MEET THE MAKERNikki Heaton
Nikki Heaton resides and works from her home in the picturesque town of Royal Leamington Spa, UK . A Product Designer by education, a diverse and multidisciplinary career - spanning 20 years - has taken Nikki to some huge in-house global design studios from well known brands around the world - to include Mondelēz, Nokia and Jaguar Design.
In most recent years her specialism within the Colour and Material Design field - of the luxury market - has given her an impeccable eye for detail, aesthetic and craftsmanship. Integral to the leap from ‘Designer’ to ‘Artist’ was the birth of her son during the pandemic in 2020.
In a recent interview on These Four Walls Blog , Nikki explains; “I’m not who I was anymore, I’ve experienced a shift in so many senses. It was completely unexpected and unplanned, but I just needed to create a new type of life, away from the chaos and pace and deadline culture of big brand in-house design…and I just needed deeply to be there for him full time - especially in the early years”.
Artist + Colour Designer.
THE DETAILSHuman Narrative
Crafting the stories of our human experience through the medium of textile.
It is human nature to search for narrative in all things. Narrative formation occurs in the mind, yet requires a bodily and physical experience to be initiated.
Inspired by the emotional and often complex anecdotes of our lives, Nikki’s work portrays the stories of our collective human experience. Each original piece is shaped by narratives and fragments of memories: a form of story-telling which is often deeply personal, and yet something we can all relate to.
An abundance of natural ink and dye layers wash over recycled and salvaged textile, creating a complex and multilayered patina; juxtaposing a quiet, soft minimalistic style.
ARTIST STATEMENTI have always been captivated by the ways in which people experience and perceive life, and how it might differ from my own. We progress through life acquiring a rich patina of individualised experience + consciousness.
But what does this consciousness look like? What is the texture of expectation? How muted is the colour of judgment and fear? And what shape is our joy or our pain?
My work intends to visualise mental narratives: a form of storytelling that I believe we can all relate to - A place to celebrate the beautiful and the broken.
“I’ve always been enchanted by colour. I think creating through colour is simply how I show up in the world – how I ‘do’ things and definitely how I think about and ‘see’ things”
— Nikki Heaton
PROVENENCE + MATERIALS Consciously Curated
Crafted with hands and heart: investing in honest materials and sustainable, transparent production.
From sourcing through to manufacture each stage of the creative process is curated and considered to ensure a holistic beauty, quality and execution: sustainable textiles, small-batch inks, to FSC certified hardwood.
“I’m captivated with how things are made, along with how they make me feel - to my hands and to my heart. All these things encompass my values as a person and a designer - and therefore my artwork.”
— Nikki Heaton
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