CAITLIN HINSHELWOOD

Hinshelwood is an artist and designer based in London, working in hand-made textiles, her style is colourful, illustrative and holds a huge amount of symbolism. Her work translates two-dimensional motifs and patterns into three-dimensional qualities and embellishments. She takes an interest in how textile can be used as a method of communication to convey personal and social history. Hinshelwood is greatly inspired by folk art and tradition, the natural world, the labour of craft and incorporates traditional textile techniques such as hand-rendered pattern-making in her practice.

Her collection for 'The New Craftsmen', shows her interest in "flora and fauna", it's also very figurative whilst having a contemporary edge. Each piece of fabric is hand-dyed before being screen-printed using dyes- a complex process called colour discharge printing, which allows you to work on coloured grounds. After printing, the fabrics are steamed to make the colours react and fix them. she creates her screens by hand painting or using paper cut-outs. The main material she uses is silk because of the way it takes dye and the vibrant colours that can be achieved, but she sometimes uses wool, linen and cotton. The finishing is really important to Hinshelwood; from hand-rolled edges to contrasting cushion backs and well-chosen zip colours and trimmings.

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jimbobart

Jimbobart was founded by James Ward in 2009. Ward works as an illustrator collaborating with various UK companies printing his work on different types of products. The subversive and humorous nature of his work reminds me of Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr Fox'.

Baggu

Founded by Emily Sugihara; passionate about colour and making a bold statement. Sugihara creates functional pieces such as totes, backpacks, hats with bold eye-catching pattern to bring joy to the everyday errand experience. Some of her recent designs have a 70s' look and feel to their colour scheme and imagery reminiscent of designers working with 'TYPO'.