Eva Buryakovsky
London
Summary
I am a costume designer and textile-focused visual storyteller, recently graduated from the MA Costume Design for Performance at London College of Fashion. I create research-driven costume works and visual narratives informed by mythology, female archetypes, and heritage craft traditions. My practice combines archival research with experimental textile techniques to build atmospheric worlds through material, form, and transformation. I am proactive, resilient, and highly adaptable, with impeccable attention to detail, strong communication skills, and a collaborative yet self-directed approach to creative production.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Textile Conservation Internship
Janie Lightfoot Textiles LLP
London, United Kingdom
07.2023 - 07.2023
- Worked alongside the Archivist
- Catalogued and photographed textile artefacts and historical dress
- Learned conservation stitching techniques
- With the help of a Senior Conservator, restored a remnant of a historic tapestry
Dancewear Industry Project
Body Intelligence Collective
London, United Kingdom
02.2023 - 03.2023
- Communicated design ambition through the development and integration of craft skills
- Created design concepts and fabrications for performance wear
- Worked with a dancer to enhance the comfort of the costume and viewer experience
- Deepened my knowledge of technologies within chosen specialism and developed my research abilities
Textile Print Internship
Vilshenko
London, United Kingdom
12.2022 - 01.2023
- Worked on accessorising the front window mannequins
- Partook in the preparation and send-off of Christmas orders
- Helped with fabric preparation and send-off for embellishment processes
- Aided with shop floor management and Instagram caption descriptions
- Created and promoted digital fabric prints for the upcoming summer collection
Education
Master of Arts - Costume Design for Performance
London College of Fashion, UAL
London, England 09.2024 - 11.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Textile Design
Chelsea College of Art & Design, UAL
London 09.2021 - 06.2024
Certificate of Higher Education - Fashion Foundation
London College of Fashion, UAL
London 10.2020 - 07.2021
Skills
- Illustration
- Colour palette development
- Bespoke garment construction
- Accessorising
- Millinery
- Draping
- Pattern cutting
- Hand-sewing and embroidery
- Felting
- Textile screen printing
- Fabric dyeing
- Hand-painting
- Weaving
- Textile restoration and conservation
- Sewing machine operation
- Digital embroidery design
- Digital print design
- Laser cutting
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Digital photography
- Film production
- Set design
- Scenography
- Cataloguing
- Research
- Advertising
Accomplishments
- Group Exhibition, Reimagining Slavic Identities, Society of the Slavic Arts, hosted by Candid Arts Gallery, April 2025
- Duo Exhibition, In a Far Away Kingdom, Glance Gallery, hosted by Elitha's Gallery, September 2024
- Group Exhibition, Innovative Sustainability: Redefining Green Design, Blackdot Gallery at London Design Festival, September 2024
- Graduate Exhibition, BA Textile Design, Chelsea College of Art & Design, June 2024
- Group Exhibition, Project Pending, The Handbag Factory, March 2024
- Costume Making Short Course, Restoration Period Costume, Central Saint Martins, July 2023
- Community Workshop, UP cycle YOURS, Chelsea College of Art & Design, December 2022
- Fashion Show, Mistakes, Chelsea College of Art & Design, May 2022
- Group Exhibition, Beyond Green, The Age of Adjustment, Chelsea College of Art & Design, May 2022
Languages
English, Russian
Native language
Publications & Appearances
- 'Showcase Roots Series', @unioftheartslondon Instagram, 2026
- 'In a Far Away Kingdom - Duo Exhibition', Glance Gallery Website, @elithasgallery Instagram, 2024
- 'Innovative Sustainability: Redefining Green Design', Group Exhibition Catalogue, @_blackdot Instagram, 2024
- 'Global Creative Graduate Showcase Competition', Artsthread Website, 2024
- 'BA Textile Design, Class of 2024 Graduate Show', @chelsea_ba_textile_design Instagram, 2024
- 'Made at Chelsea Series', @chelseaual Instagram, 2023
- 'Fashion Designers Creative Database', Neighbourhood Magazine, 2022
- 'Beyond Green, The Age of Adjustment', Group Exhibition Catalogue, 2022
- 'Made at Chelsea Series', @chelseaual Instagram, 2022
- Bettina John, 'Costume Design for Performance Book', 2021, The Crowood Press, 50
- 'Cover Story', 17:23 Magazine, 2021
References
References and certificates available on request
Timeline
Master of Arts - Costume Design for Performance
London College of Fashion, UAL
09.2024 - 11.2025
Textile Conservation Internship
Janie Lightfoot Textiles LLP
07.2023 - 07.2023
Dancewear Industry Project
Body Intelligence Collective
02.2023 - 03.2023
Textile Print Internship
Vilshenko
12.2022 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Textile Design
Chelsea College of Art & Design, UAL
09.2021 - 06.2024
Certificate of Higher Education - Fashion Foundation
London College of Fashion, UAL
10.2020 - 07.2021