Ella Robinson

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• MA Degree

  School

  School of Design

  Programme

  MA Textiles, 2009

  Specialism

  Mixed Media Textiles

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• Unwanted materials often possess unexplored value, carrying a history of their own that is frequently visible from their appearance. Seizing the potential of found objects gives them a new lease of life, typically one very different to that of their original purpose. My final collection utilises the texture and character of driftwood, contrasting its weathered, uneven and dull surface against the feminine softness and sheen of thread. Inspired by the British coast these interior and exterior pieces exploit my love of vibrant colour and pattern.
  

• Degrees

• BA (Hons) Multi Media Textiles (First Class), Loughborough University School of Art and Design, 2006; Foundation Art and Design (Distinction), Leeds College of Art and Design, 2003

• Experience

• Childrens Workshop Leader, Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Doncaster, 2009; Internship (Product Finishing), Ratti SpA, Guanzate, Italy, 2007; Committee Chair, Bias Degree Show, London, 2006

• Exhibitions

• Off the Wall, The Gallery Room, London, 2009; Stripetastic (solo show), Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Doncaster, 2009; Interstoff Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, 2006; Indigo, Premiere Vision, Paris, France, 2006; New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, 2006

• Awards

• Third prize, Man Group Drawing Prize, 2009; Colour in Design Award, The Worshipful Company of Dyers Travel Scholarship, 2008; Second prize, Designers Guild Live Brief, 2007