London-based illustrator and screen printer Melissa North recently teamed up with Trove as part of their artist of the month campaign, creating a limited edition wallet that is only available for the month of March 2023.
Trove are one of the last remaining small leather goods manufacturers in the UK and craftsmanship is at the core of all their products. Melissa tells us; “As a screenprinter and illustrator, I was drawn to this collaboration as celebrating craft is central to my work. Even if working digitally, I like to create illustrations that have a tactile quality and evoke a sense of being hand produced”.
Thinking about the shape and function of the wallet, Melissa’s design was inspired by some of the beautiful vintage stamps and paper notes that she has collected on her travels over the years. Lots of these featured flora and fauna from the country of origin, along with an array of graphic shapes in the background.
The central focus of her design is a swallowtail butterfly. The majority are tropical, but these insects do migrate and can be seen in parts of the UK. “Their beautifully unusual shape has always intrigued me and I wanted to reflect some of the patterns found on their wings in my design,” says the illustrator. Melissa created a range of textures to work with by drawing abstract patterns with ink, photocopying different papers, and cutting these up to reveal new forms. She combined her hand drawn butterfly motif and these textures with a warm colour palette to evoke a sense of tropical heat.
The final wallet features a high resolution print of Melissa’s illustration on the finest quality Italian veg-tanned leather. It can comfortably fit 10 cards along with paper notes, photos, and keepsakes. The wallet is a very limited edition and is only available to buy throughout March from the Trove website.
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www.melissa-north.com
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