New Design Britain Awards 2012...
So, I've been selcted as a finalist for the New Design Britain Awards with my degree work wallpaper collection! My work will be displayed at the Interiors UK trade show at Birmingham in January so I'm very excited.

www.interiorsuk.com

Work Experience...
My design and moodboard from my work experience with Graham and Brown

What to do next...
Well the work experience at Graham and Brown was loads of fun, I really enjoyed it but what to do now! I've entered the New Design Britain Awards 2011 so I'm going to start working towards that and hopefully get something from it. I have also began to look into getting into FE teaching so I am hopefully getting some work experience at the sixth form college I attended and hopefully get onto a part time PGCE course by the end of the month. There is also a job I am going for that looks really interesting so fingers crossed everybody will say yes to me!

Exhibitions at the Baltic...
Some images from the current exhibitions on show at the Baltic.
The pictures don't really do them justice as to how gorgeous they look in the galleries. The scale of some, like this first image below, are huge and create a really good atmosphere.

Printed Lengths...
Hand screen printed lengths from my degree show.

A ride out to the seaside...


At the weekend we took a trip out to Amble and then along to Tynemouth. I took a few photos that I thought I could do some drawings from and make some new designs to keep me busy now I've finished college.

Degree Show Opening Night...
My bay at the degree show.

Looking forward to August...
I am excited for the week commencing the 8Th August because I have managed to get myself a weeks work placement with the Graham and Brown design studio. Just need to get looking for some accommodation...

Cavern home wallpapers

Inspiration...
Throughout my FMP I had a few different designers and companies that inspired me in different ways. These are some of there pieces...

www.troveline.com

Bespoke hand painted wallpaper length...
I wanted my wallpaper designs to all be commercial and aimed at the male market. I wanted to create designs that were abstract but would still sell in high end stores. once I had created my final collection, however, I felt that a bespoke hand painted piece would look really gorgeous if it fit in with the collection in a similar way.
I'm really pleased with how it turned out and I think because of the linear qualities and the coloring it still works with my commercial collection.

hand screen printed wallpaper samples...

Hand painted designs for wallpaper

The final Major Project
drawings from Liverpool

scaffolding sketches

I tried to keep my drawings sheets busy either through collaging different bits of paper and drawing over them or by overlapping my drawings to create something more abstract. I felt this helps with the design process.