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Tom Furey memorial trust
T Shirt Designs with a difference. The Tom Furey Memorial Trust is a charity set up in loving memory of Tom Furey, a mountaineering prodigy in North Wales and the UK and one of my friends. Sadly Tom passed away doing what he loved in 2021 leaving behind a legacy of passion and commitment to outdoor persuits and a love of Gin. The core aim of the Tom Furey Memorial Trust is to continue Tom’s legacy of supporting people from all walks of life into accessing the mountains, whether that be for the mental and physical health benefits, personal enjoyment, a career or any one of the multitude of other reasons people enjoy spending time in the UK mountains, as well as further afield.
To create a series of T Shirt designs that would encompass Tom's passion, personality and ethos as well as creating an eye-catching visual that would create a sense of belonging for an event. The T-shirts will be sold to raise money for the charity.
Every October The Tom Furey Memorial Trust host a Furey Festival as a way to raise funds and bring people closer to Toms memory in education, and access to the outdoors, for both those new to the mountains and for those who are experienced. The T Shirts have been designed to be sold at the festival and each design has been thoughtfully designed. I worked closely with Tom's Fiancé to create a series of designs that would resonate with Toms memory and hold the right sentiment as well as being commercially desirable.
Snowdon Lillies
This design features flowers indigenous to snowdonia gently caressing a carabiner used within the welsh mountain community.
Contours
Something that features heavily on the OS maps that Tom would often use, they indicate how steep a hill is. Katie asked that the contours be of the last place Tom went climbing in Snowdonia.
Flaura and Fauna
A bright and colourful design, reflecting Toms personality and love of bright colours, often seen sporting a bright and somewhat clashing trouser/coat combo. It also represents the nature he so loved being surrounded by.
