SOUTHWARK NEWS

SOUTH LONDON’S '30 SOUTH OF 30' INFLUENCER LIST FEATURES SIX FROM SOUTHWARK.

South London now has its own version of Forbes’s famous 30 Under 30 influencer list. The 30 South of 30 recognizes those under 30 years of age, from a variety of different professions, who are all putting South London on the map. The list features six from the borough of Southwark. Here they are:

1. KAI & AMANDA FROM ATT PYNTA

Peckham-based duo Att Pynta is known for their Scandinavian-inspired interior decor and their online boutique. The two have been featured in Vogue and Stylist, and they also run a design column in the London Evening Standard where they share design advice with fellow Londoners.

2. PAINTER MADDIE ROSE HILLS

Maddie Rose Hills is an emerging artist – yet she is already becoming acclaimed in the field. She graduated from UWE in 2015 with a First Class Honours in Drawing and Applied Arts. She specialises in painting large scale canvases that combine masses of textures and colours.

3. DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR OCKI MAGILL

Ocki Magill has been a graphic designer and illustrator since she left Central St Martins in 2008. Since then, she has worked for MTV, TOPSHOP, MINI, and Gottwood Festival. Her studio is in Peckham. She also runs Blue Shop Cottage, a converted shop space made to support the creative community.

4. GEORGIA LARSEN OF DORA LARSEN LINGERIE

Georgia Larsen is the founder and the owner of the Dora Larsen lingerie line. The designs are focused on using colour, especially since the rest of the industry is saturated with black, beige, and other neutrals. Georgia has been acknowledged by the fashion industry and profiled as “one to watch” for her stand-out designs.

5. PAINTER FLORENCE HUTCHINGS

Florence Hutchings is an abstract artist and painting student at Slade School of Fine Art. Born in 1996, she has already had her work exhibited across the UK, including high-profile venues, such as the Saatchi Gallery.

6. ROSIE DAVIES OF LIFESTYLE AND FASHION AGENCY

In 2013, Rosie Davies founded the Lifestyle and Fashion Agency, which is based in South London. Rosie created LFA with the purpose of cutting the costs of traditional marketing – and the organisation is now an award-winning PR and social media for lifestyle, fashion, and homeware brands.

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HOUSE & GARDEN

Two of my paintings were featured in The Knowledge section of the June 2018 issue of House and Garden

'Sarah and Andrew's Daughter is the artist behind the abstract painting in the kitchen "my work draws influence from wild landscapes" she says. "I paint from memory and build up each work over a few months".

BRITISH AIRWAYS

This month Im excited to announce that one of my new paintings 'The Long Winding Shores' has been acquired into the British Airways Art Collection. The painting now hangs in its home in the newly decorated British Airways lounge in Aberdeen.

Below is a section of the press release written by British Airways:

The new lounge, located within the recently completed extension of the airport, is the second to open under the airline’s new design concept. This follows the recent unveiling of the first in the new series of lounges at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport.

The airline has created zones throughout the 380sq metre lounge to suit all customers’ needs. The lobby has been designed so that customers travelling through the lounge quickly, can get a quick bite to eat before they head off for their flight.  For those customers with more dwell time, the airline has created a relaxing ambience with seating overlooking the runway.

The lounge houses bespoke furniture and fittings such as the feature walls, lighting and marble topped tables. Similar to the airline’s new lounge in Rome, the feature piece of the lounge is the beautifully crafted granite topped bar, allowing customers to enjoy a drink from the wide range of beverages on offer.

British Airways’ new Aberdeen lounge also features local artwork from the airline’s Art Collection, including ‘The Long Winding Shores’ by Maddie Rose Hills inspired by Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands.