, love and fun went into creating these :) I absolutely love stationery and gift wrapping, so I am hoping to focus my career down that road :P my inspiration for this project came from flowers, but I wanted to take them more geometric for a clean crisp design. I was working to a self directed brief with the help of Silkie Lloyd, at Rosehip Cards as my source of inspiration and feedback on my designs.