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rebecca wilson graduated in november 2012, from which she went on to exhibit at new designers in london. rebecca describes her work as having "a very loose, organic and hand drawn feel as my designs are lino printed and then coloured in adobe illustrator". her inspiration comes from the nature and the organic shape found within the environment. rebecca is currently looking to be represented by

rachael clark recently graduated from the university of leeds, with a first class degree in textile design. rachael says she is extremely passionate about continuing to work in the design industry and would love to gain some freelance design opportunities. she enjoys designing for a variety of  products including gift wrap, stationery, bedding and wallpaper, with a particular focus on

natalie spencer recently graduated with a degree in textile design and says she is 'crazy passionate' about surface pattern and children's design. natalie is at the start of setting up her own business and working freelance. she showcased her work at the 'new designers' exhibition in london in june where she won a prize with wilkinson for the 'most commercial surface design.'

laura barnes is a recent graduate from nottingham trent university, with a first class BA honours in decorative arts, specialising in printed textiles and illustration. since graduating, laura was chosen to be part of texprint 2012 and exhibited at indigo in paris. laura loves drawing and colour, which are both important elements in her work. she draws everything by hand using either gouache

 gabriela m rivera has just graduated from SCAD ( in savannah, GA) with a degree in fibers, focusing mainly on surface design. gabriela was born in monterey in mexico but grew up in new york where she is now looking for freelance work and commissions.

these are the latest designs of from some of the recent graduates on rachael taylor's e-course 'the art & business of surface pattern design'. all the students have recently finished module 2 of the pattern e-course, and if you fancy having a go the next next full series of the e-course begins on august 27th. the first selection of work is from 'tiffany design studio'. below : a lovely floral

emma burrow is surface pattern and textile designer who has just graduated with a BA (hons) in textile design from the university college falmouth. emma's work is often inspired by scandinavian design, and she tries to keep them looking fresh and fun. emma plans to continue designing patterns for textiles or other sufaces in the foreseeable future and hopes to work either as a freelance designer

maria swain has just completed her BA(Hons) degree in surface pattern design at staffordshire university. maria has been lucky enough to be selected to exhibit her work at new designers in london from 28th - 30th june 2012. maria will be showing her most recent project "fashioning walls" which was inspired by the catwalk and fashion trends for 2012-2013. by mixing of digital process's with

the students taking part in the rachael taylor course - the art & business of surface design have just completed module 3 and are keen to showcase their course work. module 3 lasted for 5 weeks and covered monetising your designs and access to trendforecasting website stylesight. you can find out more about the course online here where a new module is just starting, and you can scroll down to see

hana awwad completed her design degree last week and is now preparing for the the manchester metroplitan degree show which is on from 15th june (private view) to the 20th june 2012. you can check out hana's blog here for more of her beautiful work or click here for details on the show.

katie rowley has just completed her degree at staffordshire university studying a BA Hons in surface pattern design. for he final collection katie has produced a multi coloured screen print furnishing fabric and covered a 1950's cocktail chair as her design was influenced by the current 50's trend.

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lucy webb is currently studying interior textiles and surface design at somerset college in taunton. lucy has a passion for all things vintage and has always been inspired by the 1950 prints. lucy has just started blog and began posting some of her course projects. i particularly loved her wrapping papers inspired by sewing which were spotted online here.

georgia smith is a third year textile design student specialising in printed designs for interiors at manchester metropolitan university and soon to be graduating! georgia has a passion for textiles especially lately for colour and geometric shapes.

emma king is a graphic design graduate, who as part of her final year project at sheffield hallam university began to explore and develop a series of patterns created using letters of the alphabet. emma created 144 final typographic patterns from a series of 6 very different typefaces, using uppercase letters from A-Z. as well as the plain black and white vector patterns emma also started to add

maria swain is currently studying in her final year BA (Hons) degree in surface pattern design at staffordshire university. maria has worked on a diverse range of print designs working with C.A.D, silkscreen printing and lino block printing. all her work is based on original drawings and maria is inspired by current and future trends.

jade hemmins graduated from leeds college of art in 2011 with a BA (Hons) in printed textiles and surface pattern design. jade creates designs for bespoke prints, interiors, handmade pieces, greetings cards and gift-ware. her designs are usually inspired by the natural world and its subtle colour palettes, but is also influenced by an interest in photography and typography. jade is now looking

i recently posted a selection of coursework from the students on rachael taylor's surface design course, and today i have been lucky enough to be able to feature some more. all of these wonderful patterns were created by people taking part in module 1 which you can find online here. module 2 registration opened yesterday until weds 1st feb if you would like to give it a go yourself. the showcase

georgie strang is currently studying for an MA in textiles at the royal college of art after studying textiles and surface pattern design at leeds. georgie's screenprinting process recently became the subject matter of film maker todd mcdonald which you can view below.

lisa martin is currently a 3rd year student (in her final year) on BA (hons) printed textiles & surface pattern design at leeds college of art. lisa specialises in digital design as well as colour separation screen prints within children's design. she recently did a work placement at lemon ribbon and this confirmed her love for children's design and illustration.

lucy kendall has just graduated from the university of huddersfield after completing a first class honours degree in textile Design for fashion and interiors. lucy's work for her final degree collection featured the concept of birds who search little treasures such as teacups and buttons in country gardens and on the beach. they then store their collections in a secret hideaway. for more of

nia davies recently graduated with a BA hons in contemporary textile practice, from the cardiff school of art and design. for her final exhibition nia created a range of greeting cards and gift wrap based on the "classic british holiday", taking inspiration from the nostalgic holidays of the 1950s and 60s. the collection captures the aspects of british travel, including the wild flowers and

abi hulatt has just graduated from the university college falmouth with a degree in textile Design specialising in print design. abi has just returned from new designers in islington and is now trying to set up shop as a freelancer in sunny south wales. you can see samples of abi's work and her cv online here.

summerr morgan recently graduated with a BA hons in surface pattern design textiles for interiors from swansea metropolitan university, and exhibited at new designers last month where i saw her incredibly proffessional looking stand. summerr had a display of her 'colour me in' wallpaper, cards designs, fabrics, and sewing kits. she also had promo bagdes featuring her work, something you see more

charlotte duffy has just graduated from the university of wales in cardiff with a first class honours in contemporary textile practice. these hand painted florals formed part of charlotte's final major project where she transformed twelve worn-out and broken old chairs into a collection of bespoke art forms.