Tuesday, 12 October 2010

New Designers 2010

New Designers 2009, Furniture Zone, Bucks New University


I decided to attend for the second time running new designers, (a week full of newly graduated designerss howing off their best work) I mainly because In my head I gathered thoughts that I may attend to showcase my work in 2011 show. There was alot of fashion displays this year, deffinatley alot more than last year. It did put into perspective the amount of competition that is out there, and the amount of people that do what I do, which made me realise that I will have to upp my game when it comes to my style, and make my designs and final outcomes special, something that will make me stand out. No pressure then.
Without wanting to sound negative I wasn't as impressed as I was the first time round, I dont know if that because It was second time round and I kind of knew what to expect, but nothing stood out to me, alot was digital print, but similar prints or textiles knitted garments.  It lacked indiviuality and different things going on.  Dont get me wrong everything was at a extremley high standard just nothing special, I maybe being too harsh but I think I just over hyped thinking this year would  top last years, but it this year was media oka. I'm hoping next year will be a different story entiley.

PDP Friedmans Ltd

Friedmans Ltd


Unit 2 Sunaco House
Bletchley Road
Heaton Mersey Industrial Estate
Heaton MerseY
Stockport
SK4 3EF
UK
http://friedmans.co.uk/
 


 A design created by Friedmans

Friedmans is a small friendly company in Stockport, Manchester. They design digital flat prints for dance wear costumes. They are really up my street, They use acidic colours just like me. The company is owned by a couple David Kaitiff (Founder) and Helen Kaitiff.
I arranged to meet up with Helen because there was prospect of a small part time job going, creating digital prints on photoshop.
I thought this was a brilliant opportunity not to only get grips to how a company works but get to know how to work a digital printer and its something I could put on my CV.
I arranged to meet up with Helen and she discussed and showed examples of the work they have done, who they work for and what type of work I would be doing, and examples of briefs from clients. I also showed her some of my primary work and digital work, and got possitive feedback on how it was what they were looking for and very much their style. She seemed pretty impresssed I created all my designs from photoshop. She did say it would be a paid job but temporary but she could offer me something permanment after I graduate. Which I was pleaseantly surprised about.
Even though the job fell through I still found it a positive experience to present my work to some outside the  context of college and get a positive feedback.
A lovley small company that would of been a pleasure to work for.