It's been a wee while.....

Been a wee while since my last blog – back in 2012 - so I feel it’s well time for an update! It’s truly been a roller coaster of a couple of months ever since I went free-lance back in August. Loads and loads of excitement from day one as I make diversity the name of my business venture both in design and products!! 

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Whilst scarves remain at the heart of Taisir Gibreel I have also taken on freelance design work with the House of Bruar http://www.houseofbruar.com to name a few; exploring the development of silk shift dresses using my print designs and perhaps leather clutch bags - and maybe delving into the world of interior design……so keep watching this space! Dare I mention that I am even in talks with a couple of galleries in a move to exhibit art to wear alongside art to hang on walls………early days but how exhilarating would that be!

I have also been out and about a fair bit. My first ever visit to the USA took me to New York in August to exhibit at the New York Now exhibition http://www.nynow.com.

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I stayed in East Manhattan and the Trade Fair was in the Javits Centre. I did some serious walking around New York and was enthralled by every sight and experience. The Fair wasn’t bad either! I got some good sales, great contacts and useful potential links and partnerships for the future – can’t wait for next year!!  

The Best of Britannia in September was in the rustic Farmiloe building in Farringdon, where I met up with Ali from Age of Reason http://www.age-of-reason-studios.com  also a scarf designer, which has led to a thrilling collaboration on the production of our collections in the UK.

Been amazingly, fantastically, frantically busy working on my website; updating my catalogue - http://issuu.com/taisirgibreel/docs/taisir_gibreel ; developing promotional materials and getting to grips with all the classic necessities for promoting a business; pulling together a great product to exhibit at Trade Fairs, Retail Shows and of course online http://www.taisirgibreel.co.uk/shop and sell, sell, sell!  Although I’ve been busy beyond belief I have also had a lot of fun along the way and was fortunate to work with and meet lots of incredible people along the way – example the great team.

Who I worked with on my last photo shoot where we got some fabulous product shots which can all be seen on my great new website www.taisirgibreel.co.uk . Thanks to all of you.