![]() Once you are a designer you can be involved in the design of anything really. I learned that all the areas within design can overlap and compliment each other. I worked in the print department, the embroidery department, and the accessories department. What was the biggest thing that you learned while working for the powerhouse that is Diane Von Furstenburg?īeing flexible is so important. Being a full time designer can be intense- often people want to keep it as a hobby. I think it is important to immerse yourself in art and design and to get a feel for whether this type of career is for you. I learned so much in NCAD and would definitely recommend it for anyone hoping to pursue the design route. You have a beautiful product but you need a way to the market place and just getting it out there into the world where people can see it and try it on is the hardest part.Īs a graduate of NCAD, do you think that people should go to college before they think about ‘being a designer’? That’s what it comes down to at the end of the day. The biggest challenge is convincing retailers to invest their money in the brand. What challenges as an entrepreneur have your faced? Since that day things have gone from strength to strength with the brand. It proved to me that I wasn’t just a flash in the pan. My best work day so far was when I launched the second collection and my stockists immediately made orders for more scarves! It convinced me that I had a really great product that people wanted to wear. General patterns in nature, colours in nature.Īlthough I am sure that it is hard to choose, what has been your proudest career moment to date? I look to botanical sources, plants, animal prints, geometric patterns. The patterns on your pieces are just breathtaking, where do you draw your inspiration from? From her Spring/Summer 2016 Collection – Lilly Ladder in black and white My relationship with fashion hasn’t changed at all! I am still as passionate as ever about it. I really enjoy meeting new people, travelling, and the constant need for change. Thankfully, I really enjoy the business aspect too the marketing, the networking. Has your relationship with fashion changed since you are now a designer? ![]() The place was alive with brightly painted ball-gowns. He had hand painted fabrics before constructing them into perfect works of art. The key moment to my mind was when I visited the Musée des Arts Décoratifs – a museum of the decorative arts and design in Paris where there was a Christian Lacroix exhibition. ![]() I realized the possibilities of art meeting fashion while in NCAD. I’ve always loved to draw and paint. Art is my passion. What made you decide to take design as a serious career path? I remember being mesmerized by the bright colours and prints. She has the most interesting collection of vintage dresses and fabrics. ![]() From her Spring/Summer 2016 Collection – Zinnia Drop in Hot Pink, great and black She has also interned with the well known Irish designer Helen Cody and I believe that such experience has helped in her success as her pieces are finished to an amazing quality and are luxurious to the touch. She then went on to work for three seasons with the international fashion powerhouse that is Diane Von Furstenberg ( DVF) for three seasons in New York and some of her prints were used on the dresses that went into production. ![]() The prints on her scarves are hand illustrated and the prints are both bold and feminine and I was delighted when she agreed to be interviewed for Floralesque.Ĭiara has some amazing experience behind her, she is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) with her qualification being in Textile Design. When the luxurious silk or cashmere is draped around you, you cannot help but feel elegant and decadent. It is rare that someone can create the feeling of transforming you into Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly but Ciara Silke manages to do this with her stunningly elegant scarves. ![]()
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