Sky Lucy Young is a textile designer that combines visual and theoretical research and concept through an in-depth exploration in colour, materials and purpose.
CURRENT STATUS
Design Coordinator, Kvadrat
WORK
Aug 2020 - Sep 2021 | Textile Workshop Manager, Teaching Assistant Professor, 3D Print, Design School of Kolding (DK)
Oct 2019 - Apr 2020 | Colour and Material Designer, Land Rover (UK)
2019 | Show Coordinator, RCA MA Textiles Graduate Exhibition
2017-2019 | Technician (3D print, Laser Cutting, Textiles) Bmade, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
2017 | Textile Consultant and Designer for Norrøn Architects, DK
2016 | Design Assistant, Épice
EDUCATION
2019 | MASTERS OF ART (Mixed Media Textiles), Royal College of Art, London
2016 | BACHELOR (Textiles), Designskolen Kolding DK
2011-2012| Antwerp Fashion Department, BE
2009| 2 YR. Diploma, Fashion Design Academy, DK
SELECTED PROJECTS, GRANTS & AWARDS
2020 | Work Grant from The Danish Arts Foundation
2019 | WINNER of The Textile Society Post Graduate Award
2018 | Grant from the Danish Arts Foundation, (Support for The Textile museum and Project SOCKS )
2017 | The Travelling Textile Hotel, Norrøn Architects, Textile designer & Consulant
2017 | Grant from the Danish Arts Foundation, (Travel Grant to Japan)
2016 | Épice x The Textile Museum x MP Denmark (sock manufacturer), BA Graduate Project
2015 | ECCO x Pensole Shoe Academy x DSKD x MP Denmark
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020 | Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen DK (Feb 2 - March 8th, 2020)
2019 | Textiles Graduation Exhibition, Royal College of Art
2019 | The Textile Society Award 2019, Manchester Vintage Fair
2018 | Japan Retur, A. Petersen Crafts and Collection, Copenhagen (Support from the Danish Arts Foundation)
2018 | SOK IT UP!, The Textile Museum, Herning (Support from the Danish Arts Foundation)
2015 | Kvinder i dansk møbeldesign, Trapholt Museum of Art, Kolding, (as member of the female design group, Rundkant)
2013 | Exhibition of the historic costume of a Skagens fisherman from 1888, Skagens Egnsmusuem
CONTACT INFORMATION
EMAIL | skylucyyoung@gmail.com
PHONE | +45 50 37 18 45
INSTAGRAM | @skylucyoung