Pascal Anson (born 1973) is a designer and artist.
Born in South London, Anson attended
Wilson's School
Wilson's School is a state boys' grammar school with academy status in the London Borough of Sutton, England.
It was founded as Wilson's Grammar School in Camberwell in 1615, making it one of the country's oldest state schools. The school mo ...
in Wallington and studied three-dimensional design at
Kingston University
, mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress"
, established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute
, type = Public
, endowment = £2.3 m (2015)
, ...
. He completed his studies at the
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It of ...
in London in 2000 with an MA in Design Products. He works across many disciplines in art and design from graphics and clothing to interiors and vehicles. He is teaching within Interior behaviours platform at the Royal College of Art.
Awards and recognition
In 2005 he was awarded an Esmée Fairbain scholarship from the
Design Museum
The Design Museum in Kensington, London exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. The museum operates as a registered charity, and all funds generate ...
in London and the
British Council
The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh la ...
, this led to his work being shown in Italy, Japan, Greece, Australia and Singapore.
On 31 August 2011 it was announced that Pascal Anson's concept livery would be used on 12
British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport.
The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers ...
planes to be used for the
2012 Olympic Games
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in London. During the project Pascal was mentored by
Tracey Emin
Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA (; born 3 July 1963) is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and ...
, as part of BA's Great Britons Programme.
The first
British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport.
The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers ...
Airbus, A319-131 G-EUPH 'The Dove' was unveiled at
Heathrow Airport on 3 April 2011, and has been seen in many European airports since then.
In 2017 Pascal became one of two mentors, alongside
Diana Ali, in the revamped BBC programme,
The Big Painting Challenge
''The Big Painting Challenge'' is a television programme first broadcast on BBC One on 22 February 2015. It is a contest in the style of ''The Great British Bake Off'' but with the craft of painting rather than baking.
Series 1 (2015)
Una Stubb ...
, coaching contestants on their painting technique.
Recently his 'monoclo' (single color clothing) style advocacy became a recognized effort in rethinking relations to ones own clothing and sustainability.
References
External links
*http://www.iampascal.com
*http://ordinarymadeextraordinary.com
Living people
Artists from London
Alumni of Kingston University
Alumni of the Royal College of Art
1973 births
Product designers
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