Jirka Väätäinen -“having gone ‘viral’ has given me a huge advantage”
Interview with the über talented chap behind the real life Disney phenomenon, Jirka Väätäinen In 2011 Jirka Väätäinen, a Finish student studying in the UK, published a project on the Behance network...
View ArticleJanjaap Ruijssenaars designs the world’s first printed house
In the age of 3D printing, paper jams are about to get a whole lot more complicated, thanks to Janjaap Ruijssenaars! Unless you’ve been living in a cave, it’s likely you will have heard the buzz about...
View ArticlePolly Morgan –“my mind works more like a digestive system…”
In this interview we get under the skin of the highly controversial taxidermy artist, Polly Morgan A few weeks ago The Big Dot Company featured Taxidermy aficionado and author Alexis Turner. After...
View ArticleDvein –“Style is always dangerous”
We interview the edgy animation and CGI collective that’r pushing boundaries Formed in Barcelona in 2007, Dvein describe themselves as “collaborative collective that pushes the limits of live action...
View ArticleAlexis Turner told us to Get Stuffed!
We talk to an author and creative taxidermy enthusiast, Alexis Turner The Big Dot Company has thus far straddled many creative disciplines but today we’re looking outside of the box at taxidermy in...
View ArticleSimon Kopp –“Make illustrations, and more importantly, show them to everybody!”
The Creative Chair talks to Simon Kopp, a talented illustrator and concept artist from Germany. Simon Kopp has produced some amazing work and has been involved with a number of high profile projects....
View ArticleLor-K –“Consumption is an endless cycle”
We talk to Lor-K, the street artist who is turning mattresses into food! Lor-K is a Parisian street artist who turns discarded objects into works of art. We caught up with her to find out more about...
View ArticleBerto Martínez –“I´m very interested in the function of illustration in the...
The Creative Chair talks to Berto Martínez about his breath-taking illustrations. This week we caught up to Berto Martínez, an acclaimed illustrator from Barcelona whose skill for capturing detail can...
View ArticleTom, Dom, and The Monster Project
What happens when creativity is used to bridge generational gaps? The following two projects (Tom & Dom + The Monster Project) are excellent examples of the drawings of artistic children in the...
View ArticleLily Simonson – “it was so beautiful that I often forgot the cold”
Artist Lilly Lily Simonson talks about her work in Antarctica! Today’s Creative Chair is very special as we’re talking to painter/adventurer Lily Simonson about her time living and working as an artist...
View Article50 States – Alabama with Todd Lee
Todd Lee – “Alabama for me means a slow pace with lots of natural beauty.” This week The Creative Chair is in Alabama where we’re bringing you the second edition of our ’50 States’ series. Todd Lee is...
View ArticleT Wei “I like to pull the cinematic qualities out of characters and present...
We talk to T Wei about street art and illustration in New Zealand. This week The Creative Chair is in Wellington, New Zealand, where we’re talking to T Wei, an illustrator and street artist. T Wei has...
View ArticleMartine Bertrand –“The costumes have a meaning when they are in motion”
We talk to Martine Bertrand about costume design, children’s drawings, and alien languages. This week The Creative Chair is in Montreal, Canada, where were talking to Martine Bertrand. Martine is an...
View Article50 States – Hawaii with Matthew Ortiz
Mathew Ortiz – “we painted a mural of a treehouse shaped like Darth Vader’s helmet”. Welcome to the fourth instalment of The Creative Chair’s 50 States series. This week we’re in Honolulu, Hawaii,...
View Article50 States – Alaska with Austin Parkhill
Austin Parkhill – “What I find especially common in Alaska is the connection between people and the natural environment.” Today we’ve got our woolly gloves on because we’re in Alaska with Austin...
View ArticleJim’ll Paint It – “I find the simplicity reassuring”
The Creative Chair talks to Jim’ll Paint It, a man who creates bizarre vignettes with Microsoft Paint. When I was a child, I enjoyed messing around with Microsoft Paint. Who knows, it may be what...
View Article50 States – Connecticut with Jon Lezinsky
Jon Lezinsky – “I think the history attached to Connecticut has had the biggest influence on my work” Today we’re in Connecticut with artist John Lezinsky for the 7th edition of The Creative Chair’s 50...
View ArticleAhmed Nabil – “I love the beauty that hides behind mystery of the abstract”
We talk abstractionism with digital artist Ahmed Nabil This week The Creative Chair is in Cairo, Egypt where we’re talking to Ahmed Nabil, a digital artist and designer with a penchant for the...
View ArticleMuhammed Ali – “Benghazi is the tranquillity to me”
The Creative Chair talks to digital artist Muhammed Ali. This week The Creative Chair is in Benghazi, Libya talking to Muhammed Ali about his digital art and the influences behind it. You can see more...
View ArticleYum Tang – “Shooting food is the process of subtle action”
The Creative Chair works up an appetite with Yum Tang This week The Creative Chair is in Beijing, China where we’re talking to Yum Tang about her food photography. If you’re a fan of nominative...
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