Personal Details:
October 2008
Curriculum Vitae
Joanne Louise Riddle

Name Joanne Louise Riddle
Age 32
Date of Birth 1976
Address Stockton on Tees
Employers: Stockton Sixth Form College
Ateliero (Partnership)
Studio VO.20
Victoria Building
University of Teesside
TS1 3BA
Home Telephone
Business Telephone 01642 384557
Mobile Phone 07890 365524
Website www.ateliero.co.uk
Email jo@ateliero.co.uk
Marital Status Single
Driving License Full & Clean
Education & Training
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Joanne Louise Riddle: October 2008
Date Qualification Grade
September 2007- Masters Degree – Art & Design, Distinction
October 2008 (University of Teesside)
PGCE – Adult Education, Pass + QTS
September 2001- (University of Huddersfield)
July 2003
September 1996- BA Honours International Textiles & Surface First Class
July 1999 Pattern, Honours
(Cleveland College of Art & Design)
September 1995- BTEC National Diploma – Foundation Studies Distinction
July 1996 in Art & Design
(Cleveland College of Art & Design)
September 1993- A Levels:
July 1995 Art & Design A
Sociology B
Computing E
(Stockton Sixth Form College)
September 1989- GCSE’s:
July 1993 Social Science A
English (Language) A
English (Drama) A
Art & Design B
Mathematics C
Dual Award Science CC
French C
Music D
(Ian Ramsey C of E School)
Experiences & Achievements since graduating in 1999:
July 1999: Exhibited at New Designers 1999 show, Islington, London
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August 1999: Preparation and implementation of my first design studio, ‘J.L Riddle
Design Studio’.
August 1999: Article published in the Guardian Weekend magazine regarding my work
with colouring plastics.
August 1999: Freelance work with Penny Watts Studio, Rowena Bristow and Suzsi
Corio; all agents based in London and selling design work on a worldwide basis.
October 1999: Awarded an £800.00 grant and a £1600.00 loan from The Princes
Trust.
October 1999: Collection of cards published by Ronin Designs Ltd, incorporating my
degree show designs.
February 2000: Commissioned by award winning fashion retailer Psyche, to design a
range of Perspex jewellery for the Middlesbrough store.
March 2000: Won Third Prize and £300.00 in the local heat of the Shell Livewire
competition.
April/May 2000: Commissioned by Psyche to design several follow-up collections of
acrylic chokers and cuffs.
June 2000: Accepted to receive the Creative and Cultural fund grant- awarded
£3000.00 for the purchase of a computer, heat press and a digital camera, for my new
business venture.
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Joanne Louise Riddle: October 2008
June 2000: Accepted to exhibit at the Top Drawer Exhibition, Earls Court London, in
September with The Princes Trust.
July 2000: Achieved a sponsorship deal with Madeira Threads UK for £150.00.
July 2000: Received £500.00 from The Ropner Trust, Stockton on Tees, towards
materials for Top Drawer.
September 2000: Exhibited at Top Drawer, Earls Court. Obtained 10 good
orders, including International links with Dubai and The Lebanon.
January 2001: Asked to teach Part Time A-level textiles at Cleveland College of Art
and Design Fleatham Street Site, Middlesbrough.
March 2001: Won 4th place in the Tees Valley sector of the Shell Livewire Business
Awards.
August 2001: Achieved a permanent 0.8 Fractional Post at Stockton & Billingham
College, teaching AVCE & GNVQ Art and Design to Post 16 students. This post also
involved working within the community at 5 different centres.
September 2001: Started to study for my PGCE (Part Time) with Huddersfield
University and Stockton and Billingham College.
September 2002: Appointed as Course Leader of A Level and GCSE Art and Design
and implemented several changes to the structure of the previous courses.
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September 2003: Curriculum development for BTEC Nursery Nurses unit in Design
Technology, delivering this unit to 2 full-time and part-time groups of students.
November 2003: Began role as Personal Tutor for Gateway to Art Students. Currently
teaching this group for 5/6 of their timetable.
June 2004: Appointed as Course & Curriculum Leader for BTEC First Diploma in
Design.
September 2005: Launched my new business venture ‘Fuzzy Bridge’, a textile,
illustration and surface design studio.
February 2006: Completed NESTA’s Insight Out programme and won the top award -
£5000 funding for ‘Best Business Idea’.
February 2006: Filed a Patent Pending for my ‘Printing onto Synthetic Surfaces’
process.
April 2006: Started a Digital City Fellowship at the University of Teesside to develop
my Artezate product: Awarded £1000 for my project.
June 2006: Achieved a £1000 Vital Spark grant from Stockton Borough Council.
July 2006: Left Stockton Riverside College to go and teach part time (10 hours) - A
Level Art and Design at Stockton Sixth Form College.
July 2006: Started my Summer University courses doing a UCPD Business course and
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Joanne Louise Riddle: October 2008
a UCDP Digital Illustration course.
September 2006: Exhibited as ‘Fuzzy Bridge’ at the trade fair 100% East, The Old
Truman Brewery, London. Gained some excellent contacts and leads as part of this
experience.
January 2007: Visited (on request) the major flooring manufacturers Altro and Amtico
flooring to discuss possibilities for licensing my Patent Pending process.
March 2007: Patent Pending written and filed on March 10th 2007.
October 2007: Started my MA in Art and Design at The University of Teesside.
February 2008: Filed application for the next stages of my UK Patent
March 2008: Achieved joint 5th place in the Society of Dyers and Colourists Award
2008 (out of 55 entries).
July 2008: Shortlisted for Designers in Residence exhibition at Design Museum,
London. (15 students shortlisted from the UK).
July 2008: Exhibited with Ondrej Lewis at New Designers 2008, Islington, London.
September 2008: Exhibited as ‘Ateliero’ with our EcoPETlite at 100% Futures, Earls
Court, London, with [re]design in their Lighten Up exhibition
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September 2008: Graduated my MA Art & Design with Distinction
October 2008: Exhibited as ‘Ateliero’ with our EcoPETlite at The North Tower of The
Tyne Bridge, with [re]design, in their Lighten Up exhibition.
October 2008: Accepted on The DigitalCity Creative Fellowship. Awarded £4000 to
develop my new business Ateliero, with Ondrej Lewis. See www.ateliero.co.uk
Publications:
June 2008: Design Week publication regarding our EcoPETlite concept.
(05/06/08)
Plastics & Rubber Weekly magazine: (13/06/08)
July 2008: Plastics European News publication
September 2008:
Our second ‘Design Week’ publication regarding our EcoPETlite
concept. (11/09/08)
IDFX Magazine, pages 113-116
Lighten Up book by [re]design
October 2008: www.WGSN.com, Generation Now sector.
London Evening Standard, 'Homes and Property Supplement' by
Barbara Chandler, 08/10/08
The Journal, 18/10/08, page 25.
The Chronicle 18/10/08, Page 8.
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Joanne Louise Riddle: October 2008
Evening Gazette, 22/10/08, Page 29.
Pending Articles:
Icon December 2008 issue
Interier / Exterier : Slovakian interior design magazine
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