19 August 2009

Cards at Constructive Lives






I first came across Constructive Lives in a Design Week article about its identity and shop fit by Multistorey. As soon as I saw the stunning design, based on the geometric Ndebele wall murals of South Africa, I got in touch to see if they would like to stock my cards. I'm happy to say they did and the latest delivery of cards arrived last week.



17 August 2009

Exciting pattern sheets







My fascination with patterns and grid systems started young. I recently rediscovered this Altair design book in my parents loft, and was interested to read in it that the patterns were developed by the biologist Ensor Holiday whilst he was convalescing after a car crash in the 1960's. The patterns were the result of complex mathematical research into the recurrence and links between certain designs all over the world, from the pottery of Italy to stained glass windows in a French cathedral to patterns on Persian tiles. As Ensor Holiday's work progressed his friends would pester him for designs to take home, as everyone felt an irresistible urge to colour them in.

I created my own skeletal grid out of decagons as the basis of an end paper design (top). This is a work in progress image of the piece I produced for The Hambledon's We are Ten publication. I shall tell all about this when it launches.

And for other grid / pattern fanatics- there's a perfect book out there called Grid Index by Carsten Nicolai. I might just have to update my exciting pattern sheet collection.



11 August 2009

notion magazine



There's a showcase of my work in the latest issue of notion magazine (issue 40).
They describe my work as 'Power-polka spots for a fresh kind of pointillism...'