FEATURE | SEPTEMBER 2017
Northern Star Business Awards
A Northern Star ABERDEEN’s architecture, industries and heritage were the inspiration for North-east artist Jamie Cameron who has been selected to design this year’s Northern Star winners’ awards. From the peak of Bennachie to the distinctive outlines of Marischal College, His Majesty’s Theatre and the Aberdeen Harbour Marine Operations Centre, the stunning awards are a celebration of the North-east. It is the first time the 27-year-old, originally from Kingswells but now living and working near Castle Fraser, Inverurie, has been tasked with creating such a high-profile piece of work. “The North-east provides a lot of inspiration,” he said. “After studying and working in the field of architecture for a few years, I wanted to see if I could take the approach of traditional draughtsmanship, and use this to help share my love of buildings, construction and craft with others. 70
“I started off completely free-form, creating intricate imaginary worlds which had up until then been swirling around in my imagination. After this, I began illustrating local landmarks and buildings, eventually offering prints for sale and undertaking commissions as people asked if I could illustrate their favourite building. “The design for the Northern Star Business Awards are part of a collection that I’ve been developing which capture the well-known cities of the world. I like to tell a journey when doing a city, looking at the shapes, silhouettes and natural landscapes of a city in order to capture all the various elements which go to make up the area. “I like to speak to people to get their ideas on what is important to them about their city or region, which means I get to include references to places or buildings that are sometimes forgotten. “I am always on the lookout for new ways to share my love of detail and architecture and take great pride
in creating something truly unique. Fortunately there is a huge amount of inspiration right here in the North-east.” The Awards are made from solid oak and machined Perspex, capturing in crystal clear engravings the various landmarks, attractions and buildings which make up the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire skyline. They will be lit with LED lighting. The Northern Star Business Awards, which take place on October 5th at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference centre, will be a big night not just for the winners but for Jamie too: “This is the first big award that I’ve been commissioned to make so it’s going to be quite something to see the finished piece being handed out on the night, especially because they will be going to people from the local area,” he added. For more information on the awards, visit www.northernstarawards.co.uk