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Meet Elena Troulakis

After working with high-profile brands such as Emanuel Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent and Matthew Williamson for almost 10 years, Elena Troulakis now creates designer collections and offers a bespoke service for individual clients. Having moved from Athens to London, she …

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Lana MacKinnon feature in Elle and Homes & Antiques

After receiving coverage for the Lana MacKinnon collection in the November issues of Elle and Homes & Antiques we’ve received lots of enquiries about the collection on Classic Textiles. Lana studied at Edinburgh College of Art, where she was a contemporary …

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Lana MacKinnon on Classic Textiles

This month we launched the Lana MacKinnon collection on Classic Textiles. Lana MacKinnon studied at Edinburgh College of Art, where she was a contemporary of Eduardo Paolozzi, and obtained a Diploma in Design and Crafts in 1945. Lana created fabrics …

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Win £100 worth of credits

Here at CATdigital we’re constantly striving to improve our services, both offline and online. Since the launch of our website just over a year ago many of you have requested new features and we’re keen to find out more about …

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New Designer – Chrysanthi Katsilouli

Chrysanthi’s work is informed by her research into the properties of light and space, including the geometry of light and refraction effects. Based on the instinctive process of spatial awareness, it’s an investigation into the perception of space in natural …

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New Designer – Jo Faulkner

Working as a freelance designer at a textile studio has proved a good opportunity for Jo Faulkner to continue enjoying creative freedom, while operating within a supportive framework where her work is guided into a more commercial market. The freelance …

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New Designer – Israel Parra-Zanabria

A graduate from The Glasgow School of Art, Israel Parra-Zanabria creates designs driven by the rich culture of Mexico: vibrant floral collections combining traditional silk-screen techniques and digital processes. After exhibiting at New Designers 2012, he was selected to exhibit …

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Meet Fiona Douglas from Bluebellgray

Fiona Douglas is the creative brain behind textile design company Bluebellgray. The company specialises in the home interiors market, producing unique and individual designs for the home. A graduate of the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, where she specialised in Printed …

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Collaboration with Iona Crawford

In 2010 CAT received funding from funding to collaborate on a new product with Iona Crawford, a Scottish fashion designer based near Stirling. This new scheme from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is aimed at building relationships between SMEs (Small …

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