citylikeyou — London / Claire Softley

I am an illustrator, living in Essex with my partner and our one year old son. I studied Drawing at Camberwell College of Art, graduating in 2006. After college I continued to live and work in London for several years. I still regularly visit to shop, see friends and exhibitions. London will forever be an important part of who I am.

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Illustrator

Current city: London

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London / Art Centre

I worked at the Barbican for several years and during that time became very fond of its architecture. One of my favourite spaces within the centre is the conservatory, a giant tropical garden in the middle of a concrete city.

London / Shop

The best thing about any charity shop is that you never know what you are going to find. I have a well tested route around London that includes all of my favourite charity shops. This Oxfam has a great selection of books and often turns up some interesting clothes too.

London / Museum

I spent a lot of time in the British Museum whilst studying for my Degree. My work has changed considerably since then but it is still a place I return to again and again. Inspiration doesn't always come from objects in the collection but also from the space and its visitors.

London / Shop

I am definitely not precious about the materials I use to make my work, but every so often I find myself in need of something more specialised. L.Cornelissen & Son is a beautiful and well stocked art supply shop with extremely knowledgable staff.

London / Photographer

Wanda Martin is a London based photographer and film maker, working in the fashion and music industry. Having graduated with MA Hons. at London College of Fashion in photography, her clients include magazines such as VOGUE, Numero, Dazed, i-D, Wonderland, Glamour, Marie Claire, Instyle China; brands such as Marc Jacobs, Dior, Burberry, Diesel, Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, Pretty Green. She is originally from Hungary, she also graduated with BA Hons. at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Fine Art Photography and at Eotvos Lorand University Budapest in Aesthetics, Film History and Theory. These studies deeply inspire her up until today in her personal, conceptual photo projects such as ‘Nights Out’ documentary series published on i-D, and ‘Lovers’ series on DAZED digital. Wanda Martin worked with artists such as Sergei Polunin, ballet dancer, record labels, Atlantic Records and Sony Music and musicians such as Zara Larsson, Tom Walker, Sean Lennon, and bands such as The Horrors, Eagles of Death Metal, Sundara Karma or Fat White Family. Her style can be described as the combination of romantic painterly beauty and rock'n'roll attitude. She became a European CANON Ambassadors early 2019.

London / Graphic Designer

James Windsor is a London-based, freelance graphic designer with 7 years’ industry experience. His work has appeared in various design publications including Creative Review, Grafik and Design Week and has won awards and commendations in ceremonies such as The Design Week Awards, the Clio Awards and The Roses Awards.

London / Photographer

Alys is a photographer based in north London. Her work has been included in over twenty international exhibitions, most recently at the Rencontres d'Arles in France and Somerset House, London. She was named Sony World Photographer of the Year 2018 for her series 'Ex-Voto' and the work was published by GOST Books in 2019.

London / Photographer

Valeria is a photographer from Sardinia (Italy), graduated in Industrial Design currently attending her MA in Fashion Photography at London College of Fashion. She lived for four years in Rome and loved it, five months in Edinburgh and disliked it, since May in London and in love with the city. She is constantly inspired by her surroundings, lights, new places, dreams, people, her homeland, her past and present. She loves more aesthetic than conceptual, female body and analogue cameras. Fashion Photography is her way to sum up all these beautiful things.

London / Designer

Murals, wallpaper design, painter..

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