As featured in LOS ANGELES TIMES
The 'Alight' cork blind, designed by Jo Angell features a repeat pattern of abstract birds, acorns and leaves inspired by the rich bird activity found in cork forests. Small laser cut holes allow light to pass through to create a dappled and magical light.
On the accompanying digitally printed cotton textiles, the small dots are digitally enhanced to create a shadow effect to the design so the pattern appears to have a 3 dimensional, glowing quality.
Jo will be exhibiting new work with the collective Puff & Flock textile lab, with Designers Block during the London Design Festival.
Whilst studying for an MA in Design for Textile Futures at Central St Martins, the wallpaper company Graham & Brown, set a brief 'To design a collection of innovative wallpapers with a focus on sustainability'.
FIRST PRIZE WINNER
Jo won first prize with a collection of wallpaper designs based around the Bittern, a bird who's reedbed habitat is seriously under threat from rising sea levels.
'Solar Sanctuary' is a collection of experimental shade canopies. These aim to lure people into shade, enticing them with unusual shapes, patterns and colours. The canopies are modular, so they can be constructed on site and grown to the size required. This mirrors nature's methods. Used outdoors, they could provide protection combined with an aura of lightness. Inside, they can change the atmosphere and colourscheme of a space.
Jo is keen to discuss commissions and collaborators for the canopies
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Large scale canopy exhibited in 1 Covent Garden, Sept 2008 with Designers Block
Featured in
Trendease International
"New Kids on the Block"
mocoloco
and Evening Standard Homes & Property described the canopies as "Pure Poetry"
2nd Prize Winner for industry sponsored project for PHILIPS Design
A collaboration with Philips Design, a global design agency of Philips Electronics based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Philips Design has a strong focus on health, energy and the future of our habitat. The research design project questioned the emerging role of smart and responsive textiles for the home.
My response to the challenge was 'Breathable Felt':
Taking a pine cone as a starting point for inspiration, and biomimicry as the research method for its development, the textile is designed to open and close in response to heat. When the interior becomes too hot, the petals open up to vent the rising hot air. The interior of the petals are foiled, and will reflect away the sun’s heat when unfurled, thus cooling the interior. The textile is modular and slots together to grow or shrink in size as required. I was inspired by butterfly wings, lizards and feathers for the patterns on these pieces.
This piece: 110cm wide x 165cm long
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Jo will be exhibiting her Solar Sanctuary modular canopies with
Designers Block and Puff & Flock in Milan in April 22-27.
Spazio Revel, Via Thaon Di Revel 3, Milano 20159
I've been experimenting with laser cut and screenprinted butterflies which can be stuck to windows to diffuse the light and give a colourful glow.
Watts, London launched 3 wallpaper designs by Jo Angell at Maison&Object in Paris in January 2009.
The wallpaper designs were inspired by Victorian and Edwardian church embroideries found in the Elizabeth Hoare collection. Elizabeth Hoare owned and ran Watts for many years, and donated her unique collection of church embroidery to Liverpool Cathedral in 1992.
Jo began by drawing from this rich archive and progressed to creating patterns which aim to create a contemporary and light aesthetic.
Images from top: The Puff and Flock designers, Jo sitting on Ercol furniture with her Bittern wallpaper behind, Solar Sanctuary, Wallpaper, Breathable Felt
19 - 21 January 2009
NEC Birmingham
A selection of Jo's work shown as part of Designers Block at The Interiors Hub
"Designers Block will be showcasing furniture, lighting, and textiles providing an optimistic glimpse at the trends and trend makers."
Part of a launch of Puff and Flock, a collective of designers who specialise in new technologies, smart materials, emotionally durable design and sustainabletextiles. Download Puff&Flock_pressrelease
