Charly Smith - Textiles

Charly Smith graduated with a BA (Hons) Textile Design in 2009. Since graduating, Charly has successfully won a number of awards including the Best Knitwear Design Award at the New Designers Exhibition, Selvedge Magazine's Excellence Textile Design Award and second prize with a commendation at the Bradford Textiles Competition.

We asked Charly to give us an insight into her experience on the course and the inspirations behind her work at the degree show.

» What did you enjoy most about the course?

Charly Smith - Textiles

» What did you enjoy most about the course?

» What do you think of the facilities and equipment at Derby?

» How did you find the lecturers and the support given to you?

» What inspired your work for the degree show?

» Were there any specific tools or techniques that you used to create your work?

» Did you do a placement? And if so where did you go and what did you gain from the experience?