LucyFaulke

Surface and textile designer specialising in crochet and knit for conceptual pieces, fashion and interior products. Gaining a first class honours in fashion knitwear design with business studies at the University of Brighton where she also undertook a year working for John Rocha in Dublin . Lucy followed a desire to learn more about integrating crocheted textiles with interior products which led to the Royal College of Art in London, where she graduated with a MA in Knitted Textile design. During this time she gained experience in various commercial textile and knit projects including projects for Umbro, Rowan and Daks.
In 2011, Lucy moved to London to help construct the Archilace project designed by Loop pH at Kensington Palace. She now freelances working on a variation of projects including work for Inbar Spector, Lion Brand Yarns and Prick Your Finger.

CV SUMMARY

• MA in Textiles, Royal College of Art, 2011
• 1st class degree in Fashion Knitwear with Business Studies in July 2009, University
  of Brighton.
• Industry experience, John Rocha, Dublin (6 months), Cardigan, Brighton
  (6 months), Larch Rose, Brighton (2 months)
• Mixed media and manipulation of materials, with high level skills in crochet, Dubied
  knitting and computer graphics.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

* Shortlisted for the 2012 Installation at Kensington Palace.
* Featured Designer in 'Inside Crochet' magazine, issue 21. August 2011
* Hand-knotted and crocheted garment and interview published in Rowan
  Magazine No.49, 2011
* Featured work 'Basics Fashion Design 06: Knitwear by Juliana Sissons',
  2010
* Garments and accessories on display as part of the Brighton Festival
  2010
* Joint winner of Ethical Design Rowan Project, 2010
* Crocheted Dress on display at Liberty of London, Oct 2010
* Shown fine-guage knitted fabrics at Pitti Filati, Florence, 2010
* Material experiments and knitted swatches in WGSN trend packs, 2009
* Finalist in Envy Design competition, 2007
* Participated in the Creative Quarter exhibition at the V&A, London, 2005

EMPLOYMENT & INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

March 2012 - Present
Freelance textile designer

October 2011 - March 2012
Loop pH
Designer and maker

July - Sep 2010:
Larch Rose, Brighton, UK
Designer and sampler

March 2010
Umbro, (Live Brief)
- Created designs for 2011 concept
  leisurewear collection

Feb 2010
Daks (Live brief)
- Created designs for 2011 A/W collection

May - Oct 2007:
Cardigan, Brighton, UK
Knitwear Design Assistant and Sampler
− Design development
− Produced knitted swatches
− Worked on embellishments and fabric
  manipulation

Oct 2007 – March 2008:
John Rocha, Dublin, Ireland
Knitwear Design Assistant and Sampler
− Design development
− Created Crocheted garments for the catwalk collection
− Produced patterns and fabrics
− Worked on embellishments and fabric manipulation.
− Produced samples and generated ideas for Debenhams
  childrenswear line.

RECENT EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

2009-2011: Royal College of Art
MA Knitted Textiles

2005-2009: University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear with Business Studies - 1st class degree

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Proficient technical ability with Dubied and domestic knitting machines
• Expert crochet ability, signature techniques include oversized hairpin lace and
  covering mixed media with ‘puff’ stitches.
• Confident with visual researching and colour
• Skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, Traditional and digital photography
• Embellishment and beading
• competent illustrative and specification drawing skills

References on request.