Kristjana S Williams CV
2019
Paul Smith exhibition London Global Flagship store
Royal Salute exhibition, Seoul Korea
The Brown’s Hotel London – Commissioned fine art pieces
Royal Salute – Brand world design
The workshop London, Art Car Boot Fair
London Kings Cross, Art Car Boot Fair
The Truman Brewery London, The Other Art Fair
The Truman Brewery London, London Design Festival
The Affordable Art Fair Singapore, TAG Fine Arts
The Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, TAG Fine Arts
London Art Fair, TAG Fine Arts
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York
2018
London Art Fair, TAG Fine Arts
The Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Outline Artist
The Affordable Art Fair New York, TAG Fine Arts
Paul Smith Los Angeles
Los Angeles, The Other Art Fair
The Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, TAG Fine Arts
Paul Smith New York
London Kings Cross, Art Car Boot Fair
London Victoria House, The Other Art Fair
Los Angeles, The Other Art Fair
Paul Smith Ablermarle Store – The Explorers’ Voyage Exhibition
The Affordable Art Fair Singapore, TAG Fine Arts
V&A Museum London – Inside the Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up exhibition. Designed Frida themed work exclusively for the V&A Shop. A Limited edition Portrait print of Frida and The Blue House Diorama which sold out before the end of the exhibition.
2017
Exhibitions in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York with Tag Fine Arts
Pop Up shop in Harrods, London.
V&A Museum London – Opera: Passion, Power and Politics exhibition. Designed Opera themed work exclusively for the V&A Shop. The Palais Garnier Callas Opera Journey Diorama and an Opera mask with finish it off yourself element sheet to further decorate the mask.
2016
London – Design Junction Dyslexic design The Dyslexic Design exhibition, curated by one of the UK’s leading designers Jim Rokos, will challenge perceptions of dyslexia by accentuating the positive effects of living with dyslexia and its close association with design.-http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/dyslexic-design
Rio – A series of art installations in time for the Olympics – Animated projections, light boxes, internal art – https://www.creativereview.co.uk/kristjana-s-williams-brings-her-cartographic-art-to-rio-in-time-for-the-olympics/ the social media got up to 2.6 million views
Limited edition prints special made for the V&A store and the 2016 V&A Christmas card
Lulu Guinness Product collaboration for 20172016 London – Christian Louboutin art work for press, London
London Art fairs – The other art fair Bristol, The affordable Art Fair Hampstead, The Affordable Art Fair Battersea, The Other Art Fair, Art Car Boot Fair.
New York – Tag fine arts three dimensional art work
Hong Kong – http://www.tagfinearts.com/2016/04/12/aaf-hong-kong-2016/
2015
2015/19 London – Pennhaligon Packaging and window store design work coming out this winter https://uk.pinterest.com/tassellisamanth/kristjana-s-williams/
Fortnum and Mason Christmas Windows and internal work 2015 http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/harvey-nichols-and-fortnum-mason-unveil-glittering-christmas-windows-a3106581.html#gallery
Book published the Wonder garden with Wideeyed edition (winner in the English picture book award and shortlisted for the National book award and Blue Peter award) http://www.itsnicethat.com/news/rachel-williams-childrens-book-design-010616 translated into 10 languages so far
The Shard – The Knowledge Artwork for their public spaces: The artwork has been transformed into a giant light box and is backlit with over 2,000 individual LED lights that create the ‘flowing’ River Thames and light up key elements to draw the eye in to fun historical facts of London.
V&A Museum Store for the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition. A unique three dimensional hand paper cut piece customised for each buyer in a limited edition of 10
2014
London Art fairs – The affordable art fair Hampstead, The affordable art fair Battersea, Art Car Boot Fair.
Hong Kong – Artwork for Lane Crawford for the year of the Horse
Art Cartography exhibition with the Map house http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/art-cartography-exhibition-kristjana-s-williams
The Connaught Hotel – Fine art work piece and branding journey https://www.creativereview.co.uk/making-magic-in-mayfair/
2013
Shanghai – Audio Scape Print Journey at Shanghai Exhibition Centre. Flying spirits were draped in beautiful traditional Chinese silk robes printed with Kristjana’s signature intricate art works, the creatures enticed visitors into listening to their unique, individual sounds through suspended headphones by German audio company, Sennheiser. – http://zh-cn.sennheiser.com/sennheiser-design-shanghai
2012
London – Anachroquarianism – exhibition and unique artist experiment workshop http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/kristjana-s-williams-anachroquarianism
2011
London – Interactive Print Journey – V&A British galleries The public were invited to try their hand at design by interacting with a range of richly patterned prints designed by Kristjana S Williams by using an iPad and an app called Granimator. Users were able to add detail in the form of creatures, floral motifs and gold leafing to a base design before uploading their final creations to share with friends via social media websites.
2003 -2011
London – Helsinki – Beijing Beyond the Valley – By supporting new talent the store was a springboard for young blood and a picking ground for fantastic and unusual finds. The Daily Telegraph Shop Awards and was listed in Time Out’s 2011 Best Independent Store Guide. Beyond The Valley was voted as one of the top 100 UK Cool Brands for the last five years and was by cited by The Observer as one of their Top 50 Design Brands.