Natalie Meegan SURFACE PAT TE R N DE S I GN
Mini Portfolio
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A b out Me
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P up p ies
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B uild in gs
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B e w it ch i n g Tal e s
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W ild e r n ess
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P r ime ur
About me
I am a cre ati ve , hard-work i ng and we l l organ is ed pers o n . For the past 3 ye ars I have work e d for a com pan y c alled Pri m e ur on the i r De si gn Te am . I graduate d i n 2 0 1 4 w it h a de gre e i n Conte m porary Surface De si gn & Tex t iles, f ro m whi ch I gai ne d a 2: 1. In m y spare ti m e I l ove t o u n dert ak e proj e cts at hom e , such as upcycl i ng produc t s o r mak in g furni ture , as thi s al l ows m e to cre ate trul y un iqu e piec es for m y hom e .
My current role I fi nd it ver y r ew ar d in g b ein g a t P r im eu r a s I a m ve ry h and s on due t o being p a r t o f a c lo s e- k n it, s m a ll de si gn team. I w or k clo s ely w ith th e S a les a n d Buyi ng d e p a rtme n t s, helping t o d ev elo p n ew p r o d u c ts a s we l l as e nsuri ng our ac c ount s h a v e th e m o s t u p to d a te d e si gns i n a ccor danc e t o seas o n a l tr en d s . M y r o le h a s evol ve d o v er t he t ime I have been h er e, a s I n o w p r o d u c e a l ot of pa cka g i ng and POS f or c u s to m er s , s o m eth in g w h ich has he l p e d develop my Ph o to s h o p a n d p h o to ed itin g sk i l l s. As p a r t of my r ole I a m r eq u ir ed to r es ea r c h s easonal t r e nd s, go on c omp-sh o p s a n d v is it tr a d e s h o w s . The se e x p e ri e nces allow me t o b u ild u p m y k n o w led g e o f what is c u r r en tly in th e m a r k et, a n d spot upc o m in g a n d em er g in g tr en ds that c o u ld b e a p p lied to d o o rm ats.
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Puppies Thi s i s a m i ni proj e ct that I se t m yse l f afte r co llege. I t all ste m e d from a Val e nti ne ’ s gi ft I m ade for m y part n er - I dre w the Fre nchi e for hi m as he l ove d those do gs at t h e ti m e . I the n de ci de d to e xpand the col l e cti on an d c reat e fri e nds for Mr Fre nchi e ! I dre w the se dogs usi ng m y Wacom tabl e t, a n d it ’s t h e f irs t proj e ct whe re I adde d col our di gi tal l y. I’ m re a lly pleas ed wi th how the y turne d out and can’ t wai t to e xpan d t h e col l e cti on!
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Buildings Thi s i s m y fi nal m aj or proj e ct that I e xhi bi te d at N ew De si gne rs. I was i nspi re d by the be auty and w o n der o f abandone d, de re l i ct bui l di ngs and use d thi s in s pirat io n t o cre ate si m pl e l i ne drawi ngs whi ch I col l e cte d in a s mall sk e tchbook . From the se sk e tche s I was abl e t o c reat e re pe at patte rns whi ch the n i nform e d m y scre en des ign s . I use d m y m ai n scre e n to produce hand pri nt ed w allpaper i n 3 di ffe re nt col ourways, whi ch for m e was th e h igh ligh t o f m y proj e ct. I al so had m y de si gns m ade i n to greet in gs cards i n m y spare ti m e .
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Bewitching Tales
Thi s i s the proj e ct that won fi rst pri ze and the Lu x u ry Fabri cs LTD Award from the Bradford Te xti l e s S o c iet y. I took m y i nspi rati on from 19th ce ntury fai ry t ales , spe ci fi cal l y ‘ dark e r’ stori e s - not the rom anti s c is ed ve rsi ons we k now today. I focusse d on hand an d jac qu ard we avi ng wi th e l e m e nts of scre e n pri nt, usi ng go ld f o il an d e m broi de ry thre ads to e nhance m y de si gns. Th e des ign whi ch won the awards i s shown to the far l e ft ; it is a j acquard we ave of m y de si gn whi ch I the n prin t ed o n t h e top of usi ng bl ack i nk and gol d foi l to cre ate a s t rik in g pi e ce .
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Wilderness Thi s i s the proj e ct that I won the Hal l m ark l i ve brief w it h . My i nspi rati on starte d wi th goi ng out and tak in g ph o t o s in l ocal woodl ands. The col ours and te xture s I d is c o v ered the n i nform e d m y scre e n pri nti ng, whi ch i n the en d t o o k a back se at i n thi s proj e ct. I focusse d he avi l y o n e m broi de ry, som e thi ng whi ch I onl y usual l y u s ed t o e nhance m y pri nts, and starte d cre ati ng 3D s t ru c t u res o u t of sti tch usi ng sol uabl e fabri cs. I al so use d l as er c u t t in g and di gi tal pri nt, and al l e l e m e nts cam e toge t h er t o c reat e m y thre e fi nal 3D col l age s.
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Primeur
Doorm ats don’ t have to be dul l ! W he n i t was f irs t sugge ste d we put a uni corn on a m at pe opl e w ere u n s u re, howe ve r i t qui ck l y be cam e one of the m ost po pu lar prom oti onal de si gns re que ste d by custom e rs . A s a te am we cl ose l y m oni tor the m ark e t, an d s aw t h at t h e uni corn was qui ck l y be com i ng bi g i n 2017. T h e des ign s be l ow be cam e a huge hi t whe n the y we re l au n c h ed in store , whi ch the n l e d to re pe at orde rs and us as a des ign te am thi nk i ng “what can we do ne xt?�. It was t h en w e de ci de d to
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