Mrs Samantha Robinson

Job: Ceramics technician

Faculty: Arts, Design and Humanities

School/department: School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 250 6352

E: samantha.robinson2@dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

Samantha works with a carefully selected combination of ceramics, metals and textiles. Personal research is encapsulated in a creative handmade collection in porcelain, with the blend of textures and processes to provide an original range from jewellery to vessels.

Skills include working in porcelain, slip casting, hand building, developing a mixed media approach and CAD skills.

Research interests/expertise

Experience includes;

Being a Sole trader selling direct, through galleries and exhibiting at galleries and retail shows Nationally and Internationally. Commissions undertaken successfully.

Interpretation and implementation of client briefs.

Collaborating with creative partners for exhibitions and selling events.

Working within the commercial jewellery industry from small batch production to Internationally sourced manufacture. 

Teaching within the Adult Education industry.

Qualifications

BA (HONS) Design Crafts 
PGCE Post 16

Honours and awards

The Albert Thomas Roberts Award June 2008
De Montfort University

RSA Design Directions – Ceramic Futures 2007/08
Highly Commended

Membership of professional associations and societies

Design Nation - Fellow