Catherine Aitken

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• MA Degree

  School

  School of Design

  Programme

  MA Textiles, 2011

  Specialism

  Printed Textiles

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• [email protected]
  +44 (0)7947 274 285

  http://www.catherinelouiseaitken.co.uk/

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• Designing furniture objects, fabrics and surface for interior spaces — I am interested in form and pattern and how the two can develop together. Exploring contrasts between hardness and softness, lightness and heaviness — I have produced a col-lection of products that encourage a subtle, intuitive response.

  

  Bundle: A collection of seating based on actions of organisation — stacking, rolling, laying and bundling. Playing withrepetition of form to create structures that can be gently manipulated by the user.


  Fractions: Two contrasting parts create a whole, allowing for combinations and rotations. Manipulating wall and floor surface, altering pace and accentuating transition.


• Degrees

• Foundation Art and Design, Telford College, Edinburgh, 2002; BA (Hons), Textiles, Glasgow School of Art, 2006

• Experience

• Freelance wallpaper designer, LG Hausys, Korea, London, 2010; Freelance print designer, M-Lab, London, 2008-9; Research and information assistant, Crafts Council, London, 2007-9; Freelance print designer, The Style Council, New York, London, 2007-8

• Exhibitions

• RCA Intent, Ventura Lambrate, Milan, Italy, 2011; Between Two, Space FiftyFour, London, 2011; Cut To Fit (London Design Festival), Royal College of Art, 2010; Origin: The London Craft Fair, Somerset House, London, 2009

• Awards

• Winner, Gillian Purvis Bursary, 2006; Winner, Incorporation of Weavers Travel Scholarship, 2006