eyes of sam

Friday, 15 July 2011

portobello rd, london

a stretch of wall covered in a print of vinyl record sleeves

Wimbledon Tennis Championships

Some shots from the Wimbledon Tennis finale

friendly men's doubles

The following are taken of the crowd on Henman Hill/Murray Mountain/Djokovic Dome......a great platform to see what people are wearing

Friday, 8 July 2011

I attended the annual graduate exhibition in surface and jewellery design at New Designers. New Designers is always a meaty task as there is so much to see under one roof and lots of talent.
However there are some gems worth discovering :) Here's some things that caught my attention........

Catherine Carr knits beautiful crochet plates using glass! Each piece is completely unique and hand knitted and stunning. Visit Catherine's website at: www.catherinecarrglass.com

close up of knitted crochet glass plate.

catherine carr

Henrietta Scholes created delicate lace inspired cut outs. Visit her site at henrietta.scholes.blogspot.com

henrietta scholes

Jasmin Giles created these inventive chunky contemporary necklaces inspired by nature. Visit Jamin's site at www.jasmingiles.co.uk

jasmin giles

Rosie Breeden merges ceramic and metal to create organic jewellery. Visit Rosie's site at www.rosiebreeden.com

rosie breeden

Laura Cet's jewellery didn't immediately capture me, not until Laura said I could touch it. What I thought was solid gold or plated gold was actually squidgy silicone - mimicing gold. I loved Laura's concept - challenging the monetary value of product - if cheap silicone can look like expensive gold, then wear it like it is :) Visit Laura's site at www.lauracet.co.uk

laura cet

Linsey Orr's surface pattern designs are strong in style and considered in colour. To me it says Marimekko meets kimono - simple clean geos overlapping and mixed with lovely texture. Really lovely work. You can visit Linsey's site at www.linseyorr.com

Central St Martins, London BA Show 2011

I went to see the last ever CSM show at the Charing Cross site :( a shame to say good bye to the famous site....but it was looking sorry for itself I must say.

Anyway I didn't go to analyse the building, I went to see the BA Degree shows - Fashion and Fashion print.

I loved looking at the students' portfolio's and their concepts leading to their final shows. A few of my top picks include Ayako Oh, Annabel Luton and Flaminia Saccucci.

Ayako Oh - intricate flocked and printed aztec inspired patterns in gorgeous brights. I love the bags too.

Annabel Luton - textural prints using a sophisticated warm palette

Flaminia Saccucci - Striking feminine florals and masculine tyre printed latex garments

Monday, 4 July 2011

William Morris and Liberty Textile Printing, Merton, London

Sadly only information and revamped buildings from the printed textile workshops of William Morris and Arthur Liberty (founder of Liberty's Regent Street) in Merton Abbey Mills remain. I took photos of the information plaques which document the history of the print workshops. I can't believe this is all that is left considering that Liberty's is one of central London's shopping hot spots! It could of been a really great site had some of his actual workshop and printing blocks remained.

Liberty's former textile printing workshop

The printing workshop William Morris worked in

location along the River Wandle - perfect for washing out fabric dyes

Jeff Koons at Somerset House, London

I love this bronze sculpture by Jeff Koons. At first glance it appears transparent - revealing what's behind it, but in actual fact the sculpture is bronze and is reflecting what's in front of it.

60th Anniversary - Festival of Britain, Southbank

Very proud of my brother Mark Warren who designed and created this modern bandstand with a team of RIBA Part II students. It was commissioned as part of the 60th Anniversary of Festival of Britain. Well done Marky!