BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles
Personal reputation and Introduction: The final BA works (2012) are going to the final press show (25:1) in UAL. It is inspired by Janpanese hand-craft, cultural and art. Also I am look at the 2012 S/S collection of Balenciaga. I was interested in fashion design since 12 years old and worked with my grandmother in the fashion industrial around 16. A passionate,organised and confident textiles and design management student from the London College of Fashion. A keep follower of trends, inputting and developing researches into designs. A strong interest in experimenting with a variety of colours, which has helped build a strong colour palette and ability to manipulate a range of colours. Good at different types of drawing, collage and presentation. Education: 09/12-now MA Design Management for the fashion Industries in London College of Fashion 09/09-06/12 BA (Hons) Fashion design (Surface Textile) in London college of Fashion (The projects I have done: Dada Project, sustainable project, ect). 09/08-06/09 Art and Design foundation in Kingston University. Before-06/07 A-level in Hangzhou Middle Four School, Hangzhou, Zhengjiang, China. Skills: Languages - very fluent Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) and English, basic Spanish and Germany. (All languages are based on speaking, listening and writing). Management- Basic design management skills. Embroidery-hand embroidery, cornely machine, CAD embroidery, Irish machine, willcome machine. Print- screen print, sublimation print. Knit-Domestic machine, Dubied machine. Design-drawing, research, fabric manipulation, pattern cutting, design development, photographic, colour palette. Presentation- moodboard, customerboard. Teamwork-good listener, share ideas, build up teammate confident, organised works. Employment: 07/07-09/07 Sales adviser in JNBY (Hangzhou,China) for styling and selling. 05/11 The London Embroidery Studio. Industry Experience: 04/06-07/09 Designer's assistant in JNBY and Croquis. (Hangzhou,China) for styling, trend research, design development, fabric experiment and example make. 07/10-10/10 Design director's assistant in JNBY and Croquis. 05/11 Part time placement in the London Embroidery Studio. 06/11 Full time production manager's assistant in DKNY menswear. 09/12-05/13 Marketing manager in Poetry UK Menswear Ltd. Contact: Msn and Email:Yingjian_gao@hotmail.com Phone:(0044)7814678635