Contact Details

James St. Jones
Brighton/London, UK

M : 07738 432946
E : james_s_jones@hotmail.co.uk
Date of Birth: 18/12/1985
Nationality: British


I am an ambitious and driven designer with particular interest in use of unconventional and heavily modified materials. As a result I have had much experience working with plasticized and metalized fabrics, digital print and laser profiling.

My native design interests are in high-end, concept driven collections with a high design content. However I have a keen eye for commercial design and am skilled at the translation of conceptual research into viable garments.


Work Experience & Employment

MKK Design Ltd. (19th Oct 2009 – Present)
Sportswear Designer/Developer (Paid)

Alexander McQueen (12th May – 2nd June 2008)
Placement as a Studio Assistant. Responsibilities included: toiling, sampling and running errands.

Boudicca/Platform13 (8th October 2007 – 25th January 2008)
Placement as a Studio Assistant. Responsibilities included; preparing garments for production, finishing garments, preparing orders for delivery, collating the company archive, training and managing new interns, assisting in the construction of the V&A Museum Christmas Tree 2007, and sourcing accessory components for 2007 couture show.

Babel Media (20th August – 28th September 2007)
Computer Game Functionality Tester

Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design Technology (July 2005)
Graduate Fashion Show Production Assistant

Prosof Computers Ltd. (October 2001)
Website Design Assistant

Education

University of Brighton (2005 - 2009)
BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Business Studies
Grade: 2:1

Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design Technology (September 2004 – July 2005)
Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design, Specialising in Fashion Design)
Grade: Distinction

Mountain Ash Comprehensive School (September 1997 – July 2004)
3 A-Levels, Grade A - B

Skills

Design:
• Particular experience in working with plasticized and metalized fabrics
• Good pattern cutting, toile and garment construction skills
• Experienced with both domestic and industrial sewing machines
• Experience in digital and silk screen printing as well as laser profiling
• Experienced in Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw, Corel Photopaint, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, HTML, Windows and Mac OSX
• Hand and machine knitting techniques
• Hand loom and manual weaving experience

University:
• Fundraising Party Organiser for 2nd Year Fashion Show (2007)
• Assistant Backstage Coordinator for 1st and 2nd Year Fashion Show (June 2006)
• Student Body Representative (September 2005 to June 2006)

References

Neha Amin
(Studio Manager - Boudicca)
E: boudicca@platform13.com


Malcom McInnes
(Academic Program Leader – Fashion Design)
Fashion Textiles Department
University of Brighton
Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 OJY
T: 01273 643862