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Work History & Experience


1986–1990
Fashion Shop in Irish Design Centre Powerscourt Dublin
Experience:
• Designing & manufacturing two collections/year for the Irish Design Centre
• Styling and dressing models for photo shoots and fashion shows to showcase collections
• Creation of costumes set for Kate O’Toole in ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’ at Gate Theatre
• Designing stage and music video costumes for rock bands e.g. ‘Black Velvet Band’

1992–1994
Couture Dress making apprenticeship at The Couture House Of Stocker Zurich
Experience:
• Training to create exclusive custom-fitted ‘made to measure’ clothing for the Paris Couture collections of Valentino, Ungaro, Chanel & Armani.
• Producing ‘one-off’ high end fashion pieces for private clients to incl. detailed tailoring
• Constructing clothes by hand, made from high quality, expensive, unusual fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail while being finished using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques

1994–1998
Mary Lawler Wedding Dress Studio Sanfrancisco
Experience:
• Designing and making Bridal wear and Evening wear
• Costume & set design for the Irish Theater Group
• Work Experience (part-time assistant in textile design) Virginia Lee Taylor, Interior Designer, San Francisco making soft furnishings, drapery and curtains

1998–1999
English Teacher ( part time) at English for youngsters Zug Switzerland
Experience:
• Organizing classes and teaching English to primary school children.
• Setting up courses according to language skill levels of pupils.

1999–2009
Mary Lawler Design Zug Switzerland
Experience:
• Designing and making individual styled garments for private clients esp. formal wear
• Running Sewing Workshops for adults at the Atelier
• Scheduling and organizing craft camps for children to incl. knitting, sewing,crochet,weaving and felt work etc.
• Volunteer as costume designer for International School Zug annual musical stage set.

2009–June 2015
Primary School Craft Scola Circultala Sursees,Savognin,Switzerland

Experience & Responsibilities:
• Teaching Textiles to 2nd – 6th class levels for 90-100 / pupils per week
• Evaluate skill levels of student s and designing courses accordingly
• Drafting course content for various different craft classes which included knitting, sewing , crochet, felting and weaving
• Teaching history of art and craft to enhance learning of traditional methods for crafts
• Art classes
• All mediums eg. Wood,paper,paper masche etc.