There is an innately seductive quality to glass. Charlotte Broadley, from Edinburgh College of Art, showed a collection called Deteriorate based as you may have guessed, on origami and the imperfections of a process of transformation. For me it was all about the geometric rawness of quartz and crystal. Jo Mitchell from the University of Sunderland […]
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Edible pattern from Cressida Bell
I’ve obviously been living under a rock to have missed this so far; Cressida Bell has taken the British Bake-off and cake trend to extend her repertoire – and I had only known her work in the context of interiors and clothing. Duh… She recently finished decorating a sail – thought you’d appreciate the change of scale. Thanks […]
One Year On at New Designers – week one
I often see work in the One Year On part that I had skimmed over the previous year and Leah Jensen’s is a case in point. Her porcelain vessels look as if they have been digitally 3D printed using triangulation yet are hand carved using similar mathematical processes with Renaissance paintings of women as her visual source. She calls her […]
New Designers – textiles
I always visit New Designers with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. The former as I’m going to see new work, the latter as there is so much to cover in the limited time I have. The work that catches my eye is rarely obviously commercial although some, like these textured screen ideas below by Kirsty Tuckwell at […]
Ulster University – first time exhibitors from Belfast at New Designers
I know one of the tutors from Ulster University from many years ago and was pleased to see that the Belfast School of Art were showing at New Designers – as the only college there having to cross water to get here, the financial commitment is a serious one. The work was quite varied as the two students below illustrate. […]
Helen Yardley’s rugs at Clerkenwell Design Week
The distinctive style of Helen Yardley‘s rugs have been enhancing interiors for over 30 years and she continues to explore colour and design combinations as shown in the paintings at the end of this post. They inhabit a space, pulling the various elements of a room together into a coherent whole. Here are a few shots of her current […]