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Name |
Claire Elisabeth Matthews |
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D.O.B. |
30th March 1982 |
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claire@three16.co.uk |
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Nationality |
British |
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Websites |
www.three16.co.uk, www.udderstuff.co.uk, www.plymouthing.com |
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Education History |
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School |
Sir William Perkins’s, Chertsey, Surrey 1993 - 2000 |
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9 GCSEs all at grade A or above |
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3 Advance levels : Art (A) History of Art (C) Pure Maths (C) |
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Pursuit of Duke of Edinburgh Award up to Gold level |
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College |
Wimbledon School of Art 2000 - 2001 |
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Foundation course in Art (Distinction) |
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University |
University of Plymouth Faculty of Arts 2001 - 2004 |
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First Class BA Honours Three Dimensional Design; Designer Maker including a 3 month placement at The National College of Art and Design, Dublin |
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Skills |
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Adobe Photoshop |
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Dreamweaver |
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3D Studio Max |
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Arcsoft Showbiz DVD |
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Photography |
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Graphics/Layout |
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Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, Powerpoint) |
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Event production/ co-ordination |
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Woodworking |
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Model making |
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Ceramics, Mold making |
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Working with plastics
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Employment History |
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1998 - 2004 |
Holiday position in a publishing and conference coordinating firm Position involved order processing, invoice, payment and receipt processing, working to deadlines, data entry, data research and telesales.
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2001 |
Experience in a stained glass workshop |
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2001 - 2004 |
Independent events organiser for charity fundraising All aspects of event production including venue sourcing and booking, act booking, promotion, press, budget management, sponsorship sourcing, time management and the practical running of events. This included events for up to 400 guests from all over the UK.
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2005 |
Experience in the Conran furniture workshop Woodworking in the workshop, time management essential.
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2001 - 2005 |
Breakdance/streetdance teacher Planning and leading lessons, coordinating dancers for public performances, organising trips and managing a budget. |
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| 2005 - Present | Designer and Showroom Manager for Hyperion Furniture On site visits, customer relations, technical drawing, designing within Planit software, preparing and carrying out presentations, processing costings and sales. |
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Interests, Personal Experience and skills |
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Since graduating I have spent my time producing, promoting, exhibiting and selling my design work. As a part of this I undertook training in Dreamweaver and have since designed and built three websites. I have also designed and produced promotional material, made industry contacts, pursued and gained national and international press coverage, processed orders and sales and taken part in collaborations with other designers. I have extensive computer skills and I enjoy learning new programmes, picking up new software skills very quickly. In my spare time I enjoy working in Photoshop and producing event DVDs from my own footage in ArcSoft Showbiz DVD. I’m also very active away from the computer and enjoy surfing, bgirling/breakdancing, snorkelling, and snowboarding. I have a keen eye for detail and strive to achieve the best results in anything I undertake. I approach all tasks with enthusiasm and commitment and know the value of communication, time management and organisation towards completing them. |
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Exhibitions |
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1999 |
Public Art Exhibition with Chertsey Arts Society |
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2004 |
New Designers - Business Design Centre, Islington, London |
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2004 |
100% Design - Earl's Court, London |
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2005 |
SIT? - Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London |
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Media - Print
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2004 |
Furniture News, June, issue 183 |
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2004 |
Sayidaty Magazine, August, issue 1223 |
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2004 |
ICON, November, issue 017 |
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2004 |
University of Plymouth Publication |
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2004 |
Photon Magazine, November |
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2005 |
Design Report, 1/05 |
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2005 |
AD, January, issue 142 |
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2005 |
Spaces, January/February, issue 010 |
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2005 |
Crafts Magazine, January/February, issue 192 |
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2005 |
Evening Standard, Homes & Property section, 9th February |
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2005 |
Time Out, February 16-23, issue 1800 |
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2005 |
The Times, Saturday 26th February |
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2005 |
Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom, March, issue 107 |
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2005 |
Elle Decoration, March, issue 151 |
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2005 |
Metro, 8th July |
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Media - Web
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2004 |
ResetDesign, http://www.resetdesign.com |
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2004 |
Wood. For Good, http://www.woodforgood.com |
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2005 |
Design Report, http://www.design-report.de |
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2005 |
Flavourpill London, http://london.flavourpill.net |
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2005 |
Design Council, http://www.design-council.org.uk |
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2005
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Channel 4 – 4 Homes, http://www.channel4.com
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