I love it when creatives come out of the woodwork and wow the masses with handmade ingenuity. James Merry is one of those creatives and there was a fair amount of buzz about him this past summer. As the story goes, after working with Damien Hirst, James later worked with Bjork with whom he collaborated with on a number things including a slew of embroidered headpieces. He also created a series where he would take well known company logos and transform them by adding a flower with delicate roots growing over of the NIKE swoosh, or a mushroom towering over the F in FILA. It was a homage of sorts to his home in Iceland when he found himself living in the steel and concrete of New York City.
He posted a teaser of some newness carrying over the botanical theme on Instagram recently, and I’m looking forward to hearing more.
What do you think of his work?
James Merry Embroidery
James Merry Embroidery – New Work