MOLU Designs

Honoured to be back working with .studio on this second geometric install for British-Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari’s REBEL REBEL exhibition at the in Denmark!

Although smaller in square footage to the Barbican install (this time last year), the geometric patterns were still painstakingly hand-painted, transforming this gallery space (walls and floors!) to act as the perfect backdrop for Soheila’s artwork.

A true labour of love that went incredibly smoothly only for the .studio gang and the team. It was an absolute dream to be working on this project again and that too in Denmark - probably the best freelance gig to date!

Soheila’s wonderful exhibition kicks off this week, so if you’re in Aarhus over the next few months do stop by to check it out. And in the meantime, here’s our BTS antics of the install! (INCYMI, I’ve posted a reel in my previous post)

📷 .edmo / .studio

PORT TALBOT

One from the archives - A collaborative design proposal with to create an iconic placemaker mural in Port Talbot, using bold typography and colourways that encapsulate the intense change in coastal landscape. Subtle references to the movement of the ocean within the form of the typelock were also incorporated to bring further energy whilst still maintaining a distinct and contemporary piece of art.

We explored various design concepts before settling on the final piece. Sadly the plug was pulled at the very last minute so I wanted to share this here as it really was one of my faves from this year.

Here’s hoping 2023 will be a promising one for murals! 🤞🏾

Have you booked your spot?? 👇🏾

Three dates. Two venues.

M O L U on Instagram: "HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR SLOT?? 👇🏾 Sunday 9th OCT 2-5pm Sunday 30th OCT 2-5pm Sunday 4th DEC 2:30-5:30pm In this 3-hour crash-course session I’ll be showing you how to design your very own letter/number from scratch, which M O L U shared a post on Instagram: "HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR SLOT?? 👇🏾 Sunday 9th OCT 2-5pm Sunday 30th OCT 2-5pm Sunday 4th DEC 2:30-5:30pm In this 3-hour crash-course session I’ll be showing you how to design your very own letter/number from scratch, which you will then get to paint beautiful...

Hiiiiiiii! 👋🏾

Yep, it’s been a while!

2022 didn’t kick off well at all hence the much longer and unplanned hiatus from the gram. Adulthood got tested from all angles over the last the 6months with relentless s**t thrown our way….BUT hey, we’ve navigated out of it and here we are, equipped with more resilience! 💪🏾

Running your own practice is one helluva juggling act with all the hats you wear - the designer, the maker, the artist, the office manager, the accountant, the PR team, the assistant, the compliance officer, etc - soooooo I’m not going to lie, it’s going to take me a while to revive my mojo/momentum on here (especially with all the other roles I have going outside this) but im slowly working on it.

For those of you who’ve DM’d me on here - I promise I’ll get back to y’all soon!

Anyhooo, I hope you haven’t missed me and my antics much. It’s good to be back….(I think?) Haha. I’ll be back with more content to share but for now here’s the mural I did of the piece I designed for ’ colouring book back in May last year……with all my clones….which I felt just sums up this post perfectly. 🤪

Happy Friday folks!

Our Open Studios & Winter Market will be kicking off in just under two weeks!!!

This is a collaborative event that brings together a selection of talented craftspeople from ’s wider craft community alongside the Forge’s creative residents who will be opening up their private studios to the public. It gives you a one time chance to meet all the designer-makers, learn about their practice, gain a creative appreciation and even buy directly from makers. There will be over 40 designer-makers to explore!

We’ve also got a drop-in, affordable, family-friendly workshop on both days. On Saturday will be holding a “Block Print a Furoshiki Wrap” workshop and on Sunday I will be leading a letter painting workshop (I will share more on that later)

There’s also a pop-up café run by a micro-bakery serving authentic Japanese savouries and sweets. I mean what more could we offer to make this lovely festive weekend for you! So if you’re in the area or fancy a little day out, please come out way and say hi! It would mean the world to us ☺️

This will be my first experience of an “open studios” (where I’m not the on visiting!) so do come swing by and say hello. My doors will be open on just the Saturday and then I’ll be running the workshop on The Sunday afternoon. For more info keep an eye on the page and website!