We love a bit of Chinoiserie at Tooth & Claw and decided we wanted to create our own more modern take on this, with a bolder feel.
Our starting point was a fab 1930’s Art Deco teaset with a Chinoiserie design of flowers and Koi carp. There were elements of the design on the teaset that we really liked – Jamie took inspiration from these and completely re-drew them giving them a bolder, more stylised form.
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We were also inspired by the flashes of neon colours in one of our favourite films, Blade Runner.
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We decided to set these neons, not against black or white, but against a palette of greys, taken from images of stormy and murky British skies.
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We wanted to mix into this the glamour of 1920’s Art Deco-era Shanghai, ramping up the graphic deco-motifs to play a bigger part in the design.
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We love the resulting design! Jamie also kept the varying tones of gold – which were a result of the light & shadow created when he photographed his illustration- to add depth and movement to the design.
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