Claire Coles

EDUCATION
Ba Honours Applied Arts Middlesex University 2003

EXHIBITIONS
Making Spaces - Decorex, October 2023
Art meets interiors - Fairhurst Gallery Norwich, June 2023
Future Icons Selects - London Craft Week, May 2023
Walking through Flowers - Fairhurst Gallery Norwich, May 2021
London Craft Week - Future Icons at Burlington Arcade London, Sept 2020
London Art Fair - Future Icons, Jan 2020
London Design Fair - British Craft Pavilion, Sept 2017
Claire Coles, The Craft of Wallpaper - The Geffrye Museum London - May 201,
W is for Wallpaper - Ruthin Craft Centre Nov 2015
Affordable Art Fair - Gas Gallery - March 2015
When things Bloom Exhibition - Mint Gallery, London, May 2013
Solo Show With Perrier-Jouet - Flow Gallery, London, Nov 2012

COMMISSIONS / COLLABORATIONS
Perrier-Jouet  

Designed and produced 3 embroideries to be translated into motifs for gift packaging

Casa Branca
A series of 5 limited edition artworks

Penguin Publishing
Embroidery for cover of the book ‘The Dressmakers Child’ by William Trevor

Paul Smith
Designed and produced a range of sculptural porcelain for showroom

 

Missoni
Textile print and embroidery for fashion collection

Liberty
Designed and produced a collection of paper embroideries for the children department in store

Selfridges
Designed and Produced 3 embroidered wallpapers for window display in association with Elle Decoration

Jaeger
Designed a collection of limited edition scarves

Hospital Club
Designed 4 menu patterns for the members club restaurant

Anthropologie
Designed a series of embroideries for journals and framed artwork

PRESS
The Times, The Telegraph, House and Garden, Vogue, Elle Decoration, Living Etc, Crafts Magazine, The Stylist Magazine, Country and Townhouse, Selvedge, Lodestars Anthology

BOOKS
The New Artisans By Olivier Dupon
The Cutting Edge of Wallpaper By Jane Audas
Wallpaper the Ultimate Guide By Charlotte Abrahams