ABOUT
KAthleen DURKAN
Contemporary Digital Artist & Owner
Experience
2020 - Present
Digital Artist
Beginning her art career in 2020, the Leicester-based artist’s work derives from her love for pop culture and timeless icons, often creating bold and striking pieces. With a background in Furniture Design, she has extensive commercial awareness with an affinity for sustainability and is now expanding a range of printed artwork from the KDcreate brand.
2014 - 2019
Digital Producer
A demonstrated history of working in the luxury apparel and high street retail industry focusing on performance marketing, affiliates, paid media, influencers & celebrities, social media, brands and product marketing. The Designer herself has worked on worldwide websites, magazines, mailers, newsletters, flyers, reality tv shows and networked with high profile/ celebrity clients to gain exposure.
2010 - 2013
Design Internships
Internships include famous stage performances, exhibition displays, museum and art galleries, community projects, shop windows and spectaculars within retail stores.
About Me
Most likely influenced by her father, who dropped out of art school to work as a carpenter, Kathleen developed her skills alongside her father in drawing and craft from an early age.
During her studies, she gained inspiration from the quirky designs of Alessi. The artist has a strong drive in the creative scene and has previously expressed her passion to curate successful Furniture Design exhibitions and events at university.
Education
2009
Loughborough University School of Art & Design
2006
Loughborough University School of Art & Design
2004
St. Pauls RC Sixth Form College
Skills
Contact
- www.kdcreate.co.uk
- info@kdcreate.co.uk
- 07453940534
- 07453940534
Exhibitions
Participating in national student competitions as directed by industrial manufacturers and trade associations. Gaining an understanding in the making of objects at various levels of production to establish her own personal and professional ambitions for creating objects within contemporary society and 2010 set up her website, showcasing her range of handcrafted designs which exhibited at New Designers London.
London art galleries:
Crafts Council
The National Portrait Gallery
The V&A
The Tate
Amsterdam
Moooi
The Frozen Fountain
Wonder Wood Amsterdam
Droog Flagship Store
Museums and sites
Trade Shows
Industry experience with CIMC Home supplier homeware includes meeting buyers and designers for Wayfair, Dunelm, Next, John Lewis, Made.com and more.
National trade shows:
Grand Designs, London
Top Drawer, London
The Housewares Show, London
Ideal Homeshow, London
British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate
Ambiente & Tendency Show, Frankfurt, Germany
Salon Maison et Objet Paris, Paris, France
Irish Furniture & Homewares Show, Ireland
January Furniture Show, NEC Birmingham
Spring & Autumn Fair, Manchester Central
Manchester Furniture Show, Convention Complex
The Autumn Furniture Show, Stoneleigh Park
Workshops
Focusing on the objects that surround us, from the cherished personal to the everyday functional with a keen interest in sustainability, Kay discovered the potential for designing and producing objects with the use of sketches and model making that blend the best traditions of craft.
Latest technologies:
Hand machine & tools
Digital manufacturing
CNC routing
Rapid prototyping
Laser cutting
Computer Aided Design
Materials
Ceramics
Glass
Metal
Wood
Reclaim
