Amy Oldfield
Woven Textiles
Featured projects
![Multifunctional Seating](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329939-1100x733.png)
Multifunctional Seating
A pair of multifunctional seats upholstered in jacquard woven fabric and embroidered panels. Seating solutions for automotive, home and outdoor activities aimed to solve the issues of micro-living.
![Checkered Cotton](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329950-1100x733.png)
Checkered Cotton
A hand woven cotton and wool double cloth
![Wonderfully Woollen](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329952-2000x2500.png)
Wonderfully Woollen
Textured hand woven sample using alpaca and wool yarn
![Checkered Cotton](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329953-1100x733.png)
Checkered Cotton
A grid style hand woven cotton and wool double cloth
![Double Woollen](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329954-1100x729.png)
Double Woollen
A checkerboard hand woven double cloth using British wool
![Multifunctional Seating](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329957-1100x717.png)
Multifunctional Seating
A jacquard woven cotton double cloth with an embroidery headrest
![Textured hand woven sample using alpaca and wool yarn](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329956-1100x729.png)
Textured hand woven sample using alpaca and wool yarn
Wool Double Cloth
![Embroidery](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5329972-1100x733.png)
Embroidery
Digital embroidery sample on Dinamica fabric base
Amy Oldfield
Amy is a textile designer focusing on woven techniques accompanied by a range of multi-media pieces. Her graduate collection is inspired by the Swedish mentality 'Lagom' meaning 'just the right amount'.
Amy's skills within colour and design allow her to explore a range of mediums, to create a number of diverse fabrics for the luxury interior sector. Exploring block colours and minimalistic style when approaching the woven designs, with elements of embroidery and multi-media to support the collection, Amy's work aims for sophisticated simplicity much like the idea of 'Lagom'. Upon graduation, Amy hopes to pursue a career in the creative industries.
Awards
Selected to attend the 'Making it in Textiles' Conference, Bradford (2019) Designs exhibited at Première Vision (2017 and 2019) 'Interactive Seat Builder' created on placement year developed internationally (2018)
Placements
September 2017 - July 2018
Sage Automotive Interiors