Protey Temen (Moscow, Russia)
“The most interesting process in identity development is the research of guidelines and rules. They follow certain algorithms that allow me to concentrate not only on the final object but also on the flexible nature of the object’s environment.”Prote…
Protey Temen (Moscow, Russia)
“The most interesting process in identity development is the research of guidelines and rules. They follow certain algorithms that allow me to concentrate not only on the final object but also on the flexible nature of the object’s environment.”Prote…
Gareth O’Brien (New York, USA)
“A good pattern is one that is simple. Often patterns can make a design look too busy; I find that reducing the elements can help a lot.”Having grown up in New Zealand, Gareth O’Brien currently lives in New York and works at Buck as an associate crea…
Alexey Frolov (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
“I think that because all people are different, it is not necessary for everyone to attend some kind of art school to become a professional in the design industry. You need to love what you do and dig it like a mole.”Alex Frolov was born in Saint-Peter…
INTERVIEW : ROCKTOGRAPHER CHAICHARN LERTNIMANORADEE
Hi Chaicharn, Where do you come from and how old are you? I’m from Bangkok, Thailand. I’m 28 years old. When did you start taking up photography and what made you picked up a camera? It all started when I was 22 years old. Photography was the only subject I was good at in the [...]
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #01) : WRITER PEARLIN SIOW
Craving freedom and recognising that there is more to life than being stuck in airports and cubicles, Pearlin took a corporate hiatus and enrolled in a pilates course to feed her soul. Pearlin currently runs Boss Of Me, a boutique book writing agency that specialises in writing biographies for entrepreneurs and companies. She has written three bestselling [...]
Yulia Brodskaya (London, UK)
“Paper always held a special fascination for me. I’ve tried many different methods and techniques of working with it, but quilling has turned out to be ‘the one’ for me. I’m still not bored by it, on the contrary I am eager to continue using it…
ZEITGUISED (Berlin, Germany)
“A good pattern can become good or bad in context – but a bad pattern will never be anything other than a bad pattern, by itself or in conjunction with context.”Zeitguised is a mash-up of the German word “zeitgeist”, which means something like “the s…
Eibatova Karina (Moscow, Russian)
“Now I am searching for the right balance inside me and taking the art less ambitiously than I used to. That is clear now – the feeling that life itself is more important than anything else, and you can’t feel it by sitting in front of a computer o…
INTERVIEW : ARTIST DESIGNER LINDA LIM
Where did you grow up? Singapore. I grew up and lived in a historically rich and fabulously quaint housing estate, post war flat at Tiong Bahru. What kind of music do you listen to? All genre of music. My first cassette tape was mega hit 3 and I tuned into boss nova radio station every [...]
Sarah Bridgland (London, UK)
“Paper is a humble material that can be manipulated in extraordinary ways. It has its own qualities and behaviour patterns – it springs in a certain way, colours, fades and ages – and these are characteristics that I like to work with. Plus, the m…
Noelia Lozano (San Sebastian, Spain)
I like hand-made works and I love working with paper because it is an easy modelling material. I love to see how a piece of flat material can come alive and create shapes with volume… I love it! Also, I work with paper because I think that…
Aoki (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Aoki likes to form personal relationships with its customers, treating them on an equal creative basis. In this way, it continues to build strong brands and a profitable business.Aoki was started by Helena Svärd and Camilla Blomgren in 2009, but now t…
INTERVIEW : BESPOKE TAILOR KEVIN SEAH
How old are you Kevin? 37 As a kid, what were your influences Toys and Football. Who and what inspired you to become a tailor? I started out as an apprentice with a local tailoring company. It has always been rooted in me, tailoring and fabrics. Why does the fashion industry need you? Because I [...]
INTERVIEW : PHOTOGRAPHER ALVELYN ALKO WEN LING
Where are you from? Planet earth! Describe yourself? Like you, only human. When did you decide to become a photographer? Who inspires you? I didn’t decide, it just came to me. I didnt think like – ok imma be a photographer! I just did what I enjoyed doing and then soon enough I found myself [...]
Haruka Toshimitsu (Tokyo, Japan)
A graduate of the Toyo Institute of Art and Design who specialises in graphic design.Born in 1983, Toshimitsu currently works and lives in Tokyo. While working for a fashion company, she started as an illustrator and works as a designer and art directo…
Nelio (Lyon, France)
“Using nice shapes and nice colours can make a good pattern, but the global composition and balance between colours are the most important things to keep in mind.”French artist Nelio loves drawing, graffiti, painting, graphic design, sculpture, photogr…
Pattern Matters (Singapore)
“My paper designs are all based on the design element of pattern. They demonstrate the way in which pattern can be adopted differently on various designs through tactile exploration.”Pattern Matters is a graphic-design-based project by the Singaporean …
Zutto (Miass, Russia)
“Sometimes I have just have no inspiration at all. At times like that, it is bad idea to push it and try to do something, so I go in search of other interesting occupations. It is always better to relax, read a book, go for a bicycle ride… whatever. …
Sigrid Calon (Tilburg, The Netherlands)
“Composition, colour and expression all go to make a good pattern.”After graduating from an academy in Tilburg at the Netherlands, Sigrid Calon began to work as a designer. After years of experience, she decided to focus more on developing her autonomo…
INTERVIEW : FASHION DESIGNERS MASH-UP KIDS
Where are you from? SHAF: Singapore DANIELA: Bolivia but..I have been living here for 14 years now so I’m pretty Singaporean by now. NATHANAEL: Singapore , but i would like to think I was from space . What music do you listen to? S: I grew up listening to top 40s and listens to them. [...]
Kana Kitamura (Tokyo, Japan)
The marvelous works of Kana Kitamura that are specializing in tessellated surface are made by gazing at pictures and capturing rays of light, using watercolor paint. Graduated from Bunka Fashion College, Creative Apparel Design, Tokyo; Kana Kitamura is…
3group (Poznan, Poland)
The highest level of quality is maintained through hands-on control of all projects, from initial analysis through to production supervision. 3group’s comprehensive portfolio comprises work for publishing houses, cultural institutions and art galleries…
Makerie Studio (London, UK)
“Paper is beautifully versatile; sometimes we’ll spend hours trying to understand how to make it do exactly what we want it to, but once you’ve worked it out it’s immensely satisfying. The range of prints, textures and finishes it comes in is inc…
