Sign of the Times

A few weeks back, art director Lucy Sanderson asked me to come and lend an extra pair of hands with a project.

The project itself was making the set dressing for a tour, for a band called Rizzle Kicks, who, embarrassingly I had never heard of.  

The tour was a little different, with the band 'popping up' in a disused shop or space in a town, selling merchandise and doing signings during the daytime, then performing in the space in the evening. And as they are from Brighton, the vibe was seaside, arty, urban.

My task as a cog in the mechanism was to make their logo into a large sign, inspired by this image I was given of an oversized graffiti-esque piece. 

Cardboard Heaven

Along with the freshly formed Team Ghiadora, a design team who put the extra pizazz into anything they touch, I worked on dressing the VIP bar in the basement of the ultra trendy Casa Negra, Shoreditch. 

We built Barbie and Lego men sized bijoux, shanty towns, sleazy urban districts, cityscapes, battle stars, rocket launches, and much much more. 

 

Suddenly Sign Painting

Zoe's Ghana Kitchen is an amazing pop up dining experience. Zoe's often based in Hackney- but has done pop up spots in Berlin and events for Diesel jeans, but for 6 weeks only she is in The Africa Centre, Covent Garden. She makes a mean meal. 

I helped overhaul the sanitised white box into a working, technicolour, buzzing cafe- and found myself doing a spot of sign painting- which turned out surprisingly well. 

Shitfaced. Again.

The Magnificent Bastards have another run at the Edinburgh fringe, as Shit-faced Shakespeare is taking on Much Ado About Nothing. (Tickets here)

Like all Fringe productions it became a last minute job. It was shoved in a suitcase, and as the photos show, came out rather crinkled at the other end.  

 (thanks Rah Petherbridge for the photos of the show. poop poop) 

Tasteless Bracelets

Backstory: We have just arrived back to the UK, greeted by minus 3 degrees, from beautiful South East Asian warmth. 

While I was away, sat on a beach in Cambodia, a girl came and sat with us- trying to persuade me to buy a bracelet with the towns name written on it. 

It turned out she could write anything on the bracelet. ANYTHING. So i got her to write some very rude words in suitable coloured threads.

 And so here are my series of Tasteless Bracelets, displayed in the beautiful english snow. 

'Vulva' and 'Tofu' are the best.

Shitfaced in Edinburgh

Shitfaced Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Nights Dream, (from the lovely Magnificent Bastards) went up to Edinburgh on the train with my set in a suitcase. 

here is a photograph of it (and them) in action. 

They got stupendous reviews, and a sell out show. Poop Poop!

p.s Thankyou Rah Petherbridge for the photo! 

Shit Faced Shakespeare

Somehow, I got talked into doing the set for Tax Deductible Theatres show up at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

A Midsummers Nights Dream- so cold moonlight colours, trees, and grecian columns. And as they're the Magnificent Bastards, theres some special additions hidden in the wood patterns. Spot the willy.

  

 The show is version of A Midsummers Nights Dream, with a twist- one actor is blind drunk. Hence Shit Faced Shakespeare. 

If you get a chance, go and catch it. 

Air Your Laundry

Alex Stevenson 

Furniture and Product Design BA(hons)

`Air Your Laundry`, 2012

A domestic light fitting for displaying and drying clothes. A poetic response to the practical concerns of a space hungry and tedious chore.

The Degree Show opens on Thursday. Lots to do! 

Teaser photos - Test parts of my up and coming final product for my degree,

Some work on the lathe, and then some test bends organised very neatly, and a self portrait in gas welding gear.

Seeing as it's in for next week, I still have quite a way to go. 

PROmarker PROject PROcrastination

As the queen of procrastination in productive ways, I made this- a Mutherfucking Pen roll. 

a good ol' pen roll for my growing collection of markers. Seeing as its made from offcuts from Christopher Raeburns BEAUTIFUL jackets, its so very in. neons and nudes. 

Baby Changer

In February I got around to finishing and handing over the Baby Changer which i mangled my fingers while making in December (theyre fine now thanks). Im hoping to pop over and take a couple of photos of it in situ- but heres a couple of ugly Ipod photos.


 The first two are in the workshops before it was glued up, and the last one is it sitting in the house waiting to be taken to its new home but you can see it in better detail. 

  Dry run. and if you look, it doesn't have its top rail yet

I've popped up to Cumbria, to do some interviews for my dissertation.

 These are some of the things I've found in my bedroom...

Mascha

 One of a pair of 6 yr old german and french speaking twins I stayed with 4 years ago, so this drawing is old. 

Theres lots and lots of faults, but the the curl on the left top corner is lovely. 

Then i found my old stamp collection... 

Got a little carried away... 

This is going to turn into something.

Patchwork FTW

Last year I bought myself a fancypants macbookPRO. because im a designer. and all designers use macs.

To keep my computer nice and shiny I made a case out of: lots of scraps I found in my grandmas loft, an old jumper, and a skirt I found in the street. and a big yellow button, and a press stud.

I just took the photos today, so its looking a little dulled- grubby like everything else.

I get a million and one green points for upcycling and being FREEEEEEEE.

Going with the woodcut and traditional, wholesome vibe for my business card.

HIRE ME...

...in a year, when I've graduated. Around current commissions, waitressing and uni, I have an absolutely minuscule amount of time to play. or sleep. or eat.

front, with colour scheme blocks.

I cant remember which theme it was, but THIS website is awesome

back, with some space for notes and a nice photoshopped stamp.