Artist Profile: Ellen Giggenbach
Pin It Although I was born in Bavaria in Germany, I proudly call myself a New Zealander. I now live Eastbourne, a lovely seaside village close to our capital, Wellington. I have a wonderfully supportive husband (he puts up with my collection of mid century treasures) and 2 creative sons. During my late teens I was fortunate to study graphic Art in Vienna for 2 years, I then went on to receive a New Zealand Diploma with Distinction in Design. As... Read More
Artist Profile: Marcia Copeland
Pin It I am a San Francisco graphic designer, textile designer and illustrator with a love for creating colorful designs and patterns that pop! My styles range from retro modern, cutesy, floral, exotic and trendy. After many years of working as a graphic designer for a mostly corporate client base, I started designing retro modern greeting cards as a creative outlet. In 2003 I began selling my collection to Los Angeles and San Francisco boutiques.... Read More
Artist profile: Craig Kendall
Pin It Based in Manchester, England since graduating from The University of Central Lancashire. I live with my partner of eleven years and our mischievous Italian Greyhound puppy just outside of the City Centre. My passion (and the reason for my continued sanity) is the creation of surface pattern and decorative imagery for interiors, greetings, gift-wrap, textiles etc. Art, history and culture fascinate me and I’ve been lucky enough to experience... Read More
Artist Profile: Amy Mingkwan
Pin It Amy Mingkwan is a Print Textiles and Surface Pattern Designer, currently based in the lovely landscape of Cambridgeshire. Recently graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with First Class Honours in BA (Hons) Textiles, Amy is eager to set foot in to the Textiles industry, creating lively and quirky print design for cards, furnishing fabrics, crockery as well as fashion prints. Inspired by designers and companies such as Anthropologie,... Read More
Artist Profile: Jennifer Moules
Pin It Jen Moules graduated from the Arts University College at Bournemouth in July 2011 with a BA (Hons) in Textile Design, specialising in interior textiles, wallpaper and giftware. Originally from Somerset Jen now works from her studio in Dorset and draws inspiration from her surroundings. She has a passion for nature and wildlife which is reflected in both her textile design and illustrative work. Jen’s current portfolio of work exhibits... Read More
Artist Profile: Yenty Jap
Pin It Yenty Jap is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator that currently based in Indonesia, loves to travel and took her education with Advance Diploma in Malaysia and graduated with Bachelor of Graphic Design in New Zealand. Although she still works in the graphic industry, she puts more focus on her illustration work. Her greatest influences are Hayao Miyazaki and Norman Rockwell. Her works now are range from pattern design, card design, wall... Read More
Artist Profile: Emma Pyrah
Pin It Designer and illustrator, Emma Pyrah has creates fun and unique illustrated products, using a range of media and techniques. As well as her own collection being sold through her online shop and other retail outlets Emma also works on illustration and pattern design commissions and is always looking for her next challenge. Since graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a degree in Decorative Arts she has continued to produce her new... Read More
Artist Profile: Angela Mayers
Pin It I am a freelance Illustrator and Pattern designer based in the midlands and have graduated, last year from Loughborough School of art and design. At the moment I draw a lot of my inspiration from an eclectic mix, including: copious amounts of tea and diet coke, nature, animals, textures, colours, fabrics in fashion, conversations, narrative, romantic notions (none mushy) funny people, nostalgia from my childhood, sugar, sweets and the usual... Read More
Artist Profile: Dee Raynor
Pin It Hi Im Dee! I’m a designer and illustrator based in Nottingham. I enjoy working with traditional media, drawing and tinkering with Photoshop and Illustrator. Inspiration and interests vary from doodles, anything handmade or vintage, handwriting, photography, films, a variation of music, random conversation, Alison Carmichael, Orla Kiely, and people in general to coffee, and wandering. I’m now finishing the second year of my... Read More
New Designers 2012 | Artsthread
Pin It New Designers is the UK’s most important graduate exhibition. Taking place over two weeks, with nine distinct design zones and two prestigious Awards Evenings, New Designers is an event full of innovation and fresh thinking. Over 3,500 of the most talented newly graduated designers from across the nation will come together under one roof for the 27th edition of New Designers. New Designers are delighted to announce that we are working... Read More
CREATIVES INC: DIAL@PG LIVE 29-30 MAY 2012
Pin It Progressive Greetings Live, the only trade show dedicated to greeting cards will, for the first time at its 2012 show, incorporate ‘DIAL@PG Live’ – a section for Design, Image & Art Licensing companies. In addition, debuting at this fourth PG Live will be an Artists’ Quarter, where individual artists and designers will be able to showcase their work. CREATIVES INC will be showcasing their collective of artists work and invite... Read More
New Designers 2011: Showcasing the very best in graduate design
Pin It This image by Laurie Woodruff caught our eye at the New Designers show in 2008...and lead to an award nominated card range in 2009 New Designers @ The Business Design Centre London Part 1: 29 June – 2 July 2011 – Textiles, Fashion & Accessories, Contemporary Applied Arts, Ceramics & Glass, Jewellery & Precious Metalwork, One Year On Part 2: 6 July – 9 July 2011 – Product Design, Furniture Design, Visual... Read More
