
- Firstname/Profession
- Amy
- Illustrator
- 8-12 years Experience
- Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
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Represented: 27/02/20
Bio
Amy is an artist and designer of many disciplines. She creates work for publishing, textiles and product. She has collaborated with companies to create collections of products for interiors and textiles as well as being commissioned to create illustrations for books, animation and editorial pieces.
Amy has created designs for textile collections, rugs, bedding collections, fashion and stationery for companies including Crate & Barrel, TeNeues publisher, Nature Baby and Figo Fabrics.
As an illustrator she has created work for animation, editorial, books and educational material for companies including TVNZ, Martha Stewart Living, Hodder & Stoughton and Flow magazine.
Amy starts every project by hand, drawing using a variety of media. The artwork is then transferred to the computer to create the finished design or illustration.
Expertise
Software
Recent Employment
Freelance Illustrator and Print Designer / Oct 2009 - Present / Self Employed
Amy van Luijk is an artist and designer of many disciplines. She creates work for publishing and product. She has collaborated with companies to create collections of textiles and products for interiors as well as being commissioned to create illustrations for books, animation and editorial pieces. Amy's clients include: TeNeues, Hodder & Stoughton, Figo fabrics, Crate & Barrel, Flow magazine, Land of Nod, Meri Meri, Martha Stewart Living, Grand Central Publishing, TVNZ, Real Simple Magazine and Nature Baby.
Senior Illustrator and Designer / Oct 2013 - Oct 2015 / Meri Meri
Designing partyware collections, greeting cards and giftware. Work load included creating trend boards for seasonal collections, illustration, product design and development and packaging design.
Textile Designer / 2010 - 2013 / Johnson Cheyne
Textile design for Johnson Cheyne textile design studio, London, UK. Created textile prints for both interior and fashion applications. Attended Textile trade fairs around Europe and the US; Heimtex, Premiere vision and Surtex. Sold designs to clients including John Lewis, Agnes B, Marks & Spencer and Habitat.
Industries I know well
Education
Kids fashion
Retail
Textile
Mediums I know well
Digital
Packaging
Print
Stationery
Textile
Qualifications
Massey University
Bachelor's Degree, Textile Design, First Class Honours
Languages
English, Dutch