Ben Copperwheat
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| Born | 30 September 1975 Luton, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Print designer and artist |
| Website | bencopperwheat |
Ben Copperwheat is a UK-born print designer / artist living and working in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City.
Career[edit]
Ben Copperwheat began his career by teaching textiles in the fashion department of Northumbria University in England. Upon arriving in New York City in 2003, he worked as a print designer for Calvin Klein Jeans where he also designed print collections for Stephen Burrows, Sue Stemp and Peter Som. From 2009 to 2012, he collaborated with his cousin, Lee Copperwheat on their own fashion label, COPPERWHEAT.[1][2][3][4] As a freelance print designer, his work is commissioned by celebrities like Beyoncé Knowles' daughter Blue Ivy Carter (2016 Super Bowl), Boy George (for his 2016 Culture Club Tour), and Liza Minnelli (New York Magazine, 2007).[5][6][7] In 2017, Ben Copperwheat painted a New York City Gay Pride parade float for the Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program of Lenox Hospital. He was commissioned by rock publicist Jane Friedman (publicist) who started the Howl Gallery.[8] Some of Copperwheat's work is represented by Emmy-winning, Sex and the City costume designer, Patricia Field.[9] Teaching in the Fibers department at SCAD[10] since 2018, he was also an adjunct instructor at New York University.[11]
Education[edit]
Ben Copperwheat graduated in 2001 with a M.A. Printed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in London.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Copperwheat".
- ^ Dazed (8 June 2010). "Catching Up With Copperwheat".
- ^ Editor, JamesMichael Nichols HuffPost Queer Voices Deputy (22 May 2015). "FABRICATIONS: Meet Queer Fashion Designer And Artist Ben Copperwheat". HuffPost.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "INTERVIEW: Printmaking Fashion Designer Ben Copperwheat".
- ^ "Designer Ben Copperwheat on What It's Like to Get Beyoncé (and Blue Ivy's) Stamp of Approval". 2 March 2016.
- ^ Lidbury, Olivia (9 February 2016). "Meet the British designer custom-making clothes for Blue Ivy". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Introducing…Ben Copperwheat". Loverboy Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Ben Copperwheat Designs Pride Float to Celebrate New NYC Transgender Health Program".
- ^ "Gaze Upon the Stunning Photos of Ben Copperwheat's Vibrant 'Rainbow Electric'". 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Fibers Faculty". SCAD.edu. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Faculty Profile: Ben Copperwheat, Adjunct Instructor | NYU SPS Professional Pathways". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Ben Copperwheat".