Uni of Bolton - BA(Hons)Textiles and Surface Design 2017

TEXTILES&SURFACE DESIGN 2017 BA(Hons)Textiles and Surface Design

UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON NEW DESIGNERS

WELCOME Bolton School of the Arts Est.1857 There was something special about an organisation designed for working people that drew together the needs of the textile economy - through learning drawing, weaving, pattern design and the various branches of the sciences.

The Bolton Mechanics Institute formed in 1824, Art classes were offered in 1825, a School of Art established in 1857 and a new Crompton Literary and Scientific Institute built in 1868.

The University recently enabled Art, Design and Media to regain it’s original title as ‘The Bolton School of The Arts’.drawing on it’s rich heritage and tradition.

Students on the BA(Hons) Textiles and Surface Design Degree Programme are able to explore traditional craft based media alongside digital based processes, exploring innovative approaches to design and production.

The course is informed by the latest trend directions and reports, alongside input from our Industry Advisory Board; which is made up of both commercial based companies, designers, makers and contemporary craft based organisations. The team meet to review the course content in order to ensure it remains current, and meets the needs of future employers and customers.

This year’s group of graduating students have been able to take part in many additional course activities including overseas visits to Premiere Vision Paris, Linea and Anteprima Design Studios and the Mantero Printing Factory in Lake Como and the Goldberger Museum in Budapest, Hungary.

They have also worked with external partners on collaborative projects including Gohar Textiles, Trendease International for MoOD Brussels, The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair and the Manchester Craft and Design Centre.

Donna Claypool Programme Leader BA(Hons)Textiles and Surface Design BA(Hons)Fashion Bolton School of the Arts University of Bolton Deane Campus, BOLTON, BL3 5AB D.Claypool@bolton.ac.uk 01204 903370 STAFF TEAM Tom Sutton Assistant Teaching Professor BA(Hons)Textiles and Surface Design T.L.Sutton@bolton.ac.uk Rachel Dawson Lecturer BA(Hons)Textiles and Surface Design National Art & Design Saturday Club R.Dawson@bolton.ac.uk Faye Power Lecturer BA(Hons)Textiles and Surface Design F.Power@bolton.ac.uk Leanne Lewis - Lecturer Design Theory BA(Hons)Textiles and Surface Design L.Lewis@bolton.ac.uk

CONTENTS Images and photographs contained within this brochure are subject to copyright, therefore these must not be reproduced without the permission of the owner. Every endeavour has been made to credit those students, or organisations, whose work features in this brochure.

Front cover images courtesy of: Micheala Hackland Anna Mayne Back cover image Matthew Hodge

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TEXTILES&SURFACE DESIGN This year’s final year students on the BA (Hons) Textiles and Surface Design programme exhibit a diverse approach to the design and application of textiles for both industry and craft based practices.

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Kera Allen Sacred geometry and Buddhist symbolism were the starting points for Kera Allen’s project. Exploring themes around personal, emotional and spiritual journeys, the universe and a higher state of being ‘Soul Serenity’ reflects a cultural shift in approaches to health and wellbeing and lifestyle.

Throughout this project Kera has adopted a combination of hand drawing and painting with digital processes and technologies included Adobe Creative Suite, digital printing and laser cutting to produce two collections suitable for the domestic

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Joanna Andrew and commercial interior and giftware markets.

The first collection includes pattern designs for wall-coverings, combined with mix and match style complimentary cushion designs. The second features a decorative screen, embellished cushions and small giftware items.

‘Transitions’ is a body of work that celebrates the physical, emotional and metaphorical journeys of life.

Joanna Andrew has combined contemporary and traditional print and textile processes with

vibrant colours, variations in scale and surface quality, to explore and communicate change and metamorphosis.

Photographic and hand painted studies of tulips, roses and magnolias have been digitally manipulated to produce surfaces and gallery pieces that visually interpret the seasonal cycle of life, growth and death.

Joanna creates artwork for both commercial surface wall-coverings and soft furnishings, alongside bespoke artwork for gallery/ site specific environments.

Janette Atkinson ‘Entomology and Nature’ is a collection inspired by the elements of pattern, texture, shape and form found within plants and insects.

Lyndsey Eatough a range of structured repeats that echo geometry and repetition found within nature.

Focusing on layering, imagery has been developed digitally to explore a range of pattern structures.

Working towards an interiors market Janette has produced a collection suitable for wallpaper and soft furnishings.

Through observational drawing Janette Atkinson has studied the changing details of insects under different lights, this has informed the subtle colour changes throughout the collection. The original artwork has been digitised and developed through Adobe Photoshop to create

Inspired by the climate of rainforests and tropical hothouses Lyndsey Eatough has produced a coordinated collection of croquis and repeat surface pattern designs entitled ‘Tropical Heatwave’.

A body of botanical drawings and photographic studies have been

digitally combined with details taken from the architectural landscape and ironwork found within Kew Gardens and Sefton Park Palm House.

Lyndsey has employed a combination of processes including heat transfer printing, disperse dying, fabric manipulation and digital printing, with needle bonding, hand embellishment and beading.

Enthusiasm for colour, pattern and print is demonstrated through a final collection of wallpapers, soft furnishings, ceramics and scarves which respond to the ‘Dark Wonder’ forecasted trend for A/W 18/19.

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Chantelle Greenhalgh ‘Botanical Flowers’ is a collection that combines the shapes, colours and marks found in photograms and botanical flowers with hand drawn images and textile print processes.

structure Chantelle has produced a surface pattern collection for interiors, applying her designs to wallcoverings, blinds, ceramics, lighting and upholstery.

Chantelle Greenhalgh’s delicate hand drawn studies of flowers and embroidered prints have been taken through a process of digital manipulation to produce a range of repeat and placement patterns that still retain the hand-rendered quality of the original artwork.

Micheala Hackland’s love of drawing, painting and printmaking has resulted in a collection of illustrative surface pattern designs.The theme of ‘Tropical Fruits’ has been explored through observing and studying the patterns, shapes and colours found in the cell structures of fruits including passion fruit, oranges, dragon fruit and bananas.

Through explorations with scale, placement and pattern Life is always moving

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Micheala Hackland

- Tiffany Maksymow

Due to the food-based nature of the project Micheala has chosen to direct her designs towards kitchenware, producing designs for wall-coverings, ceramics, tea-towels and other interior accessories.

The range consists of both repeat designs and placement compositions, that have been developed from initial black and white illustrations, free machine embroidery and lino prints. The digitally manipulated hand generated work results in a contemporary approach to surface design.

Matthew Hodge Matthew Hodge is hugely inspired by the colours, shapes, forms and patterns found within British flora.

His lively hand drawn and painted expressionistic studies of tulips, roses and daffodils are taken through a process of subtle digital modification to produce a range of repeat pattern structures that still retain the handrendered quality of the original painting.

His love of drawing and colour has greatly informed his final projecta collection of prints for interior surfaces including wallpaper, soft furnishings and ceramics, entitled

Beth Hunt ‘Nature, Spring and Summer’.Inspired by designers such as Josef Frank, Matthew’s and Raoul Dufy his work plays on the use of oversized florals.

This work illustrates Matthew’s passion for interior textiles - the collection encompasses designs for wallcoverings, fabrics, ceramics and furniture.

A love for Scandinavian design has informed Beth Hunt’s project ‘Soft Modern’. A collection of digitally printed fabrics and papers, Beth describes ‘Soft Modern’ as ‘a celebration of pattern, colour and texture through the exploration of

process and mark-making inspired

by Modernism - a movement that combines functionality, comfort and minimal design with gentleness and clarity.’

The project has been inspired by textures found within the urban environment, studied in depth to create patterns. The work includes experimental paintings that explore the brush as a mark-making tool, digital and hand printing processes.

The resulting collection consists of prints for interior products featuring matte clay colour palettes clashing with bold metallic accents.

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Natella Kasparova Natella Kasparova’s collection is informed by the textures, forms and patterns found within rocks and manipulated surfaces.

Inspired by marble and manipulated fabric samples she has produced a collection of contemporary interior surface coverings and accessories.

Combining traditional and contemporary techniques with applied processes the collection spans contemporary wall art, wallpaper, ceramics and lighting.

The neutral colour palette ensures texture and surface are the focus.

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Carys Lavin The collection entitled ‘Sedimentary Textures’ aims to challenge the viewer’s perception of hard and soft, and two and three dimensional surfaces, by exploring scale, placement and material.

Carys Lavin has been intrigued by the way we remember things; exploring notions of memory within her work including those we hold on to, the ones we lose, and the ways in which we store them. In a time when information, stories and experiences are being documented digitally using new and smart technologies, and inspired by a visit to The John

Rylands library in Manchester, Carys references books as a means of storing and protecting memories of time and place.

Explaining that while there is ‘an obvious connection to the library through the books, the library was built as a way of commemorating a person, to celebrate his life, ensuring he wasn’t forgotten.’

Using found books Carys has created a collection of contemporary surfaceled interior products and craft pieces including one-off wall pieces and contemporary lighting solutions.

Tiffany Maksymow Tiffany Maksymow’s plaster framed fabric manipulation work is part of a collection called “natural exploration” which features handdyed and stitched fabrics which explore ‘openings’ in landscapes, featured in the Lake District, and offer a sense of place. Tiffany also created studies of botanicals, noting the shapes created by the leaves and flower heads along with the structural element of insects wings.

Having studied a combination of fine art practice alongside textiles and surface design Tiffany was able to develop a body of work suitable

Anna Mayne for gallery exhibitions. Transforming original drawings into fabric manipulation inspired by natural light, shadows and their effect on surfaces.

During her final year Anna Mayne has been responding to traditional Victorian botanical paintings by artists including William Kilburn and Hector Giacomelli to produce contemporary designs for interior surfaces.

Her collection ‘Botanicals and Floral Mark Making’ explores themes of nature and the lines, patterns and

compressions found within botanical plants and the animal world.

Exploring a contrasting colour palette of dark tones and pastel shades, with intricately hand drawn details and vibrant painted studies, Anna’s collection is a celebration of opulence. Working on luxury materials such as velvet alongside hand drawn and etched patinated copper, inspired by companies such as House of Hackney and Sanderson, this bespoke collection intends to be an original take on home furnishings in the 21st Century.

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Laura Parker Inspired by the vibrant colour palettes found in the work of Josef Frank, Laura Parker has designed a collection of fun and whimsical surface patterns aimed at children’s interiors.

‘English Country’ is inspired by the British countryside, wildlife and rural architecture from the 18th Century, incorporating imagery of traditional British flora and fauna.

Laura’s hand drawn and painted illustrative motifs have been digitally manipulated using Adobe creative suite including photoshop and

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Ana Vera Cruz illustrator to place into placement and repeat patterns for wallpaper, fabric and ceramics.

Born and raised in Portugal Ana Vera Cruz grew up surrounded by the blue tiles and beautiful palaces and cathedrals that were filled with history. This project celebrates this aesthetic quality and cultural heritage.

Taking inspiration from decorative surfaces, folkloric dress and traditional cuisine Ana has designed a range of hand painted, digitally finished, placement and repeat prints

for fashion and interior surfaces.

Entitled ‘Cultural Explorations’ this collection responds to the Spring/ Summer 2018 trend ‘Kinship’, described as a direction ‘about cultures and collections, both real and virtual, that forge an increased sense of community’.

The intention was to design a collection that connects both herself and the viewer to her Portuguese heritage, through the foods, patterns and imagery that she associates with home.

COURSE INFO This multi-disciplinary degree explores surface design for fashion, interiors and contemporary craft and design products.

Our students have an impressive history of success in national and international competitions, and our industryexperienced, dedicated team will work to nurture your skills in traditional practices and innovative digital processes, ready for a career in professional design.

Textiles and surface design is a fastmoving global industry encompassing a wide range of commercial contexts – from fashion fabrics and accessories, through stationery products and packaging, to interior fabrics and wall coverings, as well as contemporary gallery/design led pieces. Our creative and challenging degree is taught by a dedicated and passionate team with extensive professional experience of researching, designing, creating, selling

and exhibiting textile/surface design work. We understand the skills and knowledge you’ll need to succeed as a professional designer You’ll have space to experiment with different approaches, materials and techniques, and we’ll support and encourage you to ‘cross the boundaries’ of textile disciplines and develop your own innovative approaches to designing and making. Historical and contextual studies help to underpin your practical knowledge and provide sources of inspiration.

Our professional design studios are equipped with work spaces, and highspecification facilities for embroidery, digital printing, non-woven textiles, garment manufacture, felt making, printed and dyed textiles, and digital design using Industry standard software.

‘about cultures and collections, both real and virtual, that forge an increased sense of community’. Ana’s intention was to design a collection that connects both herself and the viewer to her Portuguese heritage, through the foods, patterns and imagery that she associates with home.

Natella Kasparova has developed a series of bespoke surface designs for contract interiors including Hotels, Restaurants and Bars. Natella has been inspired to use a range of techniques and materials including wood and metal, these started with observational based drawings and mixed media paintings from her own personal enquiry into nature, including marble and stone.

The result is a collection of designs Top : International Study Visit to Budapest Bottom : Embellishment Workshop

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AWARDS // INDUSTRYADVISORYBOARD // SUPPORTERS

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MoOD BRUSSELS SEPTEMBER 6th - 8th 2017 Tour and Taxis, Brussels The course has many opportunities to exhibit student,and staff, collaborative work, including the MoOD Brussels exhibition at Tour and Taxis which is held during September each year.

BOLTON TEXTILE HISTORY

Originals Exhibition

JULY 9th to AUGUST 9th 2017 Smithills Hall, Bolton University of Bolton level 2 exhibition is based on archive museum pieces which traces the origins and history of textiles in Bolton.

Last year students produced a range of surface designs based on the forecasted trend ‘Nearness’ (image top right).

The exhibition will take place at Smithills Hall, home of the Ainsworth family of bleachers, to coincide with their summer garden party.

This year students have been approached to create a series of innovative surface designs suitable for interior fabrics based on the history of Belgium Textiles. You can follow this work on Instagram

Work has been inspired by bolt stamps, labels, machinery, fabric pattern books and archival fashion pieces in conjunction with the Bolton Museum.

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#originalsbolton #universityofbolton #textilesinnovation #materialculture #boltonunitextiles Top : MoOD Brussels stand 2016 Bottom : Originals Project

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