The studio’s are hotting up.It’s all to work for.The degree deadline is looming
Hotting up!
design
Working That Design
The first years take their design ideas to the next level.
Next putting together a collection.
Badgers taking the zoo by storm!
How thrilling to see alumni Emily Kant’s wonderful business Badgers of Bohemia taking Chester zoo by storm
Their work is seen in the gift shop following on from the resounding success they had with their magnificent animal interactions, launched at the zoo earlier this year.
Nearly there
The show will open to the public from 9th-17th June at Sion Hill Bath UK
See you there
Design at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2017
Work in progress.
Some of the work the student’s produced while working at the show.
It’s a wonder they managed to produce any practical work as the enquiries came thick and fast.
It was so exciting and reassuring to see, and listen to, the students so capably responding to the questioning.Well done to you all.
Alumni Georgina Penn
Graduate Georgina has the most beautiful drawing style and it’s proved to be most valuable for working within the creative industry of her choice.She is well established in her textile/design career for Zinc studios.
Here are two of her latest designs for Figleaves
http://www.figleaves.com/us/
We look forward to featuring more of Georgina’s colourful work in the future.
Bath School of Art and Design liaise with Industry.
Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors are always pleased and excited to be working with industry and business and our latest contacts are no exception.
We were warmly welcomed to their headquarters last week and thoroughly enjoyed our tour of their factory and studio.
The staff were extremely knowledgeable and shared information willingly.
We look forward to our future joint projects and student support.
The design studios. Textiles and graphics students work side by side.
The digital machines work alongside roller printers
We meet up with an ex student who is now working for the company.
Colour is an essential and exacting part of the design process
Vital colour matching
Essential colour mixing in all departments
Getting the colour exact
Colour matching.The programme analyses the colour ration and adjusts according to the entered requirements.
Varying widths and weights of paper are used depending on the final use of the printed and or embossed surface covering
The vast array of papers in varying widths and weights
Design, colour and printing
Mixing the coating
Preparing the PVC coating.This type of surface in mainly used in contract orders for commercial venues such as hotels,cruise ships, hospitals and module homes.
The fabric base is away from the selvedge once the material has been coated
Random swatches taken for colour analysis.
Three wallpaper drops are examined for variation in colour, printing or any other inherent faults
Racks of embossing cylinders
Looking at registration and repeat
Bespoke wallpaper for clients
Samples designs for the contract market.
and finally the boardroom
Good Luck Sophie
Good luck to this year’s graduate Sophie Dickinson as she starts her first design studio job in Manchester.
Sophie’s amazing drawing skills and brave use of scale and colour make her an accomplished and skilled designer.
All the very best Sophie.
Waitrose and Rhian
A graduate from this years Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors Rhian Benyon is showing a selection of her exquisite work in Waitrose Bath
The beautiful wallpapers show her skill in drawing,colour and pattern distribution.
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