Mandeep Mann - Textile Designer MA RCA

South Asian Design at Manchester Art Gallery, UK: 19 May 2017 to 27 May 2018

Delighted to have been selected to feature in The South Asian Design Show at Manchester Art Gallery UK, opening 19 May 2017 until 27 May 2018.

The exhibition, spanning the last three centuries, gives a taste of designs and techniques from this incredibly creative, resourceful and culturally diverse part of the world. The exhibition also explores how the region’s traditional crafts are inspiring contemporary art, design and fashion. For more infromation visit Manchester Art Gallery Website.

South Asian Design at Manchester Art Gallery, UK: 19 May 2017 to 27 May 2018

Delighted to have been selected to feature in The South Asian Design Show at Manchester Art Gallery UK, opening 19 May 2017 until 27 May 2018.

The show will feature my Poetic Reverence Wallpaper Series, commissioned especially for the exhibition. For this collection, architectural structures mainly Indian temples were the source of inspiration. This project explores representing these structures and patterns through drawings, challenging scale, space and perspective creating optical illusion & trompe l’oeil designs within space. The collection includes repeat and bespoke large-scaled site-specific wallpaper designs.

The exhibition, spanning the last three centuries, gives a taste of designs and techniques from this incredibly creative, resourceful and culturally diverse part of the world. The exhibition also explores how the region’s traditional crafts are inspiring contemporary art, design and fashion.

Mandeep Mann is a Textile Designer born and educated in the UK. She has a specialized background in Textile Design with a Master's Degree from the world-renowned Royal College of Art (London) ranked number one design institution in the world, along with a First Class Honors Degree from the prestigious Chelsea College of Art (London).

She is currently a full-time lecturer at the University of Sharjah (College of Fine Arts and Design) teaching on the BA Fashion and Textiles Degree Programme. She is also Visiting Lecturer at Chelsea College of Art (Dubai), hosting, writing and delivering short courses and workshops specializing in Textile Design. She has extensive contemporary Knowledge of textile print, weave, mixed media, machine and hand embroidery.

Mandeep has worked as a Textile Designer and and won numerous awards for her work, including an award from Christpher Bailey (MBE Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer of Burberry). She continues to work on her own textle design practice, selling bespoke pieces ro private clients, including the Spanish fashion lable Desigual.

Her Portfolio is robust showcasing a diverse range of approaches, techniques and skills. She is ambitioys with a real passion for colour and innovation in surface and new materials. Always keen to experiment with a range of alternative materials and combinations to invent new surfaces and textural qualities.

FFE & Interior Designer at Aedas

Mandeep has a unique eye for interiors having come from a textiles background, possessing a creative & innovative flair for colour, textures and materials. During her time at Aedas, one of the leading global architecture and design practices, she provided interior design solutions. She has worked on various large-scale hospitality and residential projects across the United Arab Emirates.

INTERIOR PROJECTS

WOW HOTEL & HOTEL APARTMENTS, BUSINESS BAY, DUBAI. Five Star Hotel with 704 apartments & 276 hotel apartments.

ANANTARA DUBAI CREEK HOTEL, CULTURAL VILLAGE, DUBAI. Five Star Hotel comprrises of 290 guest rooms, rooftop pool, a spa and a range of restaurants, bars and retail outlets.
ith 250 rooms & 30 Villas.

VENU HOTEL, JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. Four Star Hotel with 250 rooms and 30 villas.

MAYAN, YAS ISLAND, ABU DHABI.

Five Star Project comprises of seven contemporary residential buildings with 800 units, consisting of Studios, 1, 2, 3, 4 Bedroom Apartments and Beach Front Villas. Aedas is providing full interior design services plus FF&E.

Link: Mayan Animation.

THE LANGHAM, PALM JUMEIRAH, DUBAI.

Five Star Hotel located on the Palm Jumeirah with 323 rooms, modelled after its namesake at The Langham, London - the first grand hotel to serve the traditional afternoon tea in 1865. Aedas is providing full interior design services plus FF&E.

Video: MA RCA Final Wallpaper Collection

Here is a video I have created show casing my final project at the RCA. For this collection of wallpapers, Indian architectural structures mainly Hindu temples were the source of inspiration. The architecture is full of relief work, craftsmanship and patterns. I am interested in representing these three-dimensional structures and patterns through drawings, creating optical illusion/trompe l'Oeil designs within space.

Fragments of distortion have been added to the real to create a series of ornate wallpaper designs, which challenge scale, space and perspective. The large-scaled print-to-fit site specific wallpaper designs have the potential to be developed into wall paintings and large-scale projections. The collection also includes repeat pattern wallpaper. Amalgamating Indian architectural patterns within my current western minimalist architectural environment merges different forms of architectural styles. This creates a visual impression and adds to the contrasting nature of my work, and to the optical experience.