Just what you come across on a whizz around the studios at night!
Incidental colour in the studio
skills
Still going strong
The 1st years have nearly completed their colour exploration.
We’re moving on now to collage and self analysis.
Still to explore preferred *colour palettes,*complimentary,*expanding a palette.
Really lovely work is being produced.
How to get the colour you want (and love!) into fabric
The first years are having a fine old time learning how to dye yarn and fabric the exact colour they need.
Running alongside their colour mixing for print and design the students are getting a thorough grounding in the art,application and appreciation of colour.
Overview
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BA Hons Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors here in Bath UK
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A beautiful little video centred around Bath School of Art and Design Bath UK.
Katie Ray in Tanzania, East Africa.
Aisha at work.
Alumni Katie Ray’s career…
I’ve been working at Neema Crafts as the Design Director for 4 years now.
Neema crafts is an incredible center based in the heartland of Tanzania, which works specifically with people with disabilities.We employ around 110 people with disabilities at our centre, most of whom have been trained to make high quality crafts.
There are so many aspects that I love about my job, but I’ll try and just mention a few.
Firstly I love the design side of my role. At the centre the options are almost endless, we have 8 different departments from weaving, tailoring, screen printing and carpentry.
When you combine all these skills in one place the creative potential is enormous and it’s my job to funnel this into new and exciting designs.
Secondly I’ve loved the challenge of creating a successful business.
Although we are primarily a charity, we believe in order to be sustainable long term we must run as a competitive business. Over the last few years we’ve worked on expanding our markets and building a good reputation across Tanzania based on the quality of our goods.
Finally I love what I do as I am using the skills that I gained on my degree course(BA Hons Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors at Bath Spa University) in a positive way.
We’re working with people that otherwise would most likely be begging on the streets for a living, instead of which they are now making beautiful crafts that are appreciated by the many people that pass through our doors each day.
This year we’ll be opening our online store in the UK and therefore start increasing our international market.
If you would like to know more about our centre check out our website http://www.neemacrafts.com
Best of luck with all you do and every success with the shop Katie.We can’t wait for it to go live.I have my eyes on a pair of shoes!
Sharing skills
How lucky we have been to welcome Carol James from the U.S.A
With her boundless enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge Carol introduced the 1st year students to ancient textile techniques.
Using available and found materials the students adapted what they had to construct replicas and developments of these wonderful skills.
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Thank you Carol for your generous sharing of your craft.We enjoyed having you with us in the UK.
Showing in London during the Design Festival
We are always keen and excited to show our work.Here we ‘lifted’ the studio and transplanted it into the heart of London during London Design Festival.
The students worked on projects and displayed finished outcomes.Talking to potential employers and purchasers is great experience as they launch their careers.
Best Kept Secret
Here we see Tim tucked away in one of our best kept secrets;the wonderful plastics workshop. Full of colour,materials and exciting equipment this area sees some of the most incredible outcomes.
Every department uses this space to create responses to their ideas and concepts.
Watch this blog to see a fascinating textile outcome revealed next month.
Our next open day will be on June 6th,when you will be able to see the workshops and degree shows for yourself.
Come along if you can.You are more than welcome.
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