Meet Lily Elo─First Class Honours BA (Hons) Textile Design Graduate In 2022 At Nottingham Trent University
I’m a final year Print specialist with a predominant fashion focus.
I’m a forward-thinking individual with strong current market awareness, who enjoys working with evolving trends.
I’m inspired by my social surroundings, taking influence from the rave and youth culture of my generation.
Throughout my time studying, I have developed an abstract digital style, exploring multi-media approaches to enhance my expressive visual research skills.
My current project INTERFERENCE focuses on the phenomena of light interference creating an iridescent colour spectrum.
Through utilising multimedia scanography I created colour distortions and abstract organic forms, culminating in escapist psychedelic compositions.
As well as flourishing independently, I love the collaborative design process, having been selected for a Next Menswear placement from a group live brief in 2021.
I’m very interested in the fashion sector, but I would love to apply my creativity and innovation to any role in wider design industry.
The next generation are pushing the boundaries of print to chart a new future for the textile industry as we enter i4.0. Lily Elo commented:
"Throughout my time studying, I have developed an abstract digital style, exploring multi-media approaches to enhance my expressive visual research skills. My current project INTERFERENCE focuses on the phenomena of light interference creating an iridescent colour spectrum. Through utilising multimedia scanography I created colour distortions and abstract organic forms, culminating in escapist psychedelic compositions."
Lily has sourced recycled polyester for her fashion collection "Interference" which was produced using an Epson desktop dye sublimation printer, creating printed fabrics by layering texture and print using a heat transfer press.
BA ( Hons) Textile Design At Nottingham Trent University
Fashion and Textiles at NTU is internationally recognised for the quality of its creative, industry-ready graduates.
This textile design course is unique in the UK, allowing you to explore the different areas of textile design before specialising in the creative areas of textile print, embroidery, weave and knit, as your work develops.
As a young, ambitious designer, we'll introduce you to all aspects of textile design, investigating fundamental principles in colour, form, scale, pattern and composition. Supported by our expert academic and technical staff, you’ll learn traditional and digital techniques with access to our industry-standard facilities.
The course has excellent links with industry, and students will get the chance to take part in live projects and competitions, gain work experience, and have the opportunity to visit fashion and textiles events overseas, such as Première Vision in paris.
Explore all aspects of textile design before choosing to specialise in print, embroidery, weave or knit.
Experience live projects with companies like Romo, Liberty London, Next and Joules.
Learn traditional and digital techniques, working with industry-standard digital machinery.
