Nigel Peake

So came across Nigel Peake, when i visited 'Pick Me Up' . When most work there was visually shouting with bold colours and eye-catching text,  his work was detailed, subtle and would intimately draw you in to really look at his work. Infact, I was so taken i bought his book, Strom to remind me of his work.

Having looked at his website, Nigel has done a variety of work from Howies to Hermes and Ninja Tune.

Shape, Colour and Vision

I like Leslie's Barnes description of herself - 'an animator/illustrator from scotland who likes drinking tea, polishing brass buttons and wearing the occasional old lady hat!'

Leslie uses shapes and colours in a truly magical way thats manages to create a alice in wonderland type world where even the silliest things are possible. 

I recently came across her work, but i think she has been going strong for a while with a lot of success naming The Economist, Amelia's Magazine, Belle & Sebastian as employers and she recently did some work for London Fashion Week that just went by which you can see on her blog

Anyway, enough rambling.

Check it out - it's good.

Porcelain Treasures

 Aussie Duo - Goldenink Collaborative seem to have the balance of work down to a tee. 

 Katherine Wheeler makes the porcelain jewellery pieces and Abbey Seymour the printmaker adorns each piece with fine lined illustration work. 

This stuff is so beautiful i could n't even think about wearing it, cast your eyes upon it yourselves..

  

Pugs in Pucci

This fantastic illustrator Studio Legohead really likes drawing dogs ( and a few cats here and there..) 

Jo has recently ventured into drawing a type i call ' fashion dogs' - small things like Pugs with printed scarfs. These are some of my favourite drawings.

You can buy here prints at her etsy shop which are very reasonable and i think would make a lovely present.

Tile Heaven

I am in love. Yes, in love with these beautiful tiles by Made A Mano. 

All i can imagine is dreaming the life i would lead with these stunning tiles in my life. Created from Lava stone, Made A Mano handpaint all of their tiles and have created a serious style aesthetic to go with. 

For those who can afford them, they are only available in the UK through Tom Dixon's Store.  For the rest, come dream with me....

Valentine's Pop Up Shop at The Create Space

My good friend, Jill invited me to help her plan the workshop space in Bethnal Green for their special Valentine's Pop Up Shop.

Volunteers of the space made the props, and designer makers and teacher's from the space brought their products to sell!On Friday, we merchandised the products and put the final touches to it and daa-da!

A successful pop up that was extended for an extra day.

Fabric Fantasy Wonderland

Here is some fabrics i laid out that Kaspar's Bradshaw s collected from different West African tailors from London.

I really like how each patterns bounce colour and reacts against other prints. 

Watch this space and see what these fabrics turn into....

New Year, New Work

My (late) resolution has been decided.

Every week i am going to create a piece of work ( illustration/photo/textile repeat, anything inspiring ) to post on the blog. This is to encourage me to keep going but to also give you something interesting to look at. 

So, here goes... my first piece i did this evening.

CultureLabel

SO, it has certainly been a long time. However, i have been involved with a business called CultureLabel.com which is taken over my life in the most positive of ways.

Currently the products manager,  i work by sourcing new products and brands on the site. Check out the website, and the products i come across daily that certainly inspire me.

Small Selection of My Favourite Tings Right Now...

Lubna Chowdhary

I have long been a fan of Lubna Chowdhary's ceramic work. Her work is a beautiful mix of colour and shape, some simple and others very intricate. I am looking forward to her sample sale coming up and to see her studio where she creates these delicious pieces.

Ernesto Neto - Hayward Gallery

When i was in Copenhagen,  Steph, Alex and i went over to Malmo, Sweden and saw Ernesto Neto's amazing work. It was like the adult equivalent of a children's interactive centre. Everything was white, tactile, burrowed fabric holes appeared from nowhere, endless mazes, dead ends, fabric walls above, below and sideways.

Anyhow, the Brazilians does a number of shows but this one is at the Hayward Gallery as part of a festival of Brazil.

http://festivalbrazil.southbankcentre.co.uk/ernesto-neto

I managed to get a sneak preview and it does not disappoint. This time, he layered different coloured mesh-like walls to add depth, has ceiling pockets of pebbles, globe lights and even a outdoor pool designed the 'Neto' way.

This is a MUST to look at.

http://festivalbrazil.southbankcentre.co.uk/ernesto-neto

Maze By Stuart Pearson Wright

Well, Sadly i am not much of a Keira fan, but i have to say that this short film does have an increasing intensity as the couple played by Keira Knightley and artist, Stuart Pearson Wright try to find each other and become desperate. Beautifully shot with incredible light and colours. I found this on Nowness.

http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/5/10/keira-knightley-stars-in-maze#replay

Pick Me Up- Andy Gilmore

I went to the graphics art fair - Pick Me Up at Sommerset House. I came across Andy Gilmore's excellent work. Even though these images look quite computer generated, when printed onto paper they hold incredible depth and vivid colour.