dog politics

Before I went to London, I was asked to design a dog collar to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration for family friends Hamish McBeth.

They wanted a collar that combined the American and Kenyan flags and would fit with the rest of their range. As far as I know the collar will be made and sold on their site.

I decided to blog it because I really liked how the drawings turned out in the end (especially as I was rushing through them a couple of days before I flew, in the midst of dealing with passports, coat hunting & packing).

The Obama Collar : designed for Hamish McBeth

new semester, new project

The onset of a new uni semester brings exciting new projects. This semester I get to create a range of products that are expressive of my design personality (later on I will branding and marketing them).

I going to do something I've been wanting to make for years but never had the time. It will be a range of silk ruffle neck-pieces (kind of like necklaces but more haute couture ). There will be six different styles in a few colours. Below are the designs ... I can't wait to get into making them ... yay!

in the Hague

Google analytics tells me that searches for 'De Stijl' are the number one source of traffic for my blog.

So I shouldn't be surprised that I was contacted by a De Stijl specialist at the Netherlands Institute for Art History in The Hague (RKD) who found my blog and asked if I could send a copy of the brochure I did at uni in 2007 to him to be a part of the De Stijl collection and archive at the RKD.

Their collection is the largest De Stijl collection in the world and holds the archive of Theo van Doesburg and more than 600 letters from Piet Mondrian. Although not exhibited, the collection is seen by visitors from huge international galleries like Tate London, Centre Pompidou Paris and MOMA New York. And my little brochure will be amongst it!

what an amazing thing! I am still a little in shock.
Thank you Wietse Coppes for your interest in my work.

around the world

well almost.

The temporary blogging hiatus can be attributed to much unexpected travel over the uni holidays ... yay!
1 week in Melbourne, 2 weeks on Moreton Island with the family and then 3 weeks in London with a 3 day side trip to Paris (plus nearly 1 week in total sitting on a plane to get to these lovely places).
More posts to come on more design related topics.