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Student Showcase Archive

Amy Jo Lewis

MA work

MA work

My work explores the concepts of both digital and hand craft. Using traditional textile techniques and combining them with a variety of digital and hand processes to produce a more contemporary feel, the project encapsulates these elements in an innovative style to create an intriguing collection of fabrics designed for menswear.


Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Textiles, 2011

    Specialism

    Woven Textiles

  • My work explores the concepts of both digital and hand craft. Using traditional textile techniques and combining them with a variety of digital and hand processes to produce a more contemporary feel, the project encapsulates these elements in an innovative style to create an intriguing collection of fabrics designed for menswear.


  • Degrees

  • BA (Hons), Textiles: Fashion and Fibre, Winchester School of Art, 2009
  • Experience

  • Design assistant, Paul Smith, London, 2010; Studio assistant, Holbrook Studios, London, 2010; Quality control, Margo Selby, London, 2008; Work placement, Heathcoat Fabrics, Tiverton, 2008
  • Exhibitions

  • Frock Shock, Fairfields Art Centre, Basingstoke, 2009; New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, 2009
  • Awards

  • Third prize, Clothworkers' Foundation Award / Bradford Textile Society Design Competition, 2011; Second prize, Woven Linen Collection, CELC Master of Linen Prize, 2010; Second prize, DAKS London Textile Design Competition, 2009