XINYU WANG
1993/09/27
EDUCATION:
London College of Fashion, London [2015-2017]
MA Fashion Artefact
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Central St Martins, London [2012-2015]
BA (Hons) Jewellery Design
First Class Honours (1st)
Central St Martins, London [2012]
BTEC Diploma Art Foundation Plus
Distinction
AWARDS:
2014 – Swarovski × Alexander McQueen ‘Savage Beauty’ Competition: Top 10 Shortlisted
2014 – Cartier Award 2014 Runner-up
(Presented by Maria Doulton, Richemont Holdings (UK) Limited)
2014 – AVAKIAN Award: Top 5 Shortlisted
2013 – TOPSHOP Design Contest: Top 10 Shortlisted
2012 – Student Achievement Award 2011/2012 (ISCA)
Craftsmanship and Process (Highly Commended)
(As chosen by Professor Jimmy Choo OBE & UAL for the Creative Process)
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EXPERIENCE:
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2017 – DCK Concessions Qingdao: Product Developer
2016 – DCK Concessions: Working experience in design department and buyer department
2015 – Extreme McQueen: How to Wear Accessories: Seminar: Learn how stylists and designers style pieces together for the catwalk or a photo-shoot and how this translates to wearing them out in the everyday world. At Victoria & Albert Museum
2014 – SALVAGE Catwalk Show: Design under the theme of Sustainable at Central Saint Martins
2014 – Pop up Shop: 20 brooches designed and produced go on sale at Central Saint Martins & Workshop Coffee Co.
2014 – The Foundling Museum: Leading the Token of Identity Workshop for secondary school pupils at the Foundling Museum
2014 – Zeebags: Design using recycled material for women in Zimbabwe to replicate and sale
2013 – The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers Alias Wire Workers of the City of London: Competition, design and production of a balance necklace made from tin
2013 – TOPSHOP: Competition, design of a jewellery collection for production
2013 – Dalian Gaoma Arts & Craft Design Engineering Co., Ltd: Designer Assistant Internship
(Working in the 3D design department designing for a new theme park based in Tianjin, China)
2013 – AVAKIAN: Competition, design of hair ornament for red carpet event
2013 – Victoria and Albert Museum: responding to Hollywood Costume Exhibition
EXHIBITION:
2016 – Granary Gallery: An exhibition for the Window Galleries in the CSM Granary Building
(4 Jan 2016 – 29 April 2016, CSM Granary Building, N1C 4AA, London)
2016 – Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture (Hong Kong): Visions 2050 – Lifestyle and the City:
The Biennale is a curated showcase of inspirational works by leading international and local creative and design professionals.
(11 Dec 2015 – 28 Feb 2016, Kowloon Park, 22 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong)
2015 – Swarovski Design Project: A display of shortlisted work by 3rd year BA Jewellery Design students from Central Saint Martins inspired by the exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.
(1 May 2015 – 31 May 2015, Room 25, Victoria and Albert Museum, SW7 2RL)
2014 – FINDING: An exhibition at the Foundling Museum responding to the Foundling Museum Collection and the story of the Foundling Hospital.
(14 Nov 2014 – 30 Jan 2015, The Foundling Museum, WC1N 1AZ)
2014 – SALVAGE Catwalk Show: Design of catwalk piece for the theme ‘Sustainable’
(21 Mar 2014, Central Saint Martins, N1C 4AA)
SKILLS:
Computer Programs: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
General Jewellery Bench Work Skills, Photography, Film Processing & Printing
Languages: Mandarin, English, Korean
PRESS:
1 GRANARY May 2014: Leaving a dark carbon footprint: 2nd Year BA Jewellery puts on a sustainable show:
<http://1granary.com/inside-central-saint-martins/second-year-ba-jewellery-show>
1 GRANARY May 2015: Savage Beauty:
<http://1granary.com/art-design/jewellery/savage-jewellery>