New Designers - Review

I have just returned home from a 6 day trip to London where I was showcasing my graduate collection at New Designers. Industry showed interest in my prints and I have subsequently gained valuable contacts and internship offers which I will be following up. Below is a picture of my display.

I also had a little bit of free time in the city, so I visited a few places of interest. Of course a visit to Liberty was essential, as it never dissapoints. The beautiful interiors company 'House Of Hackney' had a room display setting with their fabric adorning sofa's, lampshades and cushions. Truly stunning.

As New Designers takes place in Islington, I finally got the chance to have a look in 'Cass Art' which is located nearby. This fantastic art shop has 3 floors of specialist art and craft supplies including: various drawing media, sketchbooks, paints and portfolios, with many items on offer or in the sale. It can be found on Colebrooke Row, near Upper Street. This is the flagship store, but there is also 4 other outlets in London.

Phillippa x

My Online Portfolio

I have recently updated my online portfolio on carbonmade. I have added images of my latest fashion print collection 'Global Collective', aswell as adding new images of my 'Africa' print collection completed last year and a selection of imagery showcasing the design development stage of my collections. Please take a look on http://phillippacopping.carbonmade.com/ to see my collections, as I haven't upoladed all the same images on this blog. Phillippa x

Selected to Exhibit at New Designers, London

Since beginning studying for my degree 3 years ago, I knew that ultimately I wanted to exhibit my graduate collection at New Designers in London. For now the hard work seems have payed off and I have been selected to exhibit at the show later this month. I have visited the show twice before and on both occasions found it to be an inspiring showcase of a fresh design talent, so I am very happy that I have been selected. I will be exhibiting during Part 1 of the show - 27th-30th June on stand T62. New Designers takes place at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. It is located just off Upper Street and can easily be reached via Angel underground. There are so many great design shops, antique stores and vintage emporiums along Upper Street and Camden Passage (Islington), including one of my favourites 'Atelier Abigail Ahern', aswell as a selection of great places to eat. So if you love design I can definately recommend a day out in Islington and why not call into New Designers to see my work. Phillippa x

'Wall of Print' - Exhibition Display

Below are pictures of my recent exhibition. I knew that for my display I wanted to create a 'Wall of print and colour'. My 'Global Collective' print collection is full of intense prints and striking repeat patterns and this display option reflects that intensity. I chose a selection of my prints as I did not have space to display them all. Phillippa x

Printed Dress

I just found this photograph of myself (on the right) wearing a dress that I made 4 years ago whilst studying for my A-Level Textiles. I absolutely loved designing, hand-printing and making this dress, inspired at the time by my love of Basso & Brooke. On the night this picture was taken, we were holding a caltwalk show to raise money for charity and to showcase our designs. I can even remember walking down the caltwalk to Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones, i'm sure I was nervous. Sorry the image quality is not great, but this seems to be the only picture I have. However, as you can see, even back then I had a keen eye for statement fashion prints and bold colour palettes.

Basso & Brooke Spring 2006

Phillippa x

Principles Dissertation Prize

I recently found out that I have been shortlisted for the 'Principles Dissertation Prize'. Out of the 122 Level 6 students, 5 were nominated for this prize, myself included. I worked very hard on my dissertation, which was titled 'The Legacy of 1950's Design on Modern Design'. I even made it down to London on a research trip so I could visit the anniversary exhibition of the 1951 Festival Of Britain at the Soutthbank Centre. I really like this period of design history and I gained so much knowledge from writing my dissertation. The iconic 1950's style of design has gone onto influence my own design work. I will have to wait until the launch night of the degree show exhibiton to see if I have won, but just to receive a nomination feels like a big achievement. Phillippa x

'Global Collective' Fashion Print Collection - Complete

I've had a little break from my blog for the past few weeks, so I could concentrate on completing my 'Global Collective' fashion print collection. This collection is now complete and very soon I will be preparing to showcase this work in my degree show exhibition. In total I designed around 40 prints and then chose to take 12 of these designs through to the final stage of the collection. For some of the designs I have produced 2 final prints in different colourways, so in total I have 21 prints in the final collection. Here is a sneak peek at some of my samples.

Product Visualisation Here is my product visualisation board. For this I used photoshop to place my designs on catwalk models, so you can get an idea of the style of garment and market level I see my designs being aimed at.

I will post pictures of my degree show exhibition when it takes place. Phillippa x