BA Textile Design Degree show catalogue 2011 "TWENTYSEVEN"

Bachelor of Arts - Textile Design 2011/12

The textile design student show, ‘twentyseven’, showcases a range of industry

and individual projects created by final year textile design degree students.

Global in outlook, the RMIT BA Textile Design program holds a unique position

within the Australian University sector. With emphasis placed on translating textile

concepts into marketable solutions, students are encouraged to explore purpose,

materials, patterning, colour, and to conceptualise possible futures. The program

engages students in design learning via a range of real world projects. These

projects create the foundation for graduate textile designers to pursue further

academic research, a consolidated industry career pathway or to develop a

small manufacturing enterprise after graduating from the program.

As emerging designers and creative individuals, this year’s graduates exemplify

high level skills and capabilities; from hand generated artwork to computer-aided

design. Students are working with printed, woven and knitted textile techniques

and materials incorporating the latest digital technologies.

The program would not be where it is today without the continued support of our

industry partners. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many individuals

and organisations that have contributed to guest lectures, discussions, workshops,

and industry placements. In particular I would like to thank our Industry Partnership

Award (IPA) sponsors for their generous support of the program.

A unique textile design program within a major Australian University can only

function with the collegiate support of dedicated teaching and support staff.

I wish to express my thanks on behalf of our students for the professionalism and

commitment of our teaching team.

Finally, congratulations to our final year students. Your creativity, skills, hard work

and professionalism can only enhance the future of the TCF design industry

and the textile design program at RMIT University. The textile design team

acknowledges our 2011 graduates and we wish the ‘twentyseven’ every success

for a creative, working life.

Thank you.

Patrick Snelling

Program Director

BA Textile Design, School of Fashion and Textiles

RMIT University

Brunswick Campus

www.rmit.edu.au/textiledesign

Bachelor of Arts - Textile Design 2011/12

Contact details and further information about the program

Visit our website for further information, degree show images, awards and links

promoting student projects, achievements and industry sponsorship of the

program: www.rmit.edu.au/textiledesign

All applicants must go through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC).

In addition, applicants need to contact the administration officer Fiona Gavens

on 03 9925 9116 or by email; [email protected] to arrange for an interview

(including folio presentation).

There are some key dates during the 2012 academic year that prospective

applicants should be aware of:

VTAC application

- deadline late September 2012, contact www.vtac.edu.au or 1300 364 133

International applicants

- please refer to www.rmit.edu.au/international for application documents and advice.

RMIT TAFE

- applicants must apply to the program via the VTAC application procedures.

Open Day Sunday 12 August 2012, 10am – 4pm

Applicants to the program are advised to attend information seminars during the

day, view student project work, speak to staff and students about the program

and experience the resources and buildings of Brunswick campus.

If you require additional catalogues please contact the Program Director on

03 9925 9411 or email [email protected]

Industry partners and companies can contact the Program Director for

information concerning Industry Partnership Awards, research and other project

development ideas for 2012.

For more information contact:

Patrick Snelling

Program Director RMIT University

School of Fashion and Textiles

25 Dawson Street Brunswick VIC 3056 Australia

Tel: +61 3 9925 9411

Fax: +61 3 9925 9246

Email: [email protected]

Bachelor of Arts - Textile Design 2011

Work Integrated Learning and IPA projects

Staff and students would like to thank and acknowledge the following project

partners. Their enthusiasm, time and industry knowledge has enriched the

program across all three-year levels.

Linen House Industry Partnership Award 2011 – second year textile studio

This project gave students the opportunity to; research, explore, create and refine

concepts for the Linen House range of bed linen and associated accessories.

Under the guidance of designers Emily Treganowan and Liz McCracken, students

developed hand painted artwork inspired by this years Vienna: Art and Design

exhibition held at the NGV. Congratulations to Kate Tuckett, Laura Dougherty,

Elise Cakebread, Esther Sandler and Megan McNeill for their first, second and

highly commended awards.

Ethical Textiles – Moral Fairground – second year textile design print

Moral Fairground is facilitating a project between our program and Lao

Sericulture to design and print onto hand woven fair trade silk scarves. The aim

of the project is to be able to raise money via the sales of the printed scarves for

Lao Sericulture, a not for profit organisation in Laos. This will assist them in supplying

water filters and building toilets for schools and hospital’s in the remote villages

that undertake traditional silk production and weaving using natural methods.

Kommaly Chanthavong from Mulberries, a small-scale Fair Trade co-operative in

Laos met with the students to discuss her work and what Fair-Trade means to the

small communities and remote villages in Laos.

On completion of the project the scarves, hand printed by the students, will be

auctioned off at Fair@Square, a fair trade and ethical festival organised by Moral

Fairground and held in Federation Square 2 - 4 December 2011.

Dryen Australia Industry Partnership Award 2011

– third year computer aided textile design

Final year students participated in a bed linen design project where they used their

CAD skills, to create a range of textile designs for doona covers, sheets, pillowcases

and accessories. Students had the opportunity to design for either adults with the

themes, ‘Sugar and Spice’ and ‘Into the Wild’ or children’s themes, ‘Artbrat’ and

‘Tropicana’ utilising current trend forecasting directions developed by Dryen

Australia. This is a valuable industry WIL project that reinforces how creativity utilising

Computer Aided Textile Design can achieve commercial outcomes with student

design work taken into production. Award winners to be announced at the end of

year degree shows.

The Johnston Collection museum – third year textile studio

Textile design students have worked this year with The Johnston Collection to develop

a range of products for their site-specific museum shop. The project focused on

documenting the decorative collection housed within the museum with students

designing and making a range of textile products for museum visitors. The outcomes

were displayed in July at the Design Made Trade show, which is part of the Victorian

government funded State of Design Festival. Collaboration with niche community

partners helps source new projects and opportunities for our students and develops

the professional skills and capabilities of graduate textile designers.

Ladelle Homewares Industry Partnership Award 2011 – third year textile studio

Ladelle have joined us as a new WIL industry partner this year and they specialise

in developing homewares for major Australian high street companies. The design

team at Ladelle briefed the student group to focus on four key directional

themes; students then researched and designed an innovative and commercial

coordinated kitchen accessories and table linen range using CATD. Ladelle had

a very successful debut at the European textile trade show Heimtextil earlier this

year. For the past few years the BA textile design program has had graduates

working within the Ladelle design studio and this new partnership with the program

creates an opportunity for students to work on a professional design brief with

award outcomes and winning designs taken through to production.

Hoad Fabrics – second year industry award

For approximately the last fifteen years the best folio of work by a second year

student within the BA Textile Design program has been awarded the Hoad Prize.

Hoad Fabrics are a Melbourne based wholesaler of furnishing fabrics dealing with

interior designers and soft furnishing retailers across Australia and New Zealand.

The Hoad judges base their award decision on: innovative design, technical

competence and commercial viability.

Augmented Spatiality – RMIT Learning and Teaching Investment Fund (LTIF) 2011

– third year textile design

Project Title “Development and the delivery of a cross-disciplinary course,

integrating applied architecture, textile design and mechatronics; the design

and digital fabrication of working prototypes.”

Students worked on a studio project in small multi-disciplinary groups drawn

from RMIT’s Textile Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design,

Industrial Design and Public Art Courses. This was a conceptual project where

students were asked consider urban public spaces of the future.

Specifically Textile Design students used their textile expertise to explore and

create innovative solutions applicable for fabrics, surfaces or skins. Students

considered how recent technological advances in computing, communication,

sensing and actuation can be retrofitted to the visionary city of the immediate

past to foster concurrent interaction in physical and virtual public space.

Beci Orpin

Buttonmania

The Corner Shop

The Fabric Store

Harvest Textiles

JP Books

Safari Living

The Sun Theatre

Third Drawer Down

Thread Den

Warwick Fabrics

The graduates of BA Textile Design would like to say

a big THANK YOU to the following:

TERESA ADAMSTextile Designer - Print www.patternxcolour.blogspot.com

[email protected]

0400 559 018

I believe in connecting people to their environment through the colour, texture and pattern of

textiles. As a designer I strive to design and create printed fabrics that are both beautiful and

engage emotion.

GEORGINA BISHOPTextile Designer - Print [email protected]

0488 110 574

Design is a way of simplifying and organising my ideas. Through the undifferentiated observation

of day to day life I draw inspiration from my immediate surroundings. Nature, urban architecture

and abstract pattern provide the starting point for me to create minimalist, stylised designs that

reflect this environment.

JAZMINE BRADLEYTextile Designer - Print jazartdesignstudio.blogspot.com

[email protected]

0404 386 726

Vibrant, playful colour palettes, hand-drawn illustrations, crafty details and graphic styling

inspire my unique design aesthetic. I love to blend my illustrations, photographs and mixed

media collages together with computer-aided design effects to create quirky and

whimsical patterns.

TERESA CEBEREKTextile Designer - Print [email protected]

0401 637 232

Through the process of combining hand generated illustrations, experimentation, computer

aided design and new technologies I communicate my ideas. Conversations, local

communities, interior environments and future thinking bring substance & inspiration to my

work. I am motivated through surface pattern, innovative design and sophisticated colour

palettes, which create contemporary outcomes.

ALICIA GORDONTextile Designer - Weave [email protected]

0419 098 684

My work interweaves the past with the present. I am inspired by the imperfections of the

handmade and the intricacies allowed by the digital.

NATALIE HACKETTTextile Designer - Weave [email protected]

0421 637 928

Tension is created when an understanding of constructed woven surfaces meet the natural

process of mark making and artistic expression. Design inspiration is drawn from the environments

which surround us, both natural and industrial. Each piece showcases skills and understanding

of construction and trans-disciplinary design.

LUCY ANN HALLTextile Designer - Knit [email protected]

0447 324 409

I love to experiment with unusual materials and techniques in my knitting, painting and drawing.

My work reflects a passion for detail, intricacy and playful colours.

KATE HENKETextile Designer - Knit [email protected]

0438 112 784

I take delight in the unexpected outcomes of a spontaneous and intuitive creative process.

I am inspired by the patterns and rhythms found within my environment and this motivates me

to experiment playfully with materials and form.

MICHELLE HOLIKTextile Designer - Print

[email protected]

www.holikova.blogspot.com

0412 919 380

I’m passionate about creating textiles for interiors and furnishings that are inspired by reinventing

historical and traditional patterning. Classic textile design that makes a statement creates

meaningful and beautiful objects for the home. Industry experience, technical skills and a

captivation for textiles are the foundation for my design career.

HANNAH HUGHESTextile Designer - Print [email protected]

0403 714 500

I love designing unique and detailed fabrics using various mediums including painting,

drawing, screen-printing, needlework and digital design. I want to create beautiful textiles

that make people happy.

CELINA JACKSONTextile Designer - Print [email protected]

0404 951 426

Colour is my inspiration and love. It’s everywhere, it’s how we express ourselves and it’s how

we capture our audience. Textile design lets me express my ideas through the use of colours

in all of my designs.

BREE JANESTextile Designer - Print [email protected]

0403 372 497

Creativity is all that encompasses me, from scribbling sketches on paper to undertaking two

degrees in graphic and textile design; creativity has woven itself within me. I am a visual sponge

for striking colours and patterns that evolve in everyday life, which has allowed me to create

pieces that are truly inspired.

MARA KAPSISTextile Design - Print [email protected]

0412 800 818

Pattern and texture are intriguing to me. I build with pattern, watching it evolve and come alive

with each new layer. I look for the patterns in between, gently guiding happy accidents.

My aim is to create a surface that draws you in and doesn’t let you go.

NERIDA KINGTextile Designer - Weave [email protected]

0404 924 945

As a passionate hand weaver, I love using an abundance of bold colours within my design

work. Gravitating towards fashion outcomes, I believe that well designed textiles bring a new

dimension to them. I enjoy both the handmade elements of textiles and the digitally designed,

combining the two to create a clash of tradition and innovation.

DANIELLE LEONARDISTextile Designer - Print [email protected]

0411 296 534

I am a strong believer in personal style; it defines you as an individual. My intricate style is my

signature. As a designer, I allow traditional concepts to be challenged, which generates a

reaction and new design possibilities. An innate love of pattern, and textiles has become what

defines me as an individual; it is my passion.

MAYA LILLIANTextile Designer - Weave www.overandunder.wordpress.org

[email protected]

0413 144 107

My design style references the process of weaving - at first glance things appear to be simple,

but closer inspection reveals them to be full of complexities. My work retains evidence of the

hand, while embracing new technologies to expand the potentials for production and end use.

My interest in playing with three dimensional elements creates movement and depth, pushing

the boundaries of textile design and weave, while still maintaining a commercial appeal.

RACHEL McCARTHYTextile Designer - Knit [email protected]

0425 605 496

I fell into textile design and by brilliant luck found I loved it. An inspiration in much of my work

is the environment, in particular native flora and fauna. Combining design with organic life

reflects my love of the natural world and all that it can evoke.

Textile Designer - Weave [email protected]

0437 024 834

I discovered my love for textiles through my previous work designing and making costumes.

I am passionate about creating beautiful hand crafted pieces incorporating hand weaving,

illustration and a sense of fun.

CASSIE McDONALD

Textile Designer - Print [email protected]

0433 299 993

I specialise in traditional hand printing and modern digital print methods. My design

practice draws inspiration from the myriad of visual delights in our environment. Creating

stylish, contemporary and exciting textile designs for women’s fashion garments is my driving

passion. Creating the perfectly balanced outfit is what I do best.

DANI PELLY


0412 190 808

With a devotion to colour, an obsession with pattern and a passion for fashion, I am inspired

by the world around me. As a printer, I find joy in the playful placement of layering and

colour, seeking harmony and beauty upon the textile surface.

ERIN REINBOTH


0434 581 788

Design is embarking on a journey, it allows one to explore, whilst learning and encountering

new experiences. I see myself as an explorer of; the dreamlike, the delicate, and the

innovative, with the passion to design strong visual prints. Inspiration is drawn from a multitude

of sources; a rose, a historical culture, contemporary trend or personal experience.

MARIE ROMANO

Textile Designer - Knit [email protected]

0412 994 854

I am passionate about art and design and the creative process. I love to work with colour,

pattern and different materials. In particular I love bold, graphic, playful and experimental

knitwear designs and loose mark marking illustrations and designs.

EMMA SHEEHY

Textile Designer - Knit [email protected]

0421 172 967

As a textile designer, my favourite practices are designing, illustrating, creating and

embellishing. What excites me the most about textiles is that the countless possibilities are

forever expanding.

MELISSA SLADE


0430 394 466

I am Inspired by the world around me; emotions and people; historical art and design. I express

these elements through my vivid use of colour, quirky line work and a passion for print design.

NICKY STATHOPOULOS

Textile Designer - Print follyandwhim.tumblr.com

[email protected]

0438 376 087

With a background in illustration I have found a perfect use for all my skills in textile design.

It is a combination of the simple pleasure of hand drawing motifs to the glory of finding a

creative solution to a classic problem, which I find so exciting. I am drawn to what I can touch,

feel, see and use. The broad scope of textile design combines all these elements perfectly.

SARAH STRICKLAND

Textile Designer - Print oatsforporridge.blogspot.com

[email protected]

0433 117 012

My passion centers around creating fun, bright and playful illustrations. Sketching, designing

and giving life to imaginary characters and immortalizing them onto physical media are

what I absolutely love and thrive on doing.

MEI TAN

Textile Designer - Knit ataleofdesign.blogspot.com

[email protected]

0400 498 166

Colour, pattern and creativity are my passions. Painting, computer aided design and

knitting are my strengths. As a creative person I have always seen the world differently. I see

opportunities to design beautiful things that make people happy. My excitement for life and

textile design grows more and more everyday with each achievement I make.

SHARNEE THORPE

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BA Textile Design Degree show catalogue 2011 "TWENTYSEVEN"