SPW Blog

Daniel Buren's Monumenta Pavilion of Floating Coloured Circles

studio parris wakefield — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:11:58 +0000

Following large-scale interventions by Anselm Kiefer, Richard Serra, Christian Boltanski, and Anish Kapoor, it's French artist Daniel Buren's turn to have his eagerly-anticipated solo show for Paris's giant-sized Monumenta program of commissions. In this in situ piece, "Excentrique(s)" — which means both "elliptical" and "eccentric" The artist started with the north entrance, building a true artificial landscape, a passageway that takes visitors under a canopy of circle-shaped colored pergolas, leading to a clearing under the big space's large central dome. There, mirrors have been installed, reflecting the ambient colors of the installation in an extraordinary way.

Read the full artile by Juliette Soulez on artinfo

May Wallpaper Download

studio parris wakefield — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:22:02 +0000

Apologies for there being no April Wallpaper but I hope this image makes up for it. Anyone who knows me will know I love butterflies. Recently I saw an Orange Tip fluttering in the fresh green grass and this is the basis of this months image. Watch this space for more butterfly prints I am working on....

This free download is available from our homepage www.parriswakefield.com

Available in 3 sizes 1024 x 768 px / 1280 x 1024 px / 1680 x 1050 px  Click the required size, which opens a new window displaying the image. For Macs: Ctrl + click on the image. Select 'Set as desktop background.' For PC's: Right click. Select 'Set as background.'

Antony Hartley - dynamic and engaging furniture

studio parris wakefield — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:43:46 +0000

Always on the look out for great furniture with inspiring use of colour I was blown away when I saw the work of Antony Hartley.

Anthony is a Yorkshire based furniture designer and maker who creates dynamic and engaging furniture.Looking through his website you will be continuously impressed, but the stand out piece for me was Edna - I really want one!

The technical integrity of the pieces is achieved through his years of experience of joinery and creating furniture by hand, understanding the technology and science of his materials and pushing to the limit the stress of woods, ply and plastics. Hand finishing and the closest attention to detail means that each piece looks amazing and performs perfectly.

Bespoke portfolio pieces such as the Edna 1 and 3 are custom made by Anthony to order.Every multicoloured piece has its own unique colour sequence, its DNA, which is authenticated and registered to its new owner. Cabinets, colour sequencing and end panels can all be custom made, using either colours or a range of woods to suit your environment.

March Wallpaper Download

studio parris wakefield — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:18:14 +0000

At the moment the fields of Suffolk are abundant with hare's, and I remebered the fabulous book The Butterfly ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast, from 1973. Illustrated by Alan Aldridge and with verses by William Plomer. This months wallpaper image colour references Alan Aldridge's Harlequin Hare.

This free download is available from our homepage www.parriswakefield.com

February Wallpaper of the month

studio parris wakefield — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:28:40 +0000

Naturally being February I looked to Valentines for my inspiration this month. I was admiring many historical Valentine card designs, many were pretty pale lacey designs and others were surprisingly bold and colourful. I have tried to keep it romantic, retaining some floral elements and then add a spark of love and passion.

Happy Valentines to you all x

This free download is available from our homepage www.parriswakefield.com

Festival of Lights - Ghent, Belguim

studio parris wakefield — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:02:30 +0000

The was the second edition of the Festival of Lights Ghent which took place in the town centre of Ghent from 26 January until 29 January 2012. Belfortstraat (Belfort Street) was the domain of the Luminarie Cagna. A giant colonnade made of wood and hundreds of thousands of colored lights, with arches reminds one of Romanesque and Renaissance architecture. The entrance area is an imposing 28 meters high.
The audience walks into a fairy tale gallery, surrounded by light and color.

Energy Wasted? On the contrary, this immense work of art with 55,000 LED lights consumes only 20Kwatt / h of electricity.

January's Free Wallpaper download

studio parris wakefield — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:08:43 +0000

Studio Parris Wakefield has created a new free wallpaper background for January

Happy New Year!
After a long lovely Christmas holiday being back at work was a bit of a shock to the system. What inspiration will kick start the new year? Pantone's vibrant colour of the year for 2012, Tangerine Tango, seemed a good place to start - even its name puts a smile on my face.

The color palette used this month is
Tangerine Tango Pantone 17-1463
Sodalite Blue Pantone 19-3953
Margarita Pantone 14-0116
Driftwood Pantone 18-1210
Cockatoo Pantone 14-5420
Starfish Pantone 16-1120

This free download is available from our homepage www.parriswakefield.com

December's Free Wallpaper of the month

studio parris wakefield — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:46:43 +0000

Studio Parris Wakefield has created a new free wallpaper background for December

While creating a Christmas image for a client, the process created some beautiful abstract images evocative of snow and ice, which were just too good not to use. So here is the best one for you to download - for free this month.

This free download is available from our homepage www.parriswakefield.com

Just in case you are curious, below is the image we created for ColeySmith Consulting.

SPW's latest design for the Penelopes

studio parris wakefield — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:35:23 +0000

We had quite a challenging brief from The Penelopes. They were obsessed with animals and surrealism, but they also wanted it colourful and upbeat. However animals in surreal situations, with human-like attributes can quickly descend into the macabre.

One illustrator, Malika Favre, stood out as being able to achieve their vision; by 'visually translating their collective subconscious' - sexy, edgy and quirky. This was coupled with a logo based on the the font 'Dear John' which complimented her graphic style.

Listen to Now Now Now
The Penelopes - Now Now Now by thepenelopes

November Wallpaper Download

studio parris wakefield — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:06:51 +0000

Studio Parris Wakefield has created a new free wallpaper background for November

We recently visited the fantastic Gerhard Richter exhibition at Tate Modern This month's wallpaper is clearly inspired by Richter. The image was created entirely in Photoshop using a photograph I took of some peeling paint on a pillar in Ipswich. I did not want it to be a Richter copy, but I did want to capture his skill at layering and blurring digitally. It is testament to his skill as a painter that this was actually very difficult to do. I am pleased with the results of this homage to a great artist. I hope you enjoy it and if you have the opportunity to go to the exhibition you won't be disappointed.

This free download is available from our homepage www.parriswakefield.com

Available in 3 sizes 1024 x 768 px / 1280 x 1024 px / 1680 x 1050 px  Click the required size, which opens a new window displaying the image. For Macs: Ctrl + click on the image. Select 'Set as desktop background.' For PC's: Right click. Select 'Set as background.'