Paul "Moose" Curtis

British street artist Paul Curtis (aka “Moose”) began pioneering his form ‘Green’ or ‘reverse Graffiti’ in 2007. Curtis literally scrubbed his way to fame using giant stencils and high-pressure water hoses to wash reverse images (mostly of trees and nature) onto soiled city surfaces. It did not take long before the aspirant street artist began conquering the cityscapes of London, applying his vigorous selective scrubbing to more prominent walls and bridges.

[Text extracted from Neil Coppen]


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"I tell people I make pictures by cleaning" - Paul "Moose" Curtis



For more information, visit Neil Coppen and Reverse Graffiti Project.

via Neil Coppen

Tim Walker

what a lovely idea!

[image by the amazing Vogue photographer Tim Walker]

kapitza

Kapitza, an independent Design company based in East London, has published a gorgeous book Geometric, that is a 336 page bible of pattern illustrations, 264 to be exact. The book comes with a CD, which includes 100 pattern fonts.

Get a copy here.

[Images and text extracted from kapitza]

Ziad Ghanem

It is exciting to see the talented Ziad Ghanem from Lebanon break the rules by combining high-couture techniques with raw street elements. Based in London, Zaid is fundamentally a Haute Couture designer. He recently joined forces with graphic designer Robert Boon, as designer and partner of the label Maiden Britain.


In a move towards supporting revolutionary concepts of art, fashion and contemporary cultures and end creative laws limitations. He is also creative consultant and director to performance and fashion magazine, Drama Magazine.


For more information, visit Ziad Ghanem.

via greenmystyle.

Rowan Mersh

I love the neckpieces by Rowan Mersh, textile sculptor who explores form and fuses design with technique, emphasizing experimentation as the focus of his practice. His new website is under construction, but there is a great interview at Londoners.



For more information, visit Valery Demure and Rowan Mersh.

via the incredible Surface magazine .

Caravan

The stylish blog of laissezfaire recommends Caravan, describing as a floral, vintage, plus bohemian shoppe. The establishment grew out of owner, Emily Chalmers' passion for fashion and home. The sources of her style can be traced back to her childhood where she grew up surrounded by textiles as her mother was a seamstress. The website is beautifully nostalgic and is filled with knick-knacks and gems.

[text extracted from laissezfaire and Caravan]










[images from Caravan]

Caravan is located at 11 Lamb Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6EA; Tel: (44) 20 7247 6467. For more information, visit Caravan.

Baileys Home and Garden

Baileys Home and Garden, based in Whitecross Farm, Herefordshire, UK, is the eco-friendly supply chain, offering 100% rescued knick knacks for the home, garden and office. They have created a selection of eco-friendly cleaning products for guilt-free scrubbing.

[images from Baileys Home and Garden]

Baileys Home and Garden is located at Whitecross Farm, Bridstow, Herefordshire, England HR9 6JU. For more infomation, visit Baileys Home and Garden.

Zara Wood

True Love Always has developed a set of limited edition bed linens, True Love World, featuring the artwork of Zara Wood aka Woody. Manufactured in Portugal, the linen is an exacting high standard of 100% cotton percale and are finished with a 6cm Oxford trim around three sides of duvet cover and all around pillowcases. Duvets are available in single, double and king sizes, fastens with white plastic poppers.

[images and text extracted from True Love Always]

Price ranges between £69 for a pair of pillow cases to £159 for a king size duvet cover set. For more information, visit True Love Always

Jess Bonham

Stunning art direction by Jess Bonham for Seiko, in a collaboration with Alexandros Pissourios.

For more information, visit Jess Bonham

[via the artist and his model.]

Emma Cassi

Flowers necklace
Black tulle flowers with black jay beads, plated gold chain
£45


The black bracelet
Vintage flowers trimming embroidered with black jay beads
£60

Emma Cassi is a French jewellery designer and a stylist based in London. Her gorgeous collection of handmade jewellery with antique lace was made from some lace she found in a castle near Limoges, when she was on holiday. Other pieces in her collection also include crochet lace found in Frech antique markets and vintage shops. As most items are made of vintage stones and rare lace, their quantity are limited. Purchase her collection from her online store.

[images and text from Emma Cassi.]

For more information, visit Emma Cassi.

Julian and Sophie

Julian Roberts is a London fashion designer, film maker, graphic/web designer, and Professor of Fashion at the University of Hertfordshire. He has created 13 collections under his labels, nothing nothing, Julian And, JULIAN AND SOPHIE and Parc deS EXpositions.

Sophie Cheung graduated from Printed & Knitted Textiles from the Glasgow School of Art in 2000, and obtained a Masters Degree in Mixed Media Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London, in 2002.



JULIAN AND SOPHIE - autumn / winter 2003
Pyjama Combat; No: J&S12
[image from Blow PR]



JULIAN AND SOPHIE - autumn / winter 2003
A limited range of "Pyjama Cases"
[image from Blow PR]

Julian is the inventor of a new style of garment construction called ‘Subtraction Cutting’, a free-hand method he has demonstrated at the Royal College of Art, Central Saint Martins, Glasgow School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, Kent Institute, Bath Spa University College & the University of Hertfordshire.

The Royal College of Art invited Julian and Sophie to teach their pattern-cutting method to nine MA textiles students over a three-day period. They used to publish a beautifully illustrated guide to three techniques on their online Pattern Cutting School in full and free for all. Not anymore the last time we checked. Oh what a shame.


This is the work of Emily Parsons from the RCA class project.
[image from Blow PR]

Julian also helps support 25 of the newest cutting-edge designers represented by Blow PR/ The Off-Schedule Guide, to which he donates show production advice, designs websites, show videos and graphics.

[text extracted from Blow PR]

For more information, visit Julian and Sophie.