New Designers 2013

From the 25th-29th June was the New Designers show at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. It was a great opportunity to meet people from the industry as well as the public to talk about my work, and to gain valuable feedback and networking. This photo was taken on the first day, I am bottom left kneeling on the floor (it felt natural at the time).

Beyond the Drift

I have been featured in Beyond the Drift's blog post about the top weave graduates at New Designers, which is super cool of them! They have written some lovely words about my work which was on display at the show last week. It also features a lovely photo of the stool I collaboratively worked on with furniture designer Karen Hansen. Please check out the post and the rest of their blog here: http://beyondthedrift.com/2013/06/29/new-designers-2013_top_weave_graduates/ Thanks!

Karen Hansen collaboration

The finished stool! 

Karen Hansen, a local designer living in Dorset makes contemporary furniture and sculptural pieces using sustainable materials with an emphasis on natural form. I was very excited to join forces with another designer with much more experience in the creative industry and who works in a completely different medium to me. I am drawn to her work because of her simple yet beautiful pieces that retain the woods’ original form and raw shape. In our design process it was important to ensure we created a piece that equally complimented both my fabric and her crafted furniture.

I am really excited to see how it looks with my cloth!

Here is a link to Karen's website for more details about her work: http://www.karenhansen.co.uk/