I started it the year before uni as a way to save up money to travel. Anouk has allowed me to integrate the two together to create unique one-off pieces.Ī post shared by ANOUK did the label get started? Talk us through the process and the challenges. After finishing my degree in communication design I was torn between graphic design and fashion as I really enjoyed both. I taught myself garment construction as a teenager and have always been interested in clothes. I have a degree in communication design but I would consider myself a multidisciplinary designer as I don’t like to restrict my creativity to one specific design field, rather tailor it to what I’m trying to communicate. I see it as a sort of self-expression and a means to connect with others. I grew up in a very creative family so I’ve been surrounded by art and design my whole life. I talked to Rose about how Anouk Studios is being mindful of the environment, the importance of being a jack of all trades, and the current crop of emerging Australian designers. What started as a space for creative self-expression for Rose has morphed into a label with a decidedly slow ethos and a dedication to its community. That’s because Rose Connelley, the designer behind Anouk Studios, centres sustainability in the making of her pieces – something we can say almost definitely wasn’t happening in the early 2000s.įor more fashion news, shoots, articles and features, head to our Fashion section. The colour palette wouldn’t be out of place in the noughties either, yet the collection feels distinctly 2022. © Les Mason Estate.“Being able to communicate your product is just as important as creating something that is unique.”īrowsing Anouk Studio’s latest collection is like gazing into a portal to the noughties, where grungy graphic design and Y2K cuts reign supreme. USA born 1924 Solo Lemon drink can packaging 1973 Les Mason Graphic Design, Melbourne (design studio)Īustralia est 1962 National Gallery of Victoria Architectural Graphics 1972Īustralia est 1962 Epicurean Magazine cover design, Issue 17 1969Īustralia est 1962 Epicurean Magazine cover design, Issue 19 1969Īustralia est 1962 Epicurean Magazine cover design, Issue 33 1971Īustralia est 1962 Epicurean Magazine cover design, Issue 30 1971Īustralia est 1962 Epicurean Magazine cover design, Issue 27 1970 No part may be reproduced, copied or altered without prior written permission granted by the Estate Les Mason (graphic designer) No part may be reproduced, copied or altered without prior written permission granted by the Estate Installation view of Les Mason: Solo The NGV Design Studio is a flexible space to explore and represent key ideas and issues in design and architecture and in doing so enhance the appreciation for contemporary design.Ĭontent ranges from retrospective exhibitions on seminal practitioners, to reactive projects, installations and thematic exhibitions exploring contemporary issues. Mason won multiple national and international awards and was widely acclaimed for his work as art director of 77 issues of Epicurean over a 13 years period, where he established the title as the most prestigious food and wine magazine in Australia.ĭrawing on a rich archive, much of Mason’s work has been reproduced for this exhibition spanning a diverse array of projects across packaging, corporate identity, advertising, architectural graphics, and magazine.Īs part of an ongoing commitment to design, the NGV opens a new dedicated space, presenting a diverse program of design and architecture-related content curated by the new Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture. He was a prolific designer and critical thinker, with a lasting legacy.Ī member of Alliance Graphique Internationale, (AGI) Mason had a reputation for graphic design excellence with a prolific career spanning over 30 years. Mason was instrumental in establishing the discipline of graphic design and critical in catalysing studio based design practice. Mason pioneered a new approach where design sat at the heart of the process.Īfter opening his own studio in South Melbourne, Mason began to produce finely detailed, commercially adept, and hugely creative designs that proved instrumental is defining the role of graphic design as a profession that could offer design thinking that generated more successful products and better brands. At the time printing companies and advertising agencies made all of the decisions about how packaging, advertising and branding looked. To mark the opening the new NGV Design Studio at NGV Australia, this retrospective exhibition on the design process and projects of seminal graphic designer Les Mason celebrates the formative contribution of Mason as both a practitioner and provocateur who indelibly influenced the emergence of Melbourne’s graphic design culture.īorn in California, Mason studied painting and interior design at the Chouinard Art Institute in California before moving to Melbourne in 1961.
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