In this afternoon's weekly meeting, we were lucky enough to be joined by bespoke London artist, Daniel Heath. His tag line 'Bespoke Wallpaper, Textiles & Interior surfaces', flashing on screen, it was apparent that there wasn't going to be any embroidery involved, however surely enough I really, really did find his work to be truly inspirational, once he began his presentation.
Primarily interior based, I was fascinated by the ornate, intricate details that Daniel designed- constantly reminding me of the patterns that I was looking at concept wise for my live briefing. Daniel takes most of his inspiration from Victorian era architecture and costume. One clear message that was being reproduced over and over was that Daniel enjoyed the experimentation process, something that as textiles students, we are able to relate to. Alike to our lecture with Karen Nicol, it was made clear that the industry isn't always going to be easy to work in, and that you really do need to be adaptable with the ways in which you work, but ultimately, it will all be worth it in the end.
Another piece of advice that was being pushed in this lecture was regarding networking and presentation of portfolio- two things that are extremely important when setting out as a designer in the industry. It is important to have a well presented portfolio showing exactly what it is that you do and more importantly, how excited you are by it. As well as this, it is an essential time to begin thinking about having our work professionally photographed for digital portfolio work.