Profile

Pippa began working as a footwear and accessories designer in 2001 when she graduated from Cordwainers College, London, with a First Class BA (Hons) Design, Marketing and Product Development ~ Footwear and Accessories. She has worked on a freelance basis since the summer of 2006, when she left her job as footwear and accessories designer at The Shoe Studio, London, to move back to the West Midlands. She also offers creative shoemaking workshops and design-based Adobe Photoshop workshops alongside her design practice.

Freelance Projects

Tsubo – Concept design: casual footwear

Hooky – Artwork for handbag accessories and screen-print designs for bags

Pied a Terre – Handbag design: followed on from full-time employment with The Shoe Studio

Local businesses – Logo design

Designing and making paper shoes, re-using waste and obsolete paper

Employment

Pippa worked on all stages of the design process, from initial fashion forecasting and concept design through to range-building, design sketching, factory specifications and product development. She travelled extensively to Far Eastern and European factory sample rooms and to Europe and the US for trade fairs and market research.

The Shoe Studio, London
March 2005 – July 2006
Position: Footwear and Accessories Designer (full-time)

Designing for the following in-house brands:

o Pied a Terre
o Bertie
o Roland Cartier
o Roberto Vianni
o Nine West UK
o Debenhams and Designers at Debenhams
o Warehouse
o Principles

Lambert Howarth, London
September 2003 – March 2005
Position: Footwear Designer (full-time)

Designing for the following companies:

o Marks & Spencer
o Phase Eight

ISA Holdings Ltd., London
August 2001 – September 2003
Position: Junior Footwear Designer, then Footwear Designer (full-time)

Designing for the following companies:

o Next
o River Island
o Bhs
o Topshop

Education & Training

Creative Apprentices, Aliss, 2007-2008
Completed training to run creative workshops in schools and placement with Bishop Perowne CE College, Worcester where Pippa planned and ran a shoemaking workshop with year 9 students.

Cordwainers College, London, 1998-2001
BA (Hons) Design, Marketing and Product Development ~ Footwear and Accessories
First Class Honours

Hereford College of Art, 1996-1998
GNVQ Advanced, Art and Design, Grade: Distinction

Herefordshire College of Technology 1996-1998
A-Level English Language and Literature Combined