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ABOUT ME
ALEISHA HUGHES
TEXTILE DESIGNER & FASHION UPCYCLING
BASED IN NOTTINGHAM, UK.
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FROM STUDYING ART AND TEXTILES THROUGHOUT MY EDUCATION I HAVE BECOME A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNER WITH A HUGE PASSION FOR EXPLORING TEXTURE, MARK MAKING USING FOUND OBJECTS, COLLAGING AND UPCYCLING CLOTHING. RECYCLING FASHION AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO SO HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT FACTOR IN MY WORK, HOPING TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO TRANSFORM THEIR UNLOVED CLOTHING, IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VALUE THEIR FASHION PURCHASES AND REDUCE WARDROBE WASTE . TAKING CONSISTENT INSPIRATION FROM FINE ARTISTS, THE PUNK SUBCULTURE AND ACTIVISM , MY RECENT PROJECT HAS BEEN A STATEMENT TOWARDS BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE ISSUE OF FASHION WASTE.
AwardS
The Bradford tEXTILE SOCIETY DESIGN COMPETITION 2019|2020
THE CLOTHWORKERS' COMPANY AWARD - A PRINTED TEXTILE DESIGN FOR FASHION
- 3RD PRIZE.
ENCOURAGING UPCYCLING
COMBATTING FASHION WASTE
ENC0URAGING UPCYCLING
COMBATTING FASHION WASTE
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