BA (Hons) Textile Design

Emma is a textile designer who has developed a successful interior textiles brand which is sold online and in retail outlets all over the UK. She has worked with globally renowned agencies designing printed textiles for the fashion and interior design markets. She regularly produces one-off commissions and has exhibited work all over the UK and in Europe. In her role at Arts University Plymouth, Emma shares her extensive technical knowledge and passion for printed textile design. She is constantly striving to learn more, innovate her ideas and loves to work with tomorrow's designers. Emma is the course leader for BA (hons) Textile Design, managing the course team and responsible for the shape and focus of the course content. She teaches across all levels of the programme, module leading Textile specific units as well as cross course delivery.

With a passion for art, and interiors, Becky Dodman Wainwright is a multi-disciplinary textile designer and artist with a colourful and bold style. Having worked for over a decade in the textile industry and as a lecturer at Arts University Plymouth, the Devon born designer is creating from a diverse heritage of Chinese and Colombian influence. Her work explores traditional crafts to produce textile collections. She lives and works in the South West of England. Her recent project, Tasseography Textiles, aims to poke fun at the mundanity of tea in our everyday rituals, and how we use tea as a sensory activity to bring our selves together to talk, share experiences and plan for the future. Like her British great grandmother (in rural South Devon) she uses tea leaf readings to subvert the act of tea drinking, exploring spirit, shape and colour with the people around her. Becky has created, a generative participatory design approach that works with people (designers and non-designers alike) to explore their own internal landscapes, and ‘otherness’ as amorphic future Us. This participatory process creates design plans for textile art works. Dodman’s adventurous approach to her methods, incorporate a personable and collaborative style at her core. Taking traditional methods of tapestry, tufting and knit, Dodman transforms these methods which result in her instantly recognisable, fun and vibrant contemporary artworks. Sharing joyfulness is central to her work. Becky is creative with an advanced understanding of technical knit developments (for the domestic knitting machine), tapestry weaving, crochet for 3D forms, and tufting (gun) for rug outputs. Previously Becky lectured on our BA (Hons) Fashion course, and is currently a lecturer on our BA (Hons) Textile Design course, as well as being Co-Course Leader for Postgraduate Studies. Becky’s current project Tasseography Textiles (2021), has been featured in New York’s Talking Textile Magazine, and she was shortlisted and exhibited at the prestigious Making It Exhibition (2021) in the Jubilee Gallery, Devon Guild of Craftsmen at Bovey Tracey, Devon. In addition her Arts Council England funded solo show presented this project and celebrated the 40 participants, taking place at Ocean Studios, Plymouth from Sept - Oct 2021 (UK). Her Linkedin profile can be seen here. You can see highlights of Becky's work here.

Jenny Evans is a creative marketing specialist and award-winning entrepreneur, bringing current industry practice into the classroom to help students develop the creative, technical and strategic skills needed to thrive in the evolving creator economy. Jenny has over a decade of experience as an entrepreneur and artist. While studying at Cardiff Metropolitan University, she won Santander's University Entrepreneur's national competition, securing a £25,000 grand prize. After graduating with First Class Honours, she established an investor-backed business, raising a £350,000 seed round and leading a team of ten across two UK offices, designing and manufacturing luxury homeware and fashion accessories sold internationally. Alongside running her business, Jenny served as UK Policy Chair for Young Entrepreneurs at the Federation of Small Businesses, influencing national policy to improve support for young entrepreneurs. She later mentored hundreds of founders through Outset and has held marketing roles including Digital Content and Social Media Officer at Arts University Plymouth. Throughout her career, Jenny has specialised in organic digital growth, generating millions of views through the content she has created, as well as developing content strategies that have delivered significant commercial impact for creative businesses. Alongside her teaching, Jenny is studying on our MA by Research, exploring digital community-building through creative collecting, examining how content creation can foster shared knowledge, cultural memory and new forms of value online. She also serves as a Trustee for Plymouth Culture, contributing to the strategic direction of the city's creative and cultural sector. Jenny is passionate about helping the next generation of creators, entrepreneurs and marketers build meaningful, sustainable creative careers, combining industry expertise, research and innovative teaching to prepare students for the future of the creative industries. Jenny is Course Leader for BA (Hons) Content Creation at Arts University Plymouth, and played a key role in the development and launch of the university's newest undergraduate degree in partnership with The Influencer Academy. Alongside leading our BA (Hons) Content Creation course, Jenny teaches on BA (Hons) Textile Design, bringing an interdisciplinary perspective that combines creative practice, marketing strategy and industry collaboration.

Charlotte Warren (MA RCA) is an award winning textile artist and academic specialising in hand dyed, painted and screen-printed textiles.Her research at Arts University Plymouth focuses on innovative approaches to dye colouration within an industrial system to actively reduce environmental harm and carbon emissions. A recipient of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) scholarship and grants from the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, Charlotte holds an MA in Textile Design from the Royal College of Art. Central to her educational philosophy is empowering students and industry partners to make ecologically informed choices while preserving the authenticity and importance of craftsmanship. Charlotte has a wealth of experience working in industry and was selected by TexPrint (now Tex+) to show her work in London and Paris where she began trading her distinctive hand painted and screen-printed textiles throughout Scandinavia, Europe and America with a wealth of clients including Alexandra McQueen, Ralph Lauren, Club Monaco, Ted Baker, The National Trust, H&M and Marks and Spencer. She was awarded the Digital Innovation Prize at Premiere Vision by pioneering Italian Textile Mill Miroglio with whom she completed a residency. A deep appreciation and connection with the surrounding natural environment forms the foundation of Charlotte's work. Her practice is a constant dialogue between the painted surface and the textile response, an interplay between painting and materiality, one informing the other. Opting for a hybrid approach which combines environmentally considered colour with industrial processes often resulting in earthy, pared-back palettes, a suggestion of the terrain underfoot. Charlotte is currently involved in the national lottery funded ‘Fragile Threads’ project in collaboration with Around the World in 80 Fabrics (ATW80F), The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) and (QEST). A project using biodiversity enhancing materials alongside embroidery to craft awareness of our fragile ecosystem. Previously Charlotte lectured on the Material Innovation course at Loughborough University. She is affiliated with Inspiring the Future and holds a gold award for the talks and workshops delivered to schools encouraging creativity and craftsmanship. Her teaching here at Arts University Plymouth focuses on developing authentic and curious practice methods with a sensitivity to the landscape we live in. AwardsQueen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) for study at the Royal College of Art (RCA)Material Sponsorship Around the World in 80 Fabrics (ATW80F)Inspiring the Future Gold AwardWorshipful Company of Haberdashers grantTexPrint AlumniDigital Innovation, MiroglioNygoya Award for Dissertation Material sponsorship Hermes, LyonCreative Young Person- Torbay Arts Council