I have been lucky enough to assist one of my favourite Designers this week, Kyle Bean. Kyle is represented by Blink Art, and has produced some incredibly clever and extremely well realised projects for a lot of big clients like Hermés, Libertys, and Selfridges. See his work here: http://www.kylebean.co.uk
I got in contact with Kyle a few weeks ago, showed him some
of my work, and he very kindly allowed me to assist him in his latest project;
an installation for top fashion designer Matthew Williamson’s shop window in Central
London.
The Brief that Matthew Williamson himself had set, was for a
design that could be appropriate all year round, but could also be changed and
adjusted throughout the year, in line with his collections. Kyle proposed the
idea of a wooden, hand-built tree, decorated with various materials, which
would change ‘seasonally’ every few months.
This season (the first one) saw the tree decorated with
coloured easter eggs, resembling buds on a tree. I helped Kyle in the Blink
studios in Soho, to prime, sand and spray paint polystyrene eggs, and transport
them to the Matthew Williamson store. I also photographed and filmed the
process for Kyle.
It was a really great experience for me to be able to spend
time and chat with someone who I completely aspire to. Kyle gave me a lot of
great advice, and an insight into how he got to where he is now. I also helped him
brainstorm for his next project, a magazine cover, which was fun.
He has asked me to assist him with this project all year
round, so I look forward to next time!
Photos of the installation to come soon.
Kyle Bean for CUT Magazine: 'Soft Guerilla' series.
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