joanne riddle - curriculum vitae - october 2008

October 2008

Curriculum Vitae

Joanne Louise Riddle

Personal Details:

Name Joanne Louise Riddle

Age 32

Date of Birth 1976

Address Stockton on Tees

Employers: Stockton Sixth Form College

Ateliero (Partnership)

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Joanne Louise Riddle: October 2008

Studio VO.20Victoria BuildingUniversity of TeessideTS1 3BA

Home Telephone

Business Telephone 01642 384557

Mobile Phone 07890 365524

Website www.ateliero.co.uk

Email [email protected]

Marital Status Single

Driving License Full & Clean

Education & Training

Date Qualification Grade

September 2007- October 2008

Masters Degree – Art & Design, (University of Teesside)

Distinction

September 2001- July 2003

PGCE – Adult Education,(University of Huddersfield)

Pass + QTS


BA Honours International Textiles & Surface Pattern,(Cleveland College of Art & Design)

First Class Honours

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BTEC National Diploma – Foundation Studies in Art & Design(Cleveland College of Art & Design)

Distinction


A Levels:Art & DesignSociologyComputing(Stockton Sixth Form College)

ABE


GCSE’s:Social ScienceEnglish (Language)English (Drama)Art & DesignMathematicsDual Award ScienceFrenchMusic(Ian Ramsey C of E School)

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Experiences & Achievements since graduating in 1999:

July 1999: Exhibited at New Designers 1999 show, Islington, London

August 1999: Preparation and implementation of my first design studio, ‘J.L Riddle Design Studio’.

August 1999: Article published in the Guardian Weekend magazine regarding my work with colouring plastics.

August 1999: Freelance work with Penny Watts Studio, Rowena Bristow and Suzsi Corio; all agents based in London and selling design work on a worldwide basis.

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October 1999: Awarded an £800.00 grant and a £1600.00 loan from The Princes Trust.

October 1999: Collection of cards published by Ronin Designs Ltd, incorporating my degree show designs.

February 2000: Commissioned by award winning fashion retailer Psyche, to design a range of Perspex jewellery for the Middlesbrough store.

March 2000: Won Third Prize and £300.00 in the local heat of the Shell Livewire competition.

April/May 2000: Commissioned by Psyche to design several follow-up collections of acrylic chokers and cuffs.

June 2000: Accepted to receive the Creative and Cultural fund grant- awarded £3000.00 for the purchase of a computer, heat press and a digital camera, for my new business venture.

June 2000: Accepted to exhibit at the Top Drawer Exhibition, Earls Court London, in September with The Princes Trust.

July 2000: Achieved a sponsorship deal with Madeira Threads UK for £150.00.

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July 2000: Received £500.00 from The Ropner Trust, Stockton on Tees, towards materials for Top Drawer.

September 2000: Exhibited at Top Drawer, Earls Court. Obtained 10 good

orders, including International links with Dubai and The Lebanon.

January 2001: Asked to teach Part Time A-level textiles at Cleveland College of Art and Design Fleatham Street Site, Middlesbrough.

March 2001: Won 4th place in the Tees Valley sector of the Shell Livewire Business Awards.

August 2001: Achieved a permanent 0.8 Fractional Post at Stockton & Billingham College, teaching AVCE & GNVQ Art and Design to Post 16 students. This post also involved working within the community at 5 different centres.

September 2001: Started to study for my PGCE (Part Time) with Huddersfield University and Stockton and Billingham College.

September 2002: Appointed as Course Leader of A Level and GCSE Art and Design and implemented several changes to the structure of the previous courses.

September 2003: Curriculum development for BTEC Nursery Nurses unit in Design Technology, delivering this unit to 2 full-time and part-time groups of students.

November 2003: Began role as Personal Tutor for Gateway to Art Students. Currently teaching this group for 5/6 of their timetable.

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June 2004: Appointed as Course & Curriculum Leader for BTEC First Diploma in Design.

September 2005: Launched my new business venture ‘Fuzzy Bridge’, a textile, illustration and surface design studio.

February 2006: Completed NESTA’s Insight Out programme and won the top award - £5000 funding for ‘Best Business Idea’.

February 2006: Filed a Patent Pending for my ‘Printing onto Synthetic Surfaces’ process.

April 2006: Started a Digital City Fellowship at the University of Teesside to develop my Artezate product: Awarded £1000 for my project.

June 2006: Achieved a £1000 Vital Spark grant from Stockton Borough Council.

July 2006: Left Stockton Riverside College to go and teach part time (10 hours) - A Level Art and Design at Stockton Sixth Form College.

July 2006: Started my Summer University courses doing a UCPD Business course and a UCDP Digital Illustration course.

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September 2006: Exhibited as ‘Fuzzy Bridge’ at the trade fair 100% East, The Old Truman Brewery, London. Gained some excellent contacts and leads as part of this experience.

January 2007: Visited (on request) the major flooring manufacturers Altro and Amtico flooring to discuss possibilities for licensing my Patent Pending process.

March 2007: Patent Pending written and filed on March 10th 2007.

October 2007: Started my MA in Art and Design at The University of Teesside.

February 2008: Filed application for the next stages of my UK Patent

March 2008: Achieved joint 5th place in the Society of Dyers and Colourists Award 2008 (out of 55 entries).

July 2008: Shortlisted for Designers in Residence exhibition at Design Museum, London. (15 students shortlisted from the UK).

July 2008: Exhibited with Ondrej Lewis at New Designers 2008, Islington, London.

September 2008: Exhibited as ‘Ateliero’ with our EcoPETlite at 100% Futures, Earls Court, London, with [re]design in their Lighten Up exhibition

September 2008: Graduated my MA Art & Design with Distinction

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October 2008: Exhibited as ‘Ateliero’ with our EcoPETlite at The North Tower of The Tyne Bridge, with [re]design, in their Lighten Up exhibition.

October 2008: Accepted on The DigitalCity Creative Fellowship. Awarded £4000 to develop my new business Ateliero, with Ondrej Lewis. See www.ateliero.co.uk

Publications:June 2008: Design Week publication regarding our EcoPETlite concept.

(05/06/08)

Plastics & Rubber Weekly magazine: (13/06/08)

July 2008: Plastics European News publication

September 2008:

Our second ‘Design Week’ publication regarding our EcoPETlite concept. (11/09/08)

IDFX Magazine, pages 113-116

Lighten Up book by [re]design

October 2008: www.WGSN.com, Generation Now sector.

London Evening Standard, 'Homes and Property Supplement' by Barbara Chandler, 08/10/08

The Journal, 18/10/08, page 25.

The Chronicle 18/10/08, Page 8.

Evening Gazette, 22/10/08, Page 29.

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http://www.WGSN.com/

http://www.ateliero.co.uk/

Pending Articles:Icon December 2008 issue

Interier / Exterier : Slovakian interior design magazine

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