Artist of the day: Artist of the Day, June 20, 2024: Benjamin Shine, a British artist, designer and inventor (#2055)

Benjamin Shine is a British born artist, designer and inventor. Following his studies in fashion design at Central St Martins in London (2001), Benjamin established his own creative studio dedicated to challenging perceptions through original constructional ideas and craftsmanship. Works to date encompasses fashion, furniture, product design, mixed-media artworks, installations and public sculpture.

Benjamin is most known for his tulle works, which centre on ideas of energy, impermanence and the relationship between the spiritual and the superficial. Works have been exhibited and purchased by private collectors and arts institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Arts and Design New York, The Crafts Council UK and The London Design Museum. Clients and collaborations include Beyonce, Chloe x Halle, Givenchy, Maison Margiela, Bergdorf Goodman, Barclays Wealth, British Telecom, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, The America’s Cup, Refinery 29, Google, Barnes and Noble and MTV.

Benjamin has won a number of awards including the Red Dot Design Award, The Enterprising Young Brit Award, The Arts and Entertainment Export Award in Australia and in 2017 he was listed as one of the 500 people shaping the fashion industry by the Business of Fashion. Videos of his work have amassed over 250 million views via publications including New York Magazine and The Huffington Post.

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