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Visiting Professor Royal College of Art
MA(RCA) Fellow of the Royal College of Art Tel: 44 (0)20 8979 4593 Mob: 44(0)774 0375 136 karen@karennicol.com www.karennicol.com |
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| A fashion, interiors and gallery embroidery
and mixed media textile designer with a London based design and production
studio established for over twenty-five years, specialising in Irish, Cornelly, Multihead, beading and hand embroidery. |
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2012
Solo show, Marylebone Hotel, February to May 2012
Affordable Art Fair London
Art Melbourne |
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2012
Chelsea Flower Show retreat with Wild at Heart |
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2011
Grayson Perry doll with Liberty London |
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2011
Power House Museum Sydney 'lovelace' exhibition
London Art Fair
Affordable Art Fair London
Affordable Art Fair New York
Affordable Art Fair Singapore
Art London
Art Melbourne
Art Toronto |
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2010
‘Conversation Pieces’ solo show of animals and handbags, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, Charlotte Street W1
Sydney Art Fair
Art London
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2010
Jerwood Contemporary Makers exhibition London /Edinburgh /Dublin |
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2010
Liberty Shop Window |
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2009
Karen Nicol Clements Ribeiro collection of 300 one off cashmere jumpers |
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2008 and 2009
Heimtex textile fair, Frankfurt |
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2008
art pieces for Leeds Cancer Hospital |
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2008
Form Art Fair, London |
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2007
'Out of the blue into the black' art piece for Shell UK, featured in oceanography exhibition in Santa Fe |
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2007-2010
embellished knitwear range (own label) for Anthropologie, New York |
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2006-2010
interior textile range (own label) for Designers Guild, London |
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2006-2010
interior textile range (own label) for Wild at Heart, London |
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November 2005
solo show, Karen Nicol skirt range, Rebecca Hossack
Gallery, London |
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November 2005
solo show Karen Nicol skirt range Mantero concept
store, La Tessitura, Como, Italy |
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pictures and jewellery
march 2005- exhibition in Japan with Markus Lupfer
mixed show march 2005- art vitam gallery Miami 4 woman show september 2004- Palm Beach art fair november 2004- Sofa Chicago art fair |
current fashion and interiors clients include: |
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clements ribeiro
embroidery design and production of mixed media and
embroidered fashion pieces for 15 collections from 1997 to 2010 |
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bamford
embroidery design and production for collections from 2007 to 2009 |
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xterity with tracy mulligan
embroidery design and production of mixed media and
embroidered fashion pieces from 2006 to 2007 |
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marc jacobs
embroidered images for accessories with Katy Hillier
in 2006 |
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chloe
embroidery design and production of mixed media and embroidered fashion pieces for 2004 |
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john rocha
embroidery design and production of mixed media and embroidered fashion pieces for 12 collections from 1998 to 2006 |
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julien macdonald
embroidery design and production of mixed media/embroidered
fashion couture pieces for 9 collections from 2002 to 2007 |
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betty jackson
embroidery design and production of mixed media and embroidered fashion pieces for 5 collections from 2002 to 2006. jewellery collection 2006 |
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matthew williamson
embroidery design and production of mixed media and
embroidered fashion pieces for 15 collections from 1999 to 2007 |
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preston knight (maxfield parrish)
ranges of embroidery, brand, print and bead suede,
leather and sheepskin designs and production for 14 collections from
1999 to 2008 |
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bruce oldfield
embroidery design and production of mixed media and
embroidered fashion couture pieces for 20 collections from 1996 to 2010 |
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markus Lupfer
embroidery design and production of mixed media and
embroidered fashion pieces for 9 collections from 1999 to 2009 |
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tracey boyd
embroidery design and production of mixed media and embroidered fashion pieces for 4 collections from 2004 to 2005 |
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michiko koshino
embroidery design and production of mixed media and embroidered fashion pieces for 3 collections from 2002 to 2003 |
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givenchy
4 design groups for design collection in 2002 |
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chanel couture
design and production of 3 embroidered coats in 1998 |
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john boyd textiles
1990-2010 design and production of embroidered horsehair
for furnishing textiles for clients such as Zimmer Rhode, Clarence House,
Brunshwig Fils, embroidered seating for the Washington Museum, dining
chairs for George Bush, King Gustav of Sweden, 2002 upholstery for the
Thai Royal Family and 2004 chairs for the King of Norway. |
other clients include: |
Louella, Osman Ousafzada, Antonio Beradi, Whistles,
Browns, Tracy Mulligan, Lulu Guinness, Mulberry, Marks and Spencers,
Courtaulds, Jaeger, Harvey Nicholls, Harrods, Anne Tyrrell, Libertys,
Mario Testino, Grey Advertising, Scott Henshall, and Cashmere Studio. |
1979-1999 |
embroidery and knitwear designer and production
outlet for german fashion house ‘Cissule’ Uta Raasch, Dusseldorf,
Germany. |
teaching |
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2010 |
Designer in residence, Bath Spa University |
2008-2012 |
Visiting professor, Royal College of Art |
2006-2008 |
Research fellow, Royal College of Art |
1990-2005 |
Royal College of Art senior lecturer in mixed media
textiles |
1973-1978 |
Brighton Polytechnic VL embroidery/visual research |
1975-1977 |
London College of Fashion VL embroidery/visual research |
education |
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1973-1975 |
Royal College of Art- MA (RCA) textiles |
1969-1973 |
Manchester College of Art- BA 1st class hons |
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