It's a growing trend that makes for some fabulous results such as the homeware of British designer Snowden Flood . Sold at Fenwicks, Liberty, the British Museum Museum and London Transport Museum as well as other outlets in Europe, the US and the UK, her mugs, plates glasses and textiles feature power plants, motorways and factories in bright bold-coloured silhouettes. The effect is terrific!
(Ok - so the trees are not urban, but the design is still great so they feature here too!)
Similarly, the Swedish designer Ylva w Franzen creates screen printed tiles of buildings and urban architecture that are a modern echo the Dutch delft tiles, (those blue cermaic glazed tiles, of farmers, sailing ships and windmills). The edgy photographic style is smart and sharp and I think that in combination like in the kitchen below they look pretty slick.
And to finish, another British design team People will Always Need Plates who also sell at a number of London museums (including the London Transport Museum, the Serpentine, the Royal Academy, the Barbican) as well as at various outlets worldwide. Immortalizing various parts of the UK from Kensal Green to Liverpool, their stark pencil drawings of national landmarks and cityscapes on a single tone background are reminscicent of architects plans and have a very cool, minimalist look. The tea towels are pretty snappy too and can be bought on-line from To Dry For .
Certainly no florals here!
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