About Kirsteen Benson BA (Hons)
Kirsteen Benson attended Heriot Watt University where she studied Textile Design and specialised in print. At university she won two industrial competitions and was headhunted as a result for her first textiles job. She was able to name her starting salary, relocation package and even get her driving lessons paid! She also distinguished herself at University by bei
ng one of only a few students in the country to have work exhibited in Glasgow’s flagship “Lighthouse Design Centre”
From Textiles she moved to P.R where she achieved results which include BBC radio 4, BBC World service, The Express, A Stevie award (televised nationally in the USA) and countless local awards and media. Returning to art Kirsteen teamed up with Kitty Atkinson MA (Hons) to start their own gallery and pottery studio for some years before successfully selling the business to another potter who still runs it. While concentrating on being a mum in the last few years she nonetheless started and runs Crawley Craft Fair (www.crawleycraftfair.co.uk) now in its fourth successful year and a face painting business (www.butterfly-facepainting.co.uk) which employs other face painters, many of whom Kirsteen trained. This year she also took on running the Saint Hill International Arts Festival. With her daughter starting school Kirsteen has returned to work with the Paris launch of “Enchanted Textile Design” a team of professional designers, sales and administrative personnel freelancing under Kirsteen’s management.
