Sue Gundy Textiles
6259
3rd Avenue NW
Seattle,
Washington USA 98107
phone
206-706-8883
fax
206-706-8884
email
sue@suegundy.com
Sue
Peschel Gundy
Sue Gundy Textiles, Seattle WA, Custom Textile Design: Oct
1996 - Present
Owner
and Principal Designer of custom Textile Designs and Digital
Printing for men's apparel, woman's apparel, home furnishings and
site specific fine art.
Responsible for designing woven, knitted and printed lines from
beginning concepts to finished designs.
Our clients include Nordstrom, Eddie Bauer, Ashworth, Forecast Sportswear,
AMI/CMI, and Fabric Sales Company.
Seattle
Central Community College, Seattle WA, Faculty: April
1999 - Present
Teacher
of Textile Color course and Textile Computer course in the Apparel
Design Department
Responsible for all aspects of class schedule and syllabus.
Nordstrom,
Seattle WA, Men's Product Development: Sept 1994 - Oct 1996
Men's
Furnishing Designer for Nordstrom, John W. Nordstrom and Natural
Style labels as well as special projects for Hickey Freeman license
in Men's Furnishing Dept.
Responsible for designing all aspects of dress shirts, neckwear,
sleepwear, hosiery, underwear, and braces/belts.
Jhane
Barnes Inc., NYC, Menswear Designer: January 1990 - July
1994
Senior
Textile Designer/Colorist of woven and printed shirting's, knitwear,
socks, and contract fabrics for Knoll Textiles.
Responsible
for projects from conceptual stages to finished product lines.
Purnell
School, Pottersville NJ, Private Preparatory School: 1992
& 1993
Visiting
Artist in Residence presented seminars to students.
Boston
Trading Ltd. Inc., Lynn MA, Men and Woman's Sportswear:
1989
Intern
to the head designer of men's sweater line.
The
Echo Design Group Inc., NYC, Woman's Accessories: 1988
Freelance
print designer.
Nantucket
Looms, Nantucket MA, Handwoven Fabrics: 1987 Summer
Weaver
and designer of in house lines.
Rhode
Island School of Design: 1985-1989
BFA with Honors
Fashion
Institute of Technology: Spring 1993
Business
School
ASUW
Experimental College: Fall 1995
University of Washington
Surface
Design Journal, Winter 1999: Featured in the "On
the Edge" section for achievements using new technology in
Textile design.
Sixth
International Textile Competition ’99 Kyoto, Japan: Selected
for catalogue publication and exhibition at the Museum of Kyoto.
RISD
on the Road: 1998-1999, Rhode Island School of Design, Selected
for traveling show celebrating outstanding achievements in textiles.
King
County Public Art Program: 1998-2000, Selected for the Artist-made
Building Parts Project color catalogue and slide presentation. Click
here to see the catalogue.
Conat
Gallery: 1998, Lawrence Academy, Selected for a five person
Alumni show featuring successful designers.
Center
on Contemporary Art: 1995, Seattle, WA. Selected for the
Holiday Museum Gallery.
Conat
Gallery: 1994, Lawrence Academy, Selected for a five person
Alumni show celebrating the 200 year Bicentennial.
International
Textile Competition: 1989, Kyoto, Japan. Selected for catalogue
publication and exhibition at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
American
Handweavers Competition: 1989, Carnegie Fabrics and The
American Craft Council. Awarded third place and three Honorable
Mentions.
Textron
Fellowship: 1989, Rhode Island School of Design. Awarded
to the fourth year student who shows the highest excellence in the
Textile Design Dept.
Computer:
Proficient in numerous computer graphic and textile design software.
Color:
Accomplished colorist in a diverse range of mediums.
Weaving:
Expertise of all construction, technical and design facets.
Knitting:
Competent in all aspects of flat, textural, and multi-colored techniques.
Print
Design: Qualified designer of printed repeats and seamless
tiles.
Team
Worker: Collaborates with Merchandisers, Designers, Buyers
and Assistants.
Travel:
Work related travel in United States, Europe, Asia and South America
Extensive personal travel through Europe, Canada and Mexico.
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