Chloe Grieve
Textile Design MA
Royal College of Art
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles - Print / Graphic Design / Design for Social Good
My location: London, United Kingdom
Chloe Grieve
First Name: Chloe
Last Name: Grieve
University / College: Royal College of Art
Course / Program: Textile Design MA
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles - Print / Graphic Design / Design for Social Good
My Location: London, United Kingdom
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About
Chloe Grieve is a Scottish-American designer from Phoenix, Arizona. After her sudden move to Glasgow at age thirteen and struggles with mental health throughout her young adulthood, she was inspired to express her experiences and past using art. Currently, Chloe works with colour, shape, and pattern to transform sterile spaces into solace. This motivation came from her past experiences occupying dull and clinical therapy session rooms. Completing her BA in textiles at Edinburgh College of Art, Chloe received numerous awards for her final year collection. A stand-out achievement was the Business Design Centre New Designer of the Year award she received at New Designers. She is a freelancer currently working with Hallmark. In the past, she was commissioned to do work for The Skinny Magazine after being featured in one of their summer issues. At the Royal College of Art, she received a grant from The Textiles Society to aid her postgraduate studies, and Turnberry Rug Works supported her.With a love of colour, shape, and illustration, Chloe describes herself as a graphic designer within textiles. She is committed to creating playful, fun designs that show her passion for art.
How can colour, shape, and pattern be used in interiors to help us thrive? After inhabiting sterile psychiatric healthcare spaces, I became inspired to use my art to transform them into optimistic rooms. I noticed these spaces did not reflect the user's needs and often felt depressing and drab. This desire to redesign interiors currently takes shape as furniture, wallpapers, and carpets that add joy to any space. Titled Shape Play, this project began in my final year of BA, and the exploration has continued into my Master's. The colours and shapes used throughout my work have been purposely chosen. In my BA, I developed a book called A Shape a Day, printed in a limited edition of six as a sold-out collection. This year, I further developed the book to account for my new life starting in London. This book contains a daily shape that I drew to match the mood. Similarly, The Color of Emotion connects each colour to a feeling before being organised by hue and hex code. These colours are sourced from photographs, walks, and internet boards before carefully selecting up to five pixels using the eyedropper tool on photos that perfectly encapsulate the image. I use these libraries as my source to create patterns that illuminate my designs. Through workshops, I have involved the community in designing these public spaces. Vulnerability in healthcare spaces is an unavoidable occurrence. Therefore, to make people feel more comfortable, we can give them a say in the design process. I developed a series of sticker sheets to encourage others to create using my previously designed shapes. Stickers are non-intimidating and require no experience. They are the perfect way to encourage people to create! Participants are encouraged to generate shape compositions just as I explores in my work to relax.