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The Teenage Furniture Designer
15-year-old Daniella Hudson recently took part in her first design show.
Daniella Hudson grew up in a very creative family. 'Mum and dad made all our furniture,' she says. 'Not because we couldn't afford it: they just preferred making stuff to buying it. So visits to city furniture shops nearby just weren't part of my childhood.' When Daniella visited a design exhibition with her class at the age of ten, she realised she wanted to follow her parents' example. 'There were so many different styles of tables and chairs there!' she says. Since that day, she's been making furniture. 'I've learnt by giving mum and dad a hand, and through watching videos on the internet.'
Her first piece was a table, made soon after visiting the exhibition, and similar to one she'd seen there. 'They had furniture from the last hundred years, and I copied a 1920s design,' comments Daniella. 'Unfortunately, no one has wanted tables like that for years. I was pleased with the quality of my work, though. I've painted it recently because the wood I chose originally was too dark.'
Daniella started selling her furniture at a local market. 'I spend most of my free time inside so this gave me the chance to get some fresh air and find out what people thought about rny designs.' Judging by how many items Daniella sold, they thought it was pretty good. 'Eventually, I had to give up,' says Daniella. 'I'd also started an internet business, which was doing so well it was taking up every spare minute I had. The market closed down just after that anyway.'
Recently, Daniella was asked to take part in a local design show. 'One of the organisers had bought one of my pieces off the internet. I couldn't believe it when she told me there'd be a thousand visitors,' she comments. Rather than worrying about this, Daniella was excited by the opportunity. 'I was amazed she thought my work was good enough,' Daniella says. 'I had little idea what visitors would think about it. My furniture is quite different from the designers whose work I've seen in magazines - mine is more traditional.' But Daniella received lots of orders at the show and the future is looking bright for this young design star.
11 Daniela’s interest in creating furniture came from
A watching online films of how to make furniture.
B helping her parents create their own furniture.
C visiting furniture shops in a city near her home.
D seeing a huge range of furniture on a school trip.
12 What does Daniella say about the first item of furniture she made?
A The design she chose was original.
B She still likes the colour she used.
C It wasn’t a fashionable piece.
D It wasn’t very well-made.
13 Why did Daniella stop selling her furniture at a market?
A Too few people were buying il
B She no longer had enough time.
C She didn’t like working outdoors.
D The market closed down.
14 When Daniella was invited to her first design show, she felt
A surprised that someone was impressed by her furniture.
B confident her designs would be popular.
C anxious about how many people would be there.
D curious about seeing other designers’ work
15 What would Daniella say in advertising material for her company?
A I'm a young furniture designer, whose work has appeared in several design shows and is sold in many diy furniture shops.
B I've created furniture since I was just ten years old. Many of the thousand visitors to a recent design show liked my work.
C After starting my business at a local market, I've finally opened my own store in a local city.
D I'm very interested in the history of furniture but my designs are very modern and use the latest techniques.
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