Barbara Kennington
Honorary Chairman at Texprint- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Texprint
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Honorary Chairman
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Mar 2010 - Present
Texprint is a charity dedicated to selecting, mentoring and presenting to the international industry the best designers graduating from textile design courses across the UK. It is funded completely by the industry, livery companies and charitable trusts. Barbara brings to Texprint her considerable international experience, as a designer and trend specialist, but also as a strong advocate of the British textile industry and the outstanding design schools and universities that support it. Many Texprint alumni now enjoy high profile creative roles within the international textile, fashion and interior design industries, or have set up their own design companies.
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WGSN
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United Kingdom
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Information Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Creative Director
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Jan 1998 - Oct 2008
Instrumental in establishing WGSN in 1998, Barbara developed WGSN’s editorial and creative teams, positioning WGSN as the world’s leading online research, trend analysis and news service for the fashion professional.
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Creative & Editorial Director
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1997 - 2008
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Education
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Royal College of Art
MA, Fashion Design