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Sophie Katherine Thorne 2 Lindisfarne Close Winsley Bradfordonavon Wiltshire BA15 2HS 07896 780709 [email protected] [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

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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.