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Adam Slade is a surface pattern designer and technical textiles professional based in the Northwest of England. The foundation of Adams personal work is fine detailed pen drawings, made from a mix of subjects that intrigue and captivate him, an eclectic mix of flora, fauna, antiques and anatomy, which are then digitally printed onto a…
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Vanessa Jones is a researcher and curatorial professional who specialises in twentieth and twenty–first–century fashion and textiles. Vanessa is currently the archivist at Standfast and Barracks where she looks after approximately 11,000 textiles and works of art on paper, dating from the 1770s to contemporary designs. Over the past five years, Vanessa has worked at…
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Surface Print are known as the industry leaders for producing the highest quality, innovative wallpapers. Surface Print have one of the largest range of machine profiles with the capacity to produce over one million rolls of wallpaper each year, effortlessly blending tradition and innovation. Surface Print have produced wallcoverings for a host of influential, well-known…
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Philippa Glover started her career studying Chemistry at the University of Sheffield, going on to hold senior roles within R&D and Operations across a range of sectors. She has a deep understanding of delivering strategies that accelerate innovation, to capture maximum value and drive economic growth. Philippa joined the Knowledge Transfer Network’s Manufacturing team in…
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Ian ‘Swifty’ Swift is a dedicated graphic artist. Since embarking on his career at The Face magazine in 1986 he has pursued an individual course which has led him to specialise in the music industry and youth culture aesthetics. Equally at home with a club flyer or a complex movie title sequence, he…
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Annie Warburton is Creative Director at the Crafts Council, where she leads on exhibitions, international programmes, education, and research. She also directs the Crafts Council’s innovation programme on intersections between craft, science, technology and industry. Recent exhibitions include British Craft – The Miami Edit, Miami Art Week, 2017 and 2016; The New Materiality, Basel 2017;…
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Founder of The Human League, Heaven 17, British Electric Foundation. 40-year career as record producer. Founder of Illustrious and 3D soundscape designer/composer. Born in 1956 in Sheffield, UK. After leaving school worked in computers for 3 years, in 1977 formed The Human League. Formed production company/label British Electric Foundation in 1980 and formed Heaven 17 the same…
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