Bluecoat Display Centre are delighted to announce that printed textile designer Neil Bottle has been selected for our 2024 ‘In the Window’ Artist Member display.
Neil has been an established printed textiles specialist for over thirty years, with extensive international experience in design, product development and education. His work has been acquired by major collections around the world including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Crafts Council Collection in London and the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York.
In his latest collection Neil explores a personal ‘Wanderlust’ for travel and new cultural experiences, combined with exploration into the way in which travel has become embedded in the collective national consciousness. A central focus of this work is an exploration of the connections between analogue and digital photographic processes and traditional and digital textile print technology. His practice in centred on digital craft which combines both digital and hand processes, the output of which is presented as digital one-off artworks.
A selection of Neil’s scarves, wall hangings and cushions will be on display in our window on College Lane throughout November, with a curated collection available through our online store.
Image: Strand Road (Burnt Sienna) by Neil Bottle. Part of the Wanderlust Series.