T U M B L R II

Click here to see what's been inspiring me recently. Tumblr posts range from photographs of Sophie Taeuber Arp's cardboard costumes and Patrick Heron's silk scarves to Kinfolk's How to Build a Hammock guide and collections of Mexican masks, as well as a few images of my own work.

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Celine's Spring Summer 2014 Paris Show was a riot of colour, matierial and pattern. Painterly brushstrokes were not applied to the surface but woven into the cloth; simple black marks on a white background contrast with overlapping tones of red, orange and brown which suggest an intriguing sense of depth. The collection also explores an exciting approach to material; fine pleated skirts feature sheer panels whilst loops of thread hung from garments as if they were falling apart. 

M O G U T A K A H A S H I II

Following my post about Mogu Takahashi's Daily Doodles Summer 2013 film, I've since discovered it's predecessor, Daily Doodles Spring 2013. Above are some stills of my favourite pages; I particularly like the lightbulb dog, the escaping cowboy and the various faces of joy. Click here to watch the film in full. 

T A N I A / / G R A C E / / K N U C K E Y

Tania Grace Knuckey graduated from the RCA in 2012 with a masters in Mixed Media Textile Design. Her work explores form, function, texture, material and colour, amongst other things which come together to create ai Fanta-ZY wourRld. Her final MA collection was entitled 'chairs: no sitting: DEEz dEzynED sCulptural tchairz wourE noT mAAde foUr yU. EYE mAAde deM foUr myE MuZe sheZ baD aSS'. Chairs, ordinary and functional objects, are given new meaning. Instead of providing a place to sit, the metal sculptures act as frames for the punched leathers, woven silks, and printed, embroidered and embelsihed surfaces. 

M O G U T A K A H A S H I

 I have recently discovered the work of Japan based artist Mogu Takahashi. Mogu has a collection of daily doodles which she creates in a conventional diary using a variety of media. The doodles capture everything from the contents of her lunchbox to drawings of people, nature and patterns. I love her energetic use of colour and mark and the naive imperfections in her studies. Takahashi has made a beautiful film which captures her flicking through a an entire book of doodles; click here to watch the video.