Category: Textiles

Jenny Kate homeware
Textiles

Textiles student launching luxury homeware brand

In a feature for Wales Online, third year BA Textiles student Jenny Evans talks about her business venture, ‘Jenny Kate‘, designing luxury homeware goods. Using the natural world as her inspiration, Jenny designs everything from cushions to coffee tables, lighting and wallpaper. With support from Cardiff Met, she was introduced to Big Ideas Wales, a support service for young entrepreneurs up to the age of … Continue reading Textiles student launching luxury homeware brand

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Brew
Graphic Communication, Textiles

CSAD student teams win awards at the 2018 Big Ideas Wales competition

The 2018 Big Ideas Wales Competition and Showcase of Entrepreneurial Talent set out to find the best business, business idea and enterprise activity amongst young people in Wales. These activities could involve teams or individuals raising money for a charity, taking part in the Welsh Baccalaureate Enterprise and Employability Challenge or being passionate about their own business or business idea. Two teams (‘Echo’ and ‘Brew’) made … Continue reading CSAD student teams win awards at the 2018 Big Ideas Wales competition

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BA Textiles students organise New Designers fundraiser quiz and raffle

CSAD’s third year BA Textiles students have organised a fundraising quiz and raffle to raise funds for their New Designers exhibition in June 2018. New Designers is a trade show in London that allows graduates to showcase their designs to industry professionals and members of the public. Showing their work at the exhibition will prove to be an amazing opportunity for those in attendance. The … Continue reading BA Textiles students organise New Designers fundraiser quiz and raffle

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Animation, Artist Designer: Maker, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, Product Design, Textiles

What Applicants Say About Their Interviews at CSAD

‘You may recall that I dropped you an email, following our inspirational visit to Cardiff Met with our daughter back in January.  We have since driven up & down the country, for interviews at several other universities.   There really was no comparison to what Cardiff Met. has to offer – the course, staff team & working environment are all in a different league to … Continue reading What Applicants Say About Their Interviews at CSAD

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Francesca Di-Lella, Lottie Cooper and Rosie Edwards, BA Textiles
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BA Textiles design competition winners announced

The Textiles Department has been fortunate to work again with Design Group UK on another exciting consultancy project. The winners have finally been announced! DG’s Head of Design, Sarah Barker handed the final year Textile students a brief to design a collection of greetings products for the everyday market. The overall winners were Lottie Cooper, Rosie Edwards and Francesca Di-Lella. They each were given £350 prize … Continue reading BA Textiles design competition winners announced

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BA Textiles student shortlisted for 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards

It has just been announced that CSAD BA Textiles student Jenny Evans has been shortlisted for the 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the Young Entrepreneur  of the Year award. Jenny Evans Designs beat off some tough competition in order to make the regional shortlist, with over 1000 businesses entering the awards nationally across the wide range of categories. Now in its fifth year, … Continue reading BA Textiles student shortlisted for 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards

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Paige Strugnell
Textiles

BA Textiles student channels creativity to ease anxiety

At this year’s CSAD Summer Show, BA Textiles student Paige Strugnell form Mold, North Wales, showcased her final year project ‘Tied by my anxiety’ – a smartphone app that raises awareness of anxiety issues – featuring beautiful and brightly coloured jackets, bags, purses and notebooks, each featuring a QR code. Paige explains: “When scanned with a smartphone, the QR code leads to a relaxing stop … Continue reading BA Textiles student channels creativity to ease anxiety

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