London Design Festival 2022

An invitation to my exhibition for the London Design Festival 2022. Titled Jesture, it is the result of the past 2 years of work. Part jester, part gesture, it's themed around ideas of circus, the outsider and the court jester. The exhibition features a colourful 2nd Design Editions candle collection with Jo Malone London, jacquard textile screens in a play of spots, stripes and checks, some spooky photographs from my Moonboy series and abundant ceramics made in Stoke-on-Trent with 1882Ltd. Vases are handpainted in metallic and earthy finishes with a nod to the ancient. Vessels are stacked in totem like form. Cardboard leaf silhouettes, made by stylist Charlotte Lawton, will punctuate the scene.

Jesture
September 17-25
Jo Malone London Townhouse
52 Gloucester Place
London W1U 8HQ

Entrance is free and the venue is open from 9.30am-5pm daily

Some vessels will be housed in tents made from velvet, lurex and checkered MTS sheer linens.... illustration by Charlotte Lawton..

Early sketches for pedestals, like stacked boxes, that will be finished in gold and bronze paints ..... illustration by Martyn Thompson.

The new Design Edition candle collection with Jo Malone London featuring layered scents and patterned with my artwork...photograph by Martyn Thompson.

Imagining the installation...illustration by James Dignan.