Curriculum Vitae

FULL NAME - Bethan Laura Wood
MOBILE - 07754064070
DATE OF BIRTH - 7th September 1983
NATIONALITY - British
ADDRESS - 35 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1LL
EMAIL - heinzmeanzbeanz@yahoo.co.uk
WEB SITE - www.woodlondon.co.uk

Academic Achievements to Date

2006 BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design first class Brighton University
2003 Art Foundation Kingston University
2001 As – grade A - B 2002 A Level –grade A-B Shrewsbury Sixth Form College
2000 Introductory Certificate in Management Pershore Collage 2000
10 GCSE’s grade A*- C Priory Secondary
1999 GCSE Art grade A* School

Press

- Coolhunting and various other web sites and blogs Nov 06 - present
- Image Magazine February issue
- Trend Bible - the Spring/Summer 2008 issue
- Honda Dream Magazine winter 06
- Evening Standard ‘A wealth of new ideas’ 28/06/ 06
- Design Week volume 21 ‘News in Pictures’ 29/06/06
- The Independent ‘ The art of getting into business….’ 13/07/ 06

Forthcoming publications

- Pattern Design: Applications and Variations book to be published
- Prestige Magazine March issue

Work experience and achievements related to Design

- Max Jacquard – glassmaker October 2006 – present assistant
- Cassette Playa – fashion designer December 2006 representative at London coming Paris
- Cassette Playa- fashion designer summer 2006
- Drawing up patterns onto computer files, cutting assistant etc, V&A village fete summer 2006
- Group project with four other Brighton university graduates, we designed and made a giant etch ‘a’ sketch.
- Nagoya University of Arts 2006 Highly Commended
- Arash and Kelly - designers summer 2005 design assistant (Including making and working on stall for V&A village fete)
- Barnaby Barford- ceramists summer 2005 model maker
- Brighton festival summer 2005
- My installation designed to tour round different locations during the festival was chosen and funded to become a - live project.
- Milan furniture fair Easter 2005
- My design for an object basic on the brief set by C.P clothing company was selected to be part of their exhibition during the Milan furniture fair.
- National film and Television School summer 2003 Assistant animator/set builder
- Independent filmmakers summer 2003 Costume designer
- The Shropshire Visual Arts Competition 2001 highly commended/2003 under 25’s winner
- Jhan Stanley – ceramicist 1997-1999 helper
- Shrewsbury District Arts Society ‘Saturday Club’ 09/1999 - 06/2002 Group Leader. After being a helper, I then took over to run the children’s model making group at the Gateway’s Saturday club.

Computer skills

Illustrator
Photoshop
Word
Power point

Other skills

Model making
Technical drawing
Hand drawing and painting
Plaster moulding i.e. piece moulds
I have been inducted to most machinery found in a workshop i.e. Lath, band saw
Experience in out sourcing materials and contacting and working with companies
Organised transportation of work around locations
Building and designing exhibition stands
3D designing and making