Meet the Maker

1. Amber Khokhar in her studio at Cockpit Deptford. Photo by Carmen Gray.  2. Amber Khokhar. Photo by Helen Cathcart, Bill Amberg and Giles.

A graduate of Central Saint Martins, artist, designer and educator Amber Khokhar combines her strong background in design with a diverse academic and practical knowledge of traditional art to create enchanting designs, paintings and products. Her practice is driven by sacred geometric design principles and esoteric traditions of arts and crafts.

From tableware to giant public artworks, her work spans the full spectrum. Trained by luminaries of design and the traditional arts, her work has been shown from Kuala Lumpur to Buckingham Palace.

Amber Khokhar's carpet in Buckingham Palace. Image courtesy Amber Khokhar.

HRH Queen Elizabeth II commissioned Amber to design a carpet for Buckingham Palace, making her the first person commissioned to design a modern carpet for the Palace. Situated at the centre of Buckingham Palace, the 40 metre long carpet sits alongside George IV's collection of paintings which includes works by Holbein, Reubens and Canaletto.

King Charles III later commissioned Amber to design a stained-glass cupola for the library at his residence, Dumfries House.

Her paintings have been shown at Buckingham Palace, the William Morris Gallery, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Queens Museum of Art in New York. Her photography collage triptych was showcased at the Lowry as part of the Manchester International Festival, with further exhibitions at the Southampton City Art Gallery, Ayala Museum in Manila and the Islamic Art Museum in Kuala Lumpur.

1 & 3. Work by Amber Khokhar. Images courtesy Amber Khokhar.  2. Amber Khokhar in her studio at Cockpit Deptford. Image by Carmen Gray.

Amber has lectured at the National Gallery London, for the British Council India, William Morris Society and the London Mathematical Society. Her written contributions include works for The Victoria and Albert Museum Teachers Resource Pack on 'Exploring Plant Forms in Islamic Art,' the Christian Muslim Foundation, 'Sublime Symmetry' for the De Morgan Society and geometry workbooks for the Wallace Collection. As a sessional lecturer at Birkbeck University of London, she designed accredited courses as part of the certificate in higher education module.

Her private clients include The Designers Guild, The Islamic Art Museum Malaysia and Rolls Royce. Public commissions include window designs for ‘The Wall of Faith’ at Aintree University Hospital Liverpool and tiled wall panels for ‘The Prayer Hall’ at Islamia Girls School and Parasol’, which was exhibited at The Victoria and Albert Museum in conjunction with the exhibition Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts.