Exhibition Review

摘要

In the United Kingdom (UK) textile creative practitioners operate in differing roles as artists, craftspeople, designer-makers, in-house designers and in a freelance capacity. Many textile designers are freelancers and generate income by selling designs through an agency, studio or directly to clients. Often agencies and design studios promote the work of a number of unnamed designers and once a design is sold the creator has minimal insight into its use (Briggs-Goode 2013). Agents liaise with "... industry, selling, managing financial negotiations and dealing with copyright issues." (Briggs-Goode 2013: 154) Working for an agent can differ depending on the company, some "... employ designers and pay them a set wage, regardless of how many designs each individual designer sells", others pay designers "... a percentage of the amount they sell that designer's work for...", whereas some "... operate somewhere between the two ... A few agencies charge significantly less commission, but charge ... a set fee for showing work to clients." (Russell 2011: 28)