Founded in the Czech Repulic in 2007 by Petr Cabalka, Filip Nerad and Jan Šrámek (aka VJ Kolouch) over the years Anymade Studio has evolved into a multifunctional design platform working in a variety of fields including graphic design, illustration, type, video, motion design and sound. With a stunning portfolio…
PSA, or Pear Shaped Apparel, are fast establishing themselves as Brighton’s coolest street wear brand, and spreading rapidly further afield, with sell out collections at London’s Boxpark and their first flagship store opening this year, as well as the launch of ‘The Pear Shaped Social Club’, which has seen UK…
Swedish illustrator Sara Andreasson approaches visual communication with a light hearted yet sophisticated stance. Her interesting set of cleverly created characters are composed of simple shapes and contrasting vector lines. Set in surroundings that are filled with contemporary graphics and vibrant patterns, her curated scenes are refreshing and playful. Sara…
Rhyming Slang is a showcase of sixteen artists’ visual interpretations of old school and new school cockneys. Hosted and curated by Lauriston Hanbury and Regen aka LHR, an independent platform that organises group shows originated by Mr.Gresty, the exhibition will display the images produced to represent a process called ‘hemiteleia’…
Drawing is an effortless practice in observation and we often find ourselves getting lost in some kind of meditative state when we draw. South-Korean artist Daehyun Kim also uses pigment pencil, pigment pen, marker and ink as a method of relaxation. He has been drawing the Moonassi series since he…
Osma Harvilahti’s beautiful photographs visualize the world often to points of abstraction, whether his subject is a plant, person or object, it is portrayed on it’s level of colour pattern or form. Frequently traveling, Osma’s photography is documentary in nature responding to his surroundings and environments. Osma Harvilahti was last…
Screen printer Kate Gibb has been working from her studio in Paddington for over 15 years, on commissions from the likes of Apple, Nike, Stussy, Dries Van Noten and The Chemical Brothers. She had early studies in printed textiles which is evident, and her stunning colours, use of pattern and…
Artist Kate Shaw creates fantasy landscapes that blend recognisable perspectives with surreal colour and tone. Producing dream like views of melting colours that drip poetically into each other, her intriguing use of layering is hard to ignore. Exploring our relationship with the natural world, glacial and mountainous environments are dramatised…
On 13th November 2014, The John Rylands Library will host an entire evening dedicated to the works and a series of open talks by four of the world’s most-respected design practitioners, Anthony Burrill, Si Scott and Studio Thomson and Helen Musselwhite. Organised by one of the largest paper manufacturers in…
Cav Empt (aka C.E) are a streetwear brand hailing from Tokyo created by Sk8thing (the man behind the graphics at Bape, Billionaire Boys Club and Icecream.) Renowned for their heavy application of glitch graphics and hyper realistic prints, their latest collaboration with online lifestyle magazine Honeyee doesn’t shy away from…
Brighton based Rivan’s creates playful utopias and overwhelms us with the meticulous compositions of her prints, which draw inspiration from psychological teachings, vintage hollywood films, Hitchcock and Sci-Fi, amongst other things! Her jewellery designer past is evident in the hugely intricate and time consuming way in which she selects and…
The Science Of Play is an exhibition that explores the meaning and importance of play. Bringing together some of the best creative talent in Manchester, the display plays a significant part in Design Manchester 2014 and aims to benefit charity Play360, who design and build playgrounds in the developing world.…
Dutch designer Sigrid Calon is responsible for these amazing geometric patterns that look like they just jumped right out of a scientific textbook. Her own sense of curiosity lends itself as the main inspiration to her designs, as she tries to create aesthetic order in a world of information overload…
Independent graphic designer Marcel Häusler’s portfolio is jam-packed with top-quality work for a diverse range of international clients. What’s great about this Hamburg-based design champion is his bold but subtle typographic selection. He has a great eye for creating visual impact and his striking print/design layout is undeniably a result…
Ceramicist Dana Bechert uses a variation of the traditional Acoma Pueblo style of native american pottery decoration, and her beautiful, monochrome, graphic designs cover pots, vases coffee funnels and even beehives. It can take her seven hours to complete the carving on a single piece, but she thinks of her…
Virgin Wood Type Manufacturing Company traces back to 1932 when Rube Mandel began American Wood Type Manufacturing Co. (AWT) in NYC. Fast forward to 2001 when American Printing Equipment and Supply Co. (AWT had changed its name in 1963) stopped production of wood type and sold off its equipment and…
Inspired by nature, recent graduate and Northern Irish illustrator Hannah Coates creates whimsical textured worlds filled with wild fauna and camouflaged beasts hidden in hauntingly bleak dreamscapes. We caught up with the recent Ulster graduate to discuss her background and work in more detail. Interview :: Hannah Coates was last…
After the huge success of their print heavy collaborative collections with The Farm Company, Adidas Originals continue to direct their focus to all-over print for their women’s AW14 collection ‘Mountain Clash.’ Featuring photographic prints in deep blue and purple hues alongside their iconic 3 stripes, the eye-catching prints are applied…
Paint specialists Dulux have teamed up with leading illustrators to launch their ‘Colour Britain’ campaign. Working with three different artists in cities across the country, they aim to transform ordinary spaces into colourful and exciting areas. So far we’ve seen London, Birmingham and Liverpool receive painted treatment from Finnish illustrator…
The guys over at Only NY just sent us some pretty rad images from their Fall/Winter 14 lookbook and they did certainly not disappoint. Choosing a lo-fi approach, members of the independent clothing brand were each given a disposable camera and one week to capture whatever caught their eye. With…