Maybe You Shouldn't Discourage Your Children From Writing On The Walls. Charlotte Mann Doodles For Profit.

above image courtesy of the Sunday Times Style section



Perhaps it time to stop reprimanding your kids for writing on the walls. That is, if you want them to have a career like Charlotte Mann. An artist/ illustrator/ doodlebug who works with black marker on walls, blinds, white emulsion paint, paper, backgrounds and more.

You may recall a previous post of mine on artists who use Sharpies to decorate everything from a Lamborghini to a basement. Well, Charlotte has turned her doodling into an impressive commercial career. Her work has graced magazine covers, backdrops for fashion shows, even store window displays.

Here are a few fab examples of her work. (click on the images to enlarge)

High Holborn Appartment Wall (2.5 x 8.5) Black marker pen on wall and blinds:

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Huf Haus wall (9.5 x 2.2m) Marker pen on white emulsion paint

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Hampstead wall (3.1 x 2.7m) Marker pen on white emulsion paint


The School of Life wall (20 x 2m) Marker pen on white emulsion paint

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Peter Jensen Resort 2010 presentation (2.3 x 2.3m x 1.6m) Marker pen on white Colorama paper mounted on wooden frame. Peter Jensen Backdrop (30 x 5m) Black marker pen drawing on white Colorama paper




B-store window space Black and white marker pen on glass, acetate and Colorama paper.




Cube P.R. (2.5 x 2m) Marker pen on white emulsion paint wall

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Kickers X Project




Something... (4 x 3m) Marker pen drawing on white emulsion painted wall

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India Knight's Wall (9 x 3m) Marker pen on white emulsion paint wall




BIOGRAPHY

above image courtesy of ELLE Decor

Charlotte Mann is an artist known for her large life-sized drawings. She was born in London where she currently lives and works. She graduated from Central St Martin's Fashion Design Women's wear BA in 2000, and worked in the various fields of fashion design, styling, and illustration, before focusing on her artwork.

She worked for Russell Sage, designing and producing show pieces (including a dress made from real bank notes, now archived in the V&A, and pieces made with antique animal skins, which were featured in an exhibition at the Metropollitan Museum of Art in New York). She also designed for, amongst others: Laura Ashley, Kickers and Okini, and she was the costume designer and stylist for Eddie Izzard's Sexie tour.

The shift to the art work she is currently involved in came in september 2006 when she created the 30 meter long densely detailed hand drawn back drop for Peter Jensen's Spring/Summer 2007 show. since then she has created pieces for a number of different clients including India Knight, The School Of Life and B-Store.

Charlotte had been teaching for the University Of The Arts since 2001, she is an Associate Lecturer at St Martin's, Chelsea School of Art and Camberwell College of Art, and curates the Camberwell Foundation Film program, at the Vue Cinema Leicester Square, attracting guests such as Mike Leigh, Lynne Ramsay and Bruno Dumont. She also teaches at The Prince's Drawing School.

© Charlotte Mann 2008

Buy her books here.

Spotted over at Nook via Freshhome

More Amazing Doodlers

Be sure to see some other artists who go wild with a Sharpie here.

Tattoo Artist Scott Campbell Cuts Up Currency & Burns Tortillas

The last time I featured someone who defaced money in the name of art, Hanna Von Goeler, the post received numerous controversial comments. Well, get ready to start typing again, because this time, I'm sharing with you some seriously cut up currency by tattoo artist Scott Campbell.

The Melody Tub - A Wet Homage to Aalto.

I'm a big fan of Finnish designer Alvar Aalto. Especially his now iconic Savoy vase. The shape has inspired many other designers as well and when I came across this tub, the Melody Tub from PoolSpa, I immediately thought of him. The organically shaped tub is very close to Aalto's Savoy vase shape.




Visit PoolSpa here to learn more.

The Savoy Vase by Alvar Aalto (shown in white):

The Alvar Aalto tray in smoky gray:


If you like Alvar Aalto's work, be sure to see some wonderful products inspired by his famous vase here.

More Pantone Products! Folding Chairs, Storage Boxes, Friendship Bracelets...

The parade of Pantone® related and inspired products continues.
This is my fifth post on items that take their cue from the universal Pantone Matching System (known as PMS colors). The latest items include metal storage boxes and folding chairs.

Designed by Selab for Seletti, the aluminum folding chairs have padded seats and come in 672 C pastel pink, 186 C ruby red, 377 C macaw green, 14-0848 mimosa, 268 C royal purple and Cool Gray.





Pantone Metal Boxes



Learn more and where to purchase here.

Pantone Friendship Bracelets

Pantone also collaborated with Links of London to make Pantone friendship bracelets:



buy them here


And a few unusual Pantone inspired projects for you.

Pantone Printed Leather Chair

above image courtesy of hotelworldasia

This digitally printed leather chair by Sif Technology has a Pantone color spectrum as the pattern. Exhibited at NeoCon '09, the chair is not production (too bad!) but it was an example of their printing on leather capabilities.



above chair images courtesy of Home Workshop and 3 Rings

The Pantone Rainbow

And check out the Pantone rainbow made by artist Christopher Bevans here


Pantone®Cans:


And here's a last minute addition, graffiti artist Nico189 has created a personal project in which he took cans of spray paint and turned them into Pantone Cans. Unfortunately, they are not available for purchase:




To see tons more Pantone products, like eyeglasses, rugs, mugs and more, go here.

And there are more here.

Pantone products for the kitchen like aprons, hot pads and peppermills here.

And the Gap Pantone Pop Up Shop here.


Big Update: MUST SEE PANTONE Bikes!!!

Calling All Writers & Editors, A Useful iPhone App For You.

A super resourceful iPhone app for anyone who writes; The Associated Press releases the AP Stylebook for your iPhone or iPod touch

Take the AP Stylebook with you anywhere with this new easy-to-use application. This handy new app features searchable listings for the main, sports, business and punctuation sections, along with the ability to add your own custom entries as well as notes on AP listings.

Click on the listings below for more information and product images. Then use the "N" (Next) and "P" (Previous) keys to cycle through the pages.


above: Viewing chapters works like viewing contacts

Above left: scroll to find the entry you want. Right: search results appear as you type.

above left: selecting an individual entry takes you into the individual listing and above right: you can add your own notes to the bottom of any AP style listing.

AP Press Release:


2009 AP Stylebook app for iPhone and iPod touch now available on App Store

NEW YORK – The Associated Press announced that a 2009 AP Stylebook app is now available on the App Store. The app lets writers and editors easily take the Stylebook with them on their iPhone or iPod touch wherever they go.

“AP Stylebook fans have been asking for a mobile application so they can have style guidance wherever they go,” said Colleen Newvine, who manages the AP Stylebook product group. “Journalists never know when they will need to run out the door to chase a story, so as long as they have an iPhone in their pockets when they go, the Stylebook can go with them.”

The 2009 AP Stylebook app features searchable listings for the main, sports, business and punctuation sections, along with the ability to add custom entries and personalized notes on AP listings. Stylebook app users are able to mark any entry as a favorite for easy access.

The new Stylebook app was developed by the same team that introduced the popular AP Mobile multimedia news portal.

“As we continue to develop new AP Mobile products, we are focused squarely on delivering information on demand that’s highly relevant to our users – be it breaking local news stories or guidance for anyone who cares about good writing,” said Jeff Litvack, AP’s general manager of mobile and emerging products. “We're delighted to offer iPhone and iPod touch users a great way refer to the AP Stylebook anytime and from any location."

The Stylebook was first produced in 1953 as a stapled collection of rules totaling 60 pages and has grown to a publication of more than 400 pages today. The book's creation was prompted in part by a technical change in the way the AP transmitted news as well as a need for consistency among a worldwide editorial staff that churned out stories for newspapers with a variety of style preferences. There have been major periodic revisions over the past few decades, the last in 2008, and the print edition is updated annually.

The 2009 AP Stylebook app is available for $28.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch. Annual releases for the app are set to coincide with the release dates for the Stylebook print edition. As a bonus, 2009 AP Stylebook app users will automatically receive an upgrade to the 2010 AP Stylebook app as soon as it becomes available.

This latest mobile offering complements the most recently updated Stylebook print edition released this spring and subscription-based AP Stylebook Online service. For more information on AP Stylebook, visit www.apstylebook.com.

The print edition and online service subscriptions can be ordered by credit card, check or AP assessment via a secure site at www.apstylebook.com/apbookstore.