A Bailey Design
Surface Pattern Design
About Me
I am a third year Surface Pattern Design student based in Swansea, South Wales. During the past two years I have developed my own unique practice that has included using interesting objects that are often overlooked that I abstracted or made geometric with interesting colour combinations. I specialise in the interior context and I have experimented with different materials with other qualities
like hard surfaces etc glass and ceramics.
I'm particularly interested in working with paper creating wallpapers with tactility and textures throughout pattern. I often use stitch manipulation as a process to add tactility to my wallpaper designs which make my designs more bespoke.
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I have used many different processes experimenting with combining digital and traditional methods. Some of my skill sets include: - laser cutting, digital and traditional stitch, screen-printing, sandblasting and some experimenting with ceramics. Collaboration and exhibition pieces have included a series of textile pieces, an up-cycled stool, a digitally printed tea towel, a hand stitched wallpaper, a wide collection of screen-printed and embroidered fabrics. My passion is having products that are multi-sensory experience for the viewer.
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Exhibitions
October 2021
Jan Koen Lomans Collaboration, Jutfaseweg Netherlands
A series of Collaborative textile pieces in coordination with Jan Koen Lomans.
February 2019
St Fagan’s National Museum of History
A hand-stitched wallpaper responding to the brief “Reimagining the Archive” where my work was situated in one of the buildings which inspired the piece.
June 2017
Swansea Grand Theatre
A collection of Surface Pattern prints across items for my FMP foundation project.
October 2011
National Waterfront Museum
A collage which was chosen to be displayed for a Refugee Charity.
May 2019
Clerkenwell Design Week, Orangebox Design Showroom
A manipulated fabric design which was chosen to be upholstered on one of their stools.
December 2018 National Wool Museum
A digitally printed Tea Towel responding to the brief of “Women in the War”.
May 2017
Eisteddfod yr Urdd Bridgend
A Reupholstered chair with screen-printed on fabric and a Macramé back of chair.