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Tag: screen printing
Confessions of a Design Geek
Sarah Fennell designs textiles from 3D collages
This article was published 10 years “Every print begins with a series of relief sculptures which I create from found objects and ephemera which I think have an interesting form or texture. I look for interesting shadows and the way objects interact with each other when carefully curated and composed….
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interview :: laura spring
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Katherine Plumb’s textiles are inspired by playgrounds
This article was published 10 years Collarged is a collection of 17 printed textile designs featuring oversized abstract forms in bright primary colours inspired by playgrounds, skate parks and climbing walls. “This collection works to inject a feeling of recreation into interior environments through the use of strong, graphic pattern…
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creative spaces :: eley kishimoto
This article was published 11 years I was recently invited for a behind the scenes tour of Eley Kishimoto‘s London studio – what a treat! The label, which initially made its name in fashion but is increasingly making waves in product and furniture design, was founded in the early 1990s…
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creative spaces :: hector & haddock
This article was published 12 years Justine Wall aka Hector & Haddock has a studio in her 1650s thatched cottage on Salisbury Plain, from where she creates linocut, letterpress and screen print designs inspired by, and often incorporating, paper ephemera and traditional printing methods. She describes her cottage as looking…
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here’s one I made earlier :: fanny shorter
This article was published 12 years When Fanny Shorter won the confessions of a design geek bursary in January, part of her prize was a photo shoot with Yeshen Venema and a film shoot with R&A Collaborations. I am super excited to be able to share the results of both…
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creative spaces :: sarah hamilton
This article was published 12 years Having talked it about for quite some time, I was excited about finally seeing printmaker Sarah Hamilton‘s studio, but nothing quite prepared for me the stunning 1950s house it’s inside. You come in through the front door, stairs lead down to the bedrooms and…
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here’s one I made earlier :: kethi copeland
This article was published 13 years I included the lovely Kethi Copeland‘s work in my review of London Design Festival’s Imprint exhibition at Craft Central in September, but I was keen to find out more about the process behind the prints. Kethi says: “My city screen-prints begin as hand drawings. The…
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out and about :: imprint
This article was published 13 years I was excited about Imprint at Craft Central, billed to be “a cross-disciplinary exhibition of printed design,” and it didn’t disappoint. I am a bit of a print-nerd, and I loved the different ways that “print” had been interpreted by the exhibitors. I hope…
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interview :: freya cumming
This article was published 13 years It’s the last day of Pulse today, so just time to sneak in one more interview, this one is with LaunchPad exhibitor, artist and designer, Freya Cumming… What’s the most important thing to know about you? It’s not really important, but I found out…
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here’s one I made earlier :: thornback & peel
This article was published 13 years I was recently invited to Thornback & Peel‘s studio, which is in Cockpit Arts, Holborn, for an evening of screen printing, to make my very own Thornback & Peel cushion. Being a bit of a print-addict, I was there in a flash! The first…
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out and about :: pick me up 2013
This article was published 13 years Pick Me Up returned to Somerset House from 18th – 28th April 2013 and for the fourth year showcased a stunning selection of contemporary graphic art, design and illustration. I went along to check it out and here are some of my best bits……
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interview :: jessica hogarth
This article was published 13 years The lovely Jessica Hogarth was the winner of the confessions of a design geek bursary at the end of last year, appearing at Home London in January. I thought it was a high time I interviewed her for the blog. What’s the most important…
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interview :: ham
This article was published 13 years I met Jo, the brains behind HAM at Pulse last year, where I immediately fell in love with her screen prints. Often, in fact pretty much always, described as “the nicest person I’ve ever met,” Jo is awesome. She very kindly took part in…
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out and about :: cockpit arts christmas open studios
This article was published 14 years I finally made it to the Cockpit Arts Open Studios! I have been trying to get there for years, and despite various friends going (mostly to buy me presents!), I’ve never quite made it myself – until last weekend. And I wasn’t disappointed. It…
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here’s one I made earlier :: I love stationery
This article was published 14 yearsI need to start with a confession… I haven’t actually made anything, but somehow “here’s one I’ll make later” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it! What I have done, is found a book that will inspire me to make lots of things in the…
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out and about :: pick me up
Somerset House is the place to be at the moment, with Joy of Living, John Makepeace and Pick Me Up all happening at the same time. On Friday evening, I went down to have a look at Pick Me Up.
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here’s one I made earlier :: the print block
I made a t-shirt! Well, technically, I just decorated it, but either way it was a lot of fun. The Print Block in Whitstable were running an open day as part of the Whitstable Oyster Festival and offering the chance to make screen printed t-shirts.