Jan Nimmo has worked in various areas of design since 1986, ranging from textile and graphic design to interior design and illustration work.

Textile Design (view more designs)

Her textile designs have sold internationally in Europe, USA, Australia and Hong Kong and she has sold work to Jean Muir and clients include Courtaulds in London and Jones of New York. She has produced a range of fabric designs for Glasgow based design company, Graven Images. She has also produced fabrics for various interior commissions. Jan now only works on a commission basis for printed textiles.

Mural and Banner Commissions

Jan has carried out various mural and banner designs such as: The Triangle Restaurant, Queen Street, Glasgow; Banners, Guildford Square, Rothesay, for Bute Partnership; and the Doll's House restaurant in St. Andrews, Scotland.

 

Interior Design

Jan Nimmo's design is characterised by her bold use of colour. In 1999-2000 she designed the interior of the Grill House restaurant for clients Alex Knight and Simon Littlejohn in St. Andrews, Scotland - this project included a trip to Mexico to source artefacts and crafts from local contacts including ceramic artist Tiburcio Soteno and the Linares family who are renowned for their papíer mâche sculptures.

She carried out mural work for the same clients at the Doll's House Restaurant, designed by Graven Images, also in St. Andrews.

Graphic Design and Illustration

Jan Nimmo has completed many illustration and graphics commissions for private companies, NGOs and community groups. These services include illustrations, leaflet design, logos, corporate graphics, book layout and campaigning materials for NGOs.

Design Teaching

Jan Nimmo has a wealth of experience of teaching textile design and running multidisciplinary design based workshops, ranging from Art School and Further Education level to working with primary and secondary schools and special needs groups. She has worked at Glasgow School of Art, Gray's School of Art and the Scottish College of Textiles (Now part of Herriot Watt University) in Galashiels. For details of school and community projects go to education projects and community arts.

Design Exhibitions

Between 1984 and 1992 Jan participted in various international design shows including: Interstoff, Frankfurt; Surtex, New York; Mostra de Tejidos, Barcelona; Glasgow Style, Berlin, Amsterdam and Glasgow; and the Contemporary Furniture Design Exhibition, Fabrex, the Individual Clothes Show and the Royal Society of Arts Textile Design Show, all in London.