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The Henries 2018 Finalists
THE LYNN TAIT MOST PROMISING ARD W A T IS T R A R O R E N IG S E D G YOUN Open to: This award was open to all greeting card designers and artists (employed or freelance) under the age of 35 on August 1 2017.
FINALISTS
(in alphabetical order)
l Emma Grant, senior designer for CardMix, The Proper Mail Company and Woodmansterne l Charlotte Mason, in-house designer for Woodmansterne and The Proper Mail Company l Matt Nguyen, founder of Jolly Awesome l Ian Owen, illustrator and founder of Folio l Lizzie Parker, founder of Penguin Ink l Emma Pearce, senior designer for Hotchpotch
Emma Grant, senior designer for Woodmansterne, The Proper Mail Company and CardMix: “As a London-native, country-side dweller, my work is a blend of the energy and attitude of the city and the colour and soul of the natural world. Art is my passion and I am inspired by animals, impressionism and fashion. I believe I evolve as a designer by being obsessive and taking risks; never wanting to create something ordinary. My aim is to create vibrant designs that give people as much joy as I get from creating them.”
Charlotte Mason, in-house designer for Woodmansterne and The Proper Mail Company: “I have worked as an in-house designer for Woodmansterne Publications for the last four years and for The Proper Mail Company since it was founded in 2016. I love to use traditional techniques such as embroidery, calligraphy and watercolour painting, and enhance these with digital processes and foil and flitter embellishment. My designs are detailed and take time to perfect. I hope that this craftsmanship and attention to detail demonstrates my passion for greeting cards and creates an extra-special gift for the recipient that is made with love.”
Ian Owen, founder/illustrator of Folio: “Folio is a fun-loving, stationery design studio based in Cardiff. I am a self-taught illustrator, and it seems to surprise a lot of people that I never went to university. However, a passion for drawing and design led to me buying my first MacBook and a graphics tablet and I haven’t looked back since. My aim is to create more joy in the everyday by encouraging people to text less and write more through the use of illustration and greeting cards. I have been in business since February 2017 and exhibited for the first time at Spring Fair in February this year. It helped catapult the brand into the spotlight, and I am now fortunate enough to get to work with fantastic names such as Oliver Bonas and Selfridges, as well as some of the UK’s most exciting independents.”
Lizzie Parker, founder of Penguin Ink: “I trained as a graphic designer and have now found my true passion. I’m proud to say I’ve been self-publishing my designs through Penguin Ink since 2016. I draw inspiration from my loves, life and travels. My designs are striking, bright and simple using just one or two colours to depict the shadows, highlights and character of animals, concentrating on their eyes. I use simple lines and shapes to get a lovely texture and to bring out the character of that creature. I love to touch everything and my cards are an expression of that.”
Emma Pearce, senior designer for Hotchpotch Matt Nguyen founder of Jolly Awesome: “I am a designer-illustrator and owner of Jolly Awesome. In 2014 I quit my corporate marketing job and founded Jolly Awesome, publishing my contemporary illustrations, humour-led stationery, greeting cards and giftware. What started as my passion project quickly grew into an awesome international brand, and now together with my wife Katie and dog we have since sold millions of products into the nicest retailers around the world.”
“I’m a silly pun maker, lovely letterer, painter, quirky character creator and greeting card geek. I’ve been designing greeting cards for nine years and feel so fortunate to be living my design dream. As a freelance designer I’ve worked all over the world and created artwork in-house for Artwrap in Australia and IG Design Group in Wales. Now, I design for Hotchpotch and love the creative freedom of working on innovative and trend-led collections. I’m so proud to see my designs on the shelves in some exciting stockists including Oliver Bonas, Selfridges, Harrods and lots of lovely independent stores. I can’t imagine myself working in any other industry.”
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