Chloé Levesque - Danmarks Designskole – Textile Design – 2010
Afgangsprojekt
Play Pattern
This project was about creating patterns for interiors. It was based on experimentations using hand techniques and computer programs. My leitmotiv was to be surprised by what I created; I wanted to work with imperfection, accident and mistakes to create a certain complexity in my patterns. I played with geometrical shapes and disturbed its organisation while I was printing on textiles. Then I integrated those new compositions in different interiors to influence the atmosphere and the perception of those spaces: playing with scales, the amount of patterns, their combinations,…
Præsentation (PDF)
Interesseområder
Patterns
Printing
Colours
Textile
Kontakt
Chloé Levesque
M: + 45 5232 0475
E: chlone@hotmail.fr
CV
Uddannelse
2008-2010: Master in Textile Design at DKDS
2007-2008: Exchange student at DKDS
2005-2007: BA in Textile Design at ESAA Duperré (Paris)
2004-2005: Foundation course in Art & Design at ESAA Duperré
2003-2004: Foundation course in Art & Design at Atelier Clouet (Paris)
Kompetencer
Creating patterns: all over and placed patterns
Repeat pattern drafting: manually and by computer
Screen-printing (reactive dies, pigment, burn-out, discharge)
Digital printing
Embroidery
Knitting
Creating colour combination
Dying
Working with trends: research, analyse, interpretation
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Praktik
OCTOBER 2008 / FEBRUARY 2009 : Internship at Mia Zia, home and fashion accessories - Brussels: Making colour combinations, patterns, accessories design, technical drawings, layout for catalogues and flyers, research of suppliers and production control.
MARCH 2008 : Internship at Helle Mardahl’s studio, artist and fashion designer - Copenhagen: Making textile manipulations, embroidery, drawing, painting, sewing, and patchwork.
JULY-AUGUST 2006 : Creation of craft paper with Sira Sissoko - Bamako: Assistant during the production, pictures.
MAY-JUNE 2006 : Internship at Léonor Mataillet’s studio, textile designer - Paris: Hand printing, sewing, research of leather suppliers.
Joberfaring
JULY 2007 : Co-creation of a clothes shop - Cap Ferret (West Coast in France):
Researching suppliers, designing the shop, sales.
APRIL AND OCTOBER 2006 : Salesperson at Azag, design shop - Paris
JULY 2005 TO JANUARY 2006 : Salesperson at bookshop of Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Paris
JULY / SEPTEMBER 2004 : Salesperson at OFR, design bookshop and at the fair Who’s Next - Paris
Sprog
French, English
Andet
JULY 2009 : Cooperation with Sisters Conspiracy, fashion designers - Praha: Creating men brooches (hand embroideries).
FEBRUARY / JUNE 2009 : Project with a network of craftswomen specialized in Moroccan embroideries, DKDS, Kvinfo and Planet Finance (French NGO)- Marrakech / Copenhagen:
Analysing needs of the association, organisation of the workshops, teaching work methods, creating new products.
