Lulu Simpson
Textiles
Lulu is a Loughborough University Textiles: Innovation and Design finalist, specialising in Printed Textiles. With collections often focused on and inspired by social issues, Lulu takes these concepts to produce prints which are fun, quirky and engergic to have a positive impact. Focusing on bright colours and graphic motifs the work is often made for a fashion application.
Final year project
Pink is Pretty Powerful
Pink is Pretty Powerful
A small selection of prints in the final collection shows a range of screen printing techniques on a mixture of cotton and silks.
Sisterhood
A repeat print on hand dye silk printed with a VAT paste. Based on the idea of feminism with women supporting women in a sisterhood.
Strength
A hand-painted procion cotton drill as jeans inspired by women's strength with inspiration coming from camouflage designs.
Playful
4 layer screen print on hand-dyed silk inspired by the playfulness of movement and change
Strength painting
A gouache painting from original photography, focusing on the core and then the strength of women
Colour palette
The chosen colour palette for the collection, whilst the concept is inspired by Pink the palette was chosen and developed to compliment Pink for a more wearable collection.
Command
A check made from feminist words commanding the attention and to be listened to
Political
A digital print to be screen printed inspired by protests and the movements that women have made.
Lulu Simpson
Final year project
Pink is Pretty Powerful
Work Experience
Bay and Brown Studio ( August 2020- February 2021)
A seven-month placement in a Sales and Trends Role. As this placement took place during some of the Covid-19 pandemic studio work and at home work took place. Responsibilities included creating mood and trend boards, selecting and refining print selections and most importantly organising and leading sales meetings. The role furthermore strengthened Lulu's interpersonal skills and highlighted her strength in this area. Learning about the market for commercial prints has positively impacted the work produced in the final year.
Fairbairn and Wolf ( April 2021 - June 2021)
Drawing and Media Intern