About Claire
"Knitwear design & teaching will always be my passion"
Claire graduated with a Royal Society of Art’s Young Designer into Industry Award & landed her first job as a knitwear designer, gaining valuable experience in knitwear design & specialist knitwear manufacturing, as well as knowledge in range building & state-of-the-art Shima Seiki APEX series knitting CAD software technology.
Claire then worked for several years as a freelance knitwear designer creating her All Knitted company- a swatch design agency, selling design concepts to top international design houses across the fashion capitals of the world, namely Oscar de la Renta, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Maje Paris & high-end high street brands. Later came Frou Frou Textile Design, selling one-off concept embroidery design swatches for the USA & Japanese markets.
Claire continues her knitwear experience in her CAD design work, offering the Shima Seiki APEX series of 3D CAD software. This software allows designs to be virtually realised in 3D CAD, replacing the need to use costly physical sampling, which is slow & takes its toll on the earth’s resources.
Contact Claire to discuss your virtual sampling requirements.
“When designing, I take inspiration from a diverse range of sources; from the unpredictable shapes of animal markings, to the rigid structures of manmade repeat forms. Sometimes, the yarn will play a role in dictating how the final piece should evolve and, at other times, the finishing processes I use push the design into new & exciting and unpredictable direction”.
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