After this morning's tutorial, my friend and I headed over to the Manchester Art Gallery, to see if I could gain my starting point visual research from there, as I had read that there was an exhibition entitled 'Dazzle' being shown. (More designers to be found in sketchbook)
I really liked the work of designer maker, Angela O'Kelly. She is an artist that combines jewellery with textile and sculpture, working in both mixed media and paper. O'Kelly draws inspiration from simple shapes, textures, repetition and colour in urban and rural landscapes. Again, it is her embellishment that I draw my eye towards- it gives her simple pieces an extraordinary beauty.