today's star...

of the urban craft stars is Tim Williamson aka Ryokan Art. Tim is a well travelled photographer having visited New York, Iceland and The Maldives where he has taken some beautiful images of the everyday and the unusual.

In his own words...

‘I try and look for the abstract as well as the beautiful in the world. Simple images that need to say little just look interesting. Aesthetically pleasing imagery created by the world we live in; the naturally occurring and the man made…. I am a photographer. I take photographs sometimes. What more do I need to say?’

He also runs personal chef service morue http://www.morue.co.uk/

Sorry for the rubbish photo of tim's work. I will try to take a better one this week but hey I'm a printer not a photographer!

my mums a hippie!

My Mum's a hippie aka Monique Jivram is one of the lovely urban craft stars. I met her at the Brixton Craft Market and she just stood out from everyone else with her lovely original work.

"She loves to sew while listening to the rolling stones. After a third Galaxy ripple, her obsessive, ever busy hands combine her love for embroidery with her punchy illustrations creating works of art which are a mixture of hand embroidery and machine sewing.

To battle the forces of her mothers crushed velvet and beaded wardrobe, my mums a hippie brings urban T-shirts and striking accessories to you. Every labour intensive piece revolves around colour, to create raw, edgy and intricate pieces."

Her mum very kindly looked after the pop up shop for us one day and she is a real sweetheart too. Thank you Miriam!

welcome to urban craft stars!

Hello!

Urban Craft Stars are a collective of talented independant crafters, designers, artists and photographers based in and around London.

Our work is handmade, individual and ultimately gorgeous! Our work covers interiors, fashion, gifts, childrenswear, photography and accessories.

The aim of urban craft stars is to champion independant design and to find ways to spread the word about our talents. Our first venture is in the world of retail with a 'pop up shop' opening on 7th August 2008 in Kingly Court just off London's world famous Carnaby Street.

Out founder members will be selling their work and taking commissions within a fabulous retail space kindly provided by the Carnaby Street landlords, Shaftesbury plc.

If you are an independant minded maker who would like to join us please email me: littlechook@googlemail.com

thanks!