PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA'S No.1 for ARTS, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

The MEGAMUNDEN Show

Internationally renowned local design studio ilovedust represent a huge wealth of talent and one of their senior designers is no exception. Ollie Munden, or MEGAMUNDEN as he is known, is throwing his first exhibition off the back of the release of his first book. A busy man no less.

Over recent years MEGAMUNDEN has immersed himself in tattoo art and culture which has eventually led to the creation of ‘The Tattoo Colouring Book’ commissioned and published in 2013 by Laurence King Publishing. The book has over 100 pages of hearts, sailors, skulls, roses and alike, all drawn exclusively for this book alone. It’s seriously good…

Never ceasing to amaze, or even slow down, MEGAMUNDEN moved swiftly on from his first publication and began preparation for his first exhibition being held at No Walls Gallery in Brighton this February 28th. Included in the exhibition are collaborations with Shaun Swainland, Pedro Oyarbide, Jeff Nichols and Raw & Auburn.

Local leather craft designer Raw & Auburn was asked to produce a series of her unique hand crafted wares exclusively for the MEGAMUNDEN show. Each hand cut, hand sewn and hand finished item has been laser engraved with bespoke layouts from Ollie’s collection of illustrations.

Raw & Auburn products are all handcrafted using traditional techniques which in turn compliment the signature hand finished methods of MEGAMUNDEN to make these one of a kind pieces more than just a collaborative project.

Meeting head on, this unique partnership between two artisans of different disciplines has resulted in something both beautiful and functional as everyday objects. Striking tattoo inspired illustrations and natural raw materials seamlessly pair to create these exclusive handcrafted designs. Having seen them in person I must say they are really amazing.

There’s a pretty big crowd heading up on Friday including most of the ilovedust team and Strong Island crew. Hopefully you can make it there too for what is certain to be a very successful night for all involved. Oh, there’s an after party too with cheap beer… Be sure to get all the details over at the event page HERE.

1559769_586751261406646_573118977_n

MEGAMUNDEN-TTCB-01_1

45bdfe3491bc11e39408122af78613a0_8

b453169e9bf911e3bbf012e2a305b086_8

1656288_262025053955259_658316613_n

THE TATTOO COLOURING BOOK – PROMO VIDEO from MEGAMUNDEN on Vimeo.


RELATED POST

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

INSTAGRAM
FOLLOW STRONG ISLAND ON INSTAGRAM
Please Add Widget from here