About Rachael
Rachael Taylor is a fun, enthusiastic creative designer & textile artist with over several years industry experience in a variety of fields. Since leaving university this young designer has achieved so much in such a small time span working for a number of prestigious clients worldwide.
Originally from the Wirral, Merseyside (UK) graduated from the University of Leeds in 2005, with a BA (Hons) in Textile & Fashion Design.
Her first job was as a print & design technician whilst also working as a part time freelancer in the textile industry. She then went on to progress with her textile & stitched screen printed pieces and held her first solo exhibition called 'stitched' in 2006 at the Brahm Gallery Leeds. Later that year Rachael was awarded 1st prize in the Janome creative competiton for a layered paper skirt design.
Then specialising in surface pattern design, she developed her early signature style of layering,textures & quirky hand drawn linework. This style is present in both her screenprinted pieces & digital work. Wanting to obtain further experience & technical knowledge Rachael applied for a job with one of the greetings market leaders, where she worked as a mac designer for two years specialising in surface pattern design. She then set up her own design studio in May 2008 (based in Leeds) where she now works as a freelance surface pattern designer & textile artist.
Rachael has her own popular label 'RachaelTaylorDesigns' and sells her products online and in stores across the UK. She also has also secured number of successful licensed product ranges sold worldwide.
Rachael is currently working on her own label but also has a variety of clients in the UK, Europe & the USA from design studios & high street stores to private buyers. Rachael has designed for the art, ceramics, interior, fashion, textiles, greetings, stationery & marketing industries. You can find her work published on greeting cards right through to interior acessories, packaging, ceramics & kidswear. Clientel examples include: Paperchase (UK) Graham & Brown (UK) WH Smith (UK) Tailormade (UK) Concept (UK) Creative Converting (USA) Target (USA) UK Greetings, American Greetings, Tigerprint (for Marks & Spencer UK) Hanes Paper (USA) Verbaudet (Europe). Redwood (UK) Oneida (USA) Paper Magic (USA) Design Design (USA) Trend Bible (UK) Seascape (USA) Mudpie (UK) teNeues (USA & UK) Oxfam (UK) Design Initiative (UK) Landor (USA) AM Univeral (USA) Creative Tops (UK) IMG Wallcoverings (Australia) Kelly Rae Roberts (USA)
Rachael has recently had over twenty pieces of her work published in four renowned designs books including ‘Print and Pattern’ by Bowie Style (LKP Publishing), ‘Patterns‘ by Drusilla Cole, (LKP Publishing and ‘The Exciting World of Pattern Design‘ by Zeixs Feierabend (Unique Books)’ ‘Patterns’ by Maomao/booQs publishing. She is also featured in the keenly awaited ‘Print and Pattern 2’ by Bowie Style (LKP Publishing). Her unique web styling and design attracted the attention of ‘by Zeixs Feierabend (Unique Books)’ as they showcase her website in their brand new book ‘Websites 3’. Rachael regularly receives design commissions from trend forecasting companies and has had work published in trend books for Trend Bible & Mudpie. Her designs and products are regularly featured in the press and have made appearances on TV and more recently has attracted a celebrity fan base.
Rachael likes to bring her own personality to her work & creates fun quirky designs 'patterns to make you happy'. Her positive & energetic approach was recognised in 2009 as she was awarded the title of 'the happiest person in Britain 2009' from her excited & happy twitter posts. Her patterns are spontaneous as Rachael loves to draw with her right & left hand and sometimes even with her eyes closed. This way her patterns are unique & full of energy, she takes inspiration from everything around her & a lot of her motifs come from her own mood & personality.
Rachael welcomes new commissions and freelance work along with bespoke product requests, if you are interested in her work or require further information, whether it be a range of designs or a single bespoke piece you can simply drop her an email via the contact page.
Rachael is also actively involved in education. She has delivered a number of workshops and career presentations in schools, colleges & universities throughout the UK. Rachael played a huge part in the Liverpool Design Stars challenge for 2011. She was commissioned by the Design Initiative to oversee the surface pattern category. This involved writing the brief, presenting and running workshops in schools, judging entries, selecting winners, presenting awards and delivering a masterclass weekend for select nominees. Rachael was invited to speak at the renowned Do What You Love art & creative enterprise retreat (held in May 2011) in front of an international audience.
Rachael has recently launched a grounbreaking new e-course called 'The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design' where the successful designer teaches and shares her expertise and knowledge in surface pattern; from sketch through to product combined with business tips along the way. The course is a collaboration between Rachael & award winning entrepreneur Beth Nicholls of 'Do What You Love'. It has attracted a global audience and has received fantastic support from industry leaders (For more information please visit the main menu bar on the left)
If you are interested in booking Rachael for a school/college/university workshop or lecture then please feel free to get in touch.
To purchase a selection of Rachaels' brand new products email sales at: mail@rachaeltaylordesigns.co.uk. Rachael has a select number of stockists in the UK from; online stores (international delivery available) to shops & galleries. Rachael has also recently expanded the 'rachaeltaylordesigns' label into the USA & European homewares market.
For press images and PR enquiries please contact: Fiona Pattinson @Happy4PR email: fiona@happy4pr.com.
*Unfortunately Rachael can not accept any more work placements, we will advertise when the studio is recruiting again.