The 6th visit for ‘A Collection Of Spaces’ is with Tanguy of Varylab - Creative Studio
Tanguy & I spent the morning in his new studio space in Peckham chatting about discovering art & graphic design at school while pushing away from what felt like a formal education system on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland where he grew up.
He recently moved in across the corridor from me and it’s been a nice fresh element to coming into the workshop to have someone with energy in what they are creating and a focus on discovery that feels really exciting.
He moved to London eight years ago to study at the UAL Camberwell, in what seemed like a transition period for the institution and this allowed both Tanguy and his fellow students the freedom to explore processes and techniques, something which he continues in his studio today.
In recent years the direction of the studio has focused around screen printing onto fabrics while recently exploring embroidery and bag making. From buying old sewing machines, traveling to the heart of England’s fabrics mills in Yorkshire and selling his wares across Londons weekly markets.
Of course we touch on communities around skateboarding, discovering graffiti, exploring urban environments and the people and places this has opened up around the world outside of our front doors.
Listening back to conversation left me feeling inspired to really see my own workshop & studio as more than just a place for commercial projects and channel his excitement for techniques and materials, pushing just beyond the ideas or skills you current have to hand.
I hope you enjoy this conversation with myself and Tanguy from Varylab, let’s do this...
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