Kathy Hutton
Kathy Hutton was born in Wallasey, Wirral. She graduated in 1995 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland with a degree in printed textiles, supported by printmaking.
In the same year she exhibited at the prestigious New Designers' Habitat Award Winner's show at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London.
Following a career in design, product development and buying for companies including Habitat, The Conran Group, Designer's Guild Waterstones and The National Trust and after the birth of her first child, Kathy set up a small printmaking studio in Wiltshire.
She is continuing to develop her distinctive style of still life compositions with simple, free hand line work in the form of mono print, worked with blocks of hand pulled screen printed colour.
2012 – Set up studio at The Old Forge.
2011 – Set up Kathy Hutton Designs.com
2001-2007 Buyer & Product developer, The National Trust retail team
1998 - 2001 Buyer & Product developer, Freeman’s mail order
1997 - 1998 Buyer Heals, London
1995 - 1997 Designer Habitat, London
1995 – 1998 Freelance designer for, The Conran Shop, Heals, Designers Guild, Waterstones
1995 New Designers Habitat Award winner, Islington
1995 BA (hons) Printed Textiles, Duncan of Jordanstone collage of art, Dundee
In the same year she exhibited at the prestigious New Designers' Habitat Award Winner's show at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London.
Following a career in design, product development and buying for companies including Habitat, The Conran Group, Designer's Guild Waterstones and The National Trust and after the birth of her first child, Kathy set up a small printmaking studio in Wiltshire.
She is continuing to develop her distinctive style of still life compositions with simple, free hand line work in the form of mono print, worked with blocks of hand pulled screen printed colour.
2012 – Set up studio at The Old Forge.
2011 – Set up Kathy Hutton Designs.com
2001-2007 Buyer & Product developer, The National Trust retail team
1998 - 2001 Buyer & Product developer, Freeman’s mail order
1997 - 1998 Buyer Heals, London
1995 - 1997 Designer Habitat, London
1995 – 1998 Freelance designer for, The Conran Shop, Heals, Designers Guild, Waterstones
1995 New Designers Habitat Award winner, Islington
1995 BA (hons) Printed Textiles, Duncan of Jordanstone collage of art, Dundee