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Sophie Katherine Thorne 2 Lindisfarne Close Winsley Bradford-on-avon Wiltshire BA15 2HS 07896 780709 [email protected] S.K.Thorne-[email protected] Personal Profile I am a hardworking and innovative new designer who is currently in the final stage of my degree in Textile design at Loughborough University. I am a passionate painter, specialising in colourful gouache paintings. Having gained valuable experience working for high end interior brands and commercial studios during my placement year, I am now ready for a new opportunity to develop my experience and understanding within the printed textile industry. 2014- 2015 Work Experience Freelance: Fusion CPH Design Studio (4 months) • Following a successful internship with Fusion CPH Design Studio, I was offered a freelance position which I undertook for 4 months. During this time, I sold several designs and chose to terminate this agreement in September 2015 in order to fully commit to the final year of my degree. Fusion CPH Design Studio: Print Design Intern (3 months) Commercial Danish Design Studio • Drawing and painting imagery in various styles using different mediums. • Using drawn imagery to create repeat designs for commercial fashion, altering scales and choosing colour palettes. • Overlocking, hanging and presenting of final design samples. House of Hackney: Print Design Intern (4 months) Luxery British Interiors and Fashion Brand • Putting designs into repeat, editing colour ways, changing print scales. • Editing web imagery - scaling products to match one another and correcting colours. • Fashion CADs - composing prints onto garments. • Packaging web orders - gift wrapping and correct packaging of website orders. • Arranging products in store - creating interesting product arrangements to enhance the store. Monsoon Accessorize : Licensing Department Intern (1 month) British Commercial Interior, Fashion and Accessories company
• Preparing mood and theme boards for meetings. • Arrangement of products in showroom. • Filing product development CADS and information sheets. • Answering emails. OOMF Interiors: Print Design Intern (2 months) Interior Design Studio • Online marketing and promotion. • Advised on website design. • Developed interior design collection. Skills • Photoshop • Illustrator • Drawing and Painting Skills • Fabric Dyeing • Screen Printing • Preparing Kodatrace • Sewing Machine & Hand Stitch Skills • Basic Weaving Skills • Photography Skills • Glass & Ceramics skills • Machine Work Shop Skills, e.g Drilling, Bandsaw, Guillotine • Dark Room Processing Skills Achievements Standfast & Barracks Textile Design Competition 2016. (Winner for Printed Textiles) • Winning designers had opportunity for their collections to be exhibited at Proposte Trade Show Italy, 2016. Education & Qualifications 2012 – Present: Loughborough University: School of the Arts. BA (Hons) Degree: Textiles, Innovation
& Design, specialising in Printed Textiles. 2011 – 2012: Trowbridge College. BTEC in Foundation Diploma Studies. 2009 – 2011: A Levels. A levels, Art (A), Geography (C) & Psychology (E). GCSE’s. 10 GCSE’s between the grades A*- C, including English, Maths & Science.