Bio
Elliot Atkinson is a design creative and independent atelier based in London that helps clients from all around the globe to find their unique voice.
Services
Creative Direction
Co-founder and Creative Director of BITE Studios from its inception in 2016 to 2020. Director and Designer of Eponymous label, Elliot Atkinson (2009-2013).
Design
15 years experience in premium / Luxury multi-product design. Skilled in building directional, commercial collections which have been sold in Net-A-Porter, Liberty, Selfridges, Browns, NK (Sweden), IT (Hong Kong) and Opening Ceremony (NY/LA).
Consulting
10 years experience in consulting in freelance design positions, including Diesel, Nicola Formichetti, Jens Laugesen, ASOS and Susannah Deeken, among others.
Sustainability
5 years working and educating within sustainable design. Lecturer at 4 UK Universities with a specialism in Ethics and Sustainability within Fashion Design.
Speaker
Guest speaker at talks and events around sustainability in design. Invited to talk at the Sustainable Fashion Business event in Lisbon (Alongside Clare Press), Maiyet Collective (alongside Tamsin Blanchard) and Fashion Act Now.
creative direction / design
Elliot Atkinson is a designer, who’s practice is centred around creating uncompromisingly sustainable yet thoughtfully designed clothes. He co-founded Sustainable brand BITE Studios (By Independent Thinkers For Environmental Progress), where he was Creative Director and Designer between 2016-2020.
Awards
2020 – Damernas Varld Guldknappen
2020 – NK Galan – Framtisdlofte I Goteborg
2020 – ELLE Galan – Designer of the Year Shortlist
2009 – Fashion Fringe
2005 – Graduate Fashion Week Waterman Fashion Illustration Prize
2005 – Bette Davis Scottish Style Award