Before anyone complains about these photos, I’ve always had trouble capturing Benjamin Parker’s work once framed up. This time when I met him at The Other Art Fair his most recent cephalopod pieces impressed with their freshness and freedom of mark-making but were another nightmare for my camera. Fortunately he helped me out by sending a better image (you […]
Benjamin Parker’s cephalopods at The Other Art Fair
Rugs by Ptolemy Mann
I’ve featured Ptolemy Mann’s work here before but this was the first time I’d seen her pile rug and flatweave gelim collection in the flesh. These photos were taken at Design Junction. Having made her name with the subtle use of colour in ikat, I enjoyed the satisfying combinations of her colour block designs too. She connects formal concerns […]
3D printed jewellery with precious stones by Silvia Weidenbach
Silvia Weidenbach deservedly won Best New Design at the Goldsmiths’ Fair with her innovative jewellery, setting precious stones in feather-light 3D printed nylon to create brooches. they are quite large yet weigh hardly anything. Holding one is quite strange as it weighs little more than a ball of cotton wool. Granny’s Chips, below, plays with the idea […]
More artists seen at Start Art Fair
Here are a few shots of work I’d be happy to look at for a long time or even live with: Landscapes by IDN (Ian David Newman) presented by A I Gallery Hungarian artist Marton Romvari‘ s saturated oils shown by Alludo Room Gallery Cabeza de Toro Penquena (small bull’s head) in terracotta by Xawery […]
New tiles from Lindsay Lang, seen at Design Junction
My, how time flies. I remember the first time I saw Lindsay Lang’s work when she was just out of art school.It really doesn’t feel like that long ago. Now she has a new licence deal with London Underground and launched more of her covetable tiles, this time in relief, when I last caught up with […]
Alicia Patanowska’s germination containers
Product designer Alicia Patanowska’s work first caught my eye at an open studio event then I saw her turn up again at Design Junction. One of the projects she’s been involved in appealed as it is just so practical. “Plantation” started with her noticing the number of abandoned glasses left outside venues – all those below […]