29 January 2020
Fotini Tikkou has collaborated with Anthropologie to create a trio of handpainted stonewear mugs featuring Fontini’s stylistic and creative designs. Fotini makes ceramics in her studio in Athens, using whimsical faces and bold patterns to produce individual and unique pieces. Anthropologie commissioned three designs from her, which they then produced large-scale for sale across their stores.
24 January 2020
Bright Artist Colleen Lamour has partnered with My Karma Klub to design a range of cute and colourful t-shirts, as well as designing their distinctive rainbow logo. My Karma Klub was founded to give shoppers fashion statement pieces with a bit of a twist, and the t-shirts are sold at Pride events and online, with a portion of the sale going to LGBTQ+ charities.
22 January 2020
Kew Gardens is known and loved by Londoners as a wonderful retreat into nature, and many a hazy summer afternoon can be spent wandering the leafy paths and stopping to smell the flowers – literally!
16 January 2020
Bright Artist Adele Leyris specialises in bold and colourful artwork, and often mixes media by using embroidery to her illustrations. Last year, she ran a workshop at the London Illustration Fair called ‘Embroidered Tattoos’ which introduced people to this unusual technique.
10 January 2020
One of Victoria Ball’s colourful patch-work flower shop illustration has been made into a puzzle for Galison! Victoria’s detailed and intricate illustration makes for a perfect puzzle, creating a picture of a welcoming black lab standing at the front door of the flower shop to greet customers.
19 December 2019
2019 has been a super busy and super successful year for our Bright artists and authors. We are thrilled with the wide range of awards and accolades they’ve won, celebrating the diverse and wonderful talent of our Bright family. Take a peek at these champs below!
18 December 2019
One of the highlights of our year is our Christmas Party, where we get the whole Bright family together. We love gathering our artists, authors, employees and friends all in one place to boogie the night away! Thank you everyone who came and raised a glass - we hope you all had a fabulous evening. We’ve collected some of our favourite snaps from the evening for you below.
14 November 2019
Rachael Presky is a freelance Illustrator living just outside of London, UK. Rachael originally studied for a degree in Biomedical Sciences but completed a Masters in Graphic Design in 2017.
31 October 2019
Hannah Clair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but grew up on the beautiful Isle of Anglesey in North Wales, and elements of her scenic upbringing are often seen in her work. Hannah studied Illustration with Animation at the Manchester School of Art.
23 October 2019
Bright Artist Karl James Mountford is no stranger to book covers, having illustrated for ‘The Uncommoners’ series by Jennifer Bell and ‘A Place Called Perfect’ by Helena Duggan among others.
16 October 2019
With only 10 weeks to Christmas, here’s a gorgeous gift to usher in the festive season. In this outside-the-box gift book project, Bright partnered with gift and stationary imprint Abrams Noterie to create a Christmas book that would double as decoration.
11 October 2019
Brilliant illustrator Rachel Hillis lives in Liverpool with her boyfriend, cat named Henri Rousseau and her vast indoor plant collection. Rachel frequently visits botanical gardens and uses photographs of her trips as reference photos in her art, also taking inspiration from her memories and experiences. She has worked with Flow Magazine, the RHS, GOOP, Gardens Illustrated and Soho House & co, among others.
