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Shireen Batliwala

MA work

MA work

My work melds traditional and technological textile processes in an effort to create an equilibrium in which both disciplines enhance and sustain each other.

Handicraft techniques are integral to the core of each design, and are used in tandem with innovation, culminating in a range of fabrics suitable for the luxury interiors market.

Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Textiles, 2008

    Specialism

    Printed Textiles

  • My work melds traditional and technological textile processes in an effort to create an equilibrium in which both disciplines enhance and sustain each other.

    Handicraft techniques are integral to the core of each design, and are used in tandem with innovation, culminating in a range of fabrics suitable for the luxury interiors market.

  • Degrees

  • BFA (Hons) Textiles, Rhode Island School of Design, USA, 2001
  • Experience

  • Freelance Doshi Levien Design Office, London, 2008; Designer, Maharam, New York, 2001-6; Assistant 'to' the Curator of Education, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, 1999-1
  • Awards

  • First Prize, Jacquard Category, International Textile Market Association: Virginia Jackson Design Competition, 2001; Second Prize and Honorary Mention, American Fibers and Yarn Company: Student Design Competition, 2000; Scholarship, Echo Design Group, Inc., 2000