or·chis·mor·i·o [awr-kis]
-noun
Orchis Morio is a small fabric and graphic design studio housed in the Nicholas Building, Melbourne.
Using hand drawn, digital and screen printing techniques, Orchis loves playing with organic, textured and botanical forms.
[Origin: 1980-08; < L < Gk Órchis Morio, AKA, Lisa Engelhardt]
The Big Issue [figure 0.3]
-illustration
Illustration for 'The Pollinator' by Romy Ash
"Romy Ash reflects on the science, and subtle pressures, of creation."
This piece illustrates the entwinement of two flowers; inspired by the themes in Romy's story; fertility, sexuality and reproduction and her own assessment of these as bursting garden blooms.
Issue No 298, 26 February - 10 March 2008
The Big Issue [figure 0.4]
-illustration
Illustration for 'Cafe Nostalgia' by Michael Green
"Michael Green sips a bittersweet cup in Buenos Aires, a city that has survived the best and worst of times."
At the heart of Michael's story is a romantic tale of lust and desire. This project responded drawing from art deco graphic arts trends of the 20's (think; girl with flowers in her hair, tango poses, and decorative fonts), and visualizing Michael's 'dreamy' point of view; thoughts started and half finished; whilst he sits penning at cafe nostalgia.
Issue No 304, 20 May - 2 June 2008
Melbourne Fringe Festival Design Award 2007 [figure 0.5]
-design
'25 Sacks for Ya Back' competition; an exhibition of 25 unique artistdesigned Crumpler bags to celebrate 25 years of Melbourne Fringe.
Brief: designs that celebrate the flavour of Melbourne Fringe and Crumpler; creative, rebellious and Melbourne-all-over.
Brief: designs that celebrate the flavour of Melbourne Fringe and Crumpler; creative, rebellious and Melbourne-all-over.
Response: The design played with colours and patterns inspired by the moulin rouge fanfare in the 1890's; cabaret performers, toulouse-latrec posters. The outcome is an imagined retro wallpaper for todays equivalent of a such artisan venue.
St James Gallery Identity [figure 0.6]
-branding
Logo design for a gallery that exhibits contemporary paintings, works on paper, prints and photography, exhibitions by significant emerging artists, as well as special projects.
The outcome is an ornamental hand drawn identity, which extends from the logotype Avenir.
It has been rendered into a graphic logotype.
The design motivation came from British typographer and designer artist Si Scott
Mahmoo [figure 0.7]
-branding
Logo design and branding for MahMoo; a new 0 - 2 years children's clothing label that specializes in the gift market
The logo is to be used in conjunction with the client's existing 'MahMoo' logotype.
MahMoo [figure 0.8]
-design
13 fabric designs for tops, jumpers, coveralls and pants.
Swing tags for clothing collection
Orchis Morio [figure 0.9]
-branding
Logo and logotype design
Logo; inspired by the shape of the orchid
Logotype; custom designed typeface for the label Orchis Morio
Orchis Morio; green-winged orchid
Melbourne Fringe Festival T-shirt design comp [figure 1.0]
-illustration/design
Brief: To design a t-shirt that reflects the values of the Melbourne Fringe Festival; fringe, rebellion and the arts, to celebrate the 25th year of inauguration.
The 'Fringe Ideal' t-shirt took a satirical approach to one of these self defined meanings of the word 'fringe'; that being "someone on the 'fringes of society' is a person who is marginalized from the mainstream" or that being "a fringe is a self styled piece of hair, or sometimes referred to as 'bangs'".
For this project the latter definition was used and reproduced as a tshirt, which has since been a successful feature as part of the online red. bubble project.
T-shirt sketches [figure 1.1]
-illustration/design
A personal project that synthesizes a combination of favorite image making techniques.
The outcome of this project is a synthesis of hand drawn and computerised techniques.
I can't see the wood through the trees [figure 1.2]
-drawing
Monash Art Faculty Gallery, 'Dep Art' Exhibition, October - November 2006.
The genesis of this body of work starts with the fantastical.
From the intimate passage of the subconscious comes a world of the make believe found in the every day.
Obsessive marks and lines draw the natural patterns found in an organic image.
The work satirizes intuition: it is part representational; a figurative drawing of a branch and part playful; a decorative design element in the branch, a hand.
Ink 2240 x 1520 mm
Synapse, Series 1 & 2 [figure 1.3]
-drawing
Bamakko thinks it's a gallery, 'Illustrated', Exhibition...from biro to screen...and other things. (February 23 - Mar 16, 2008.)
Bamakko is a new shop in Victoria Street, North Melbourne that stocks Melbourne made pieces, bags, tees and other things, for their exhibition series they exchanged their usual goods to exhibit works of local artists and designers.
The Synapse series was made by hand drawing fine lines with ink and gouache. The inspiration for this work comes from examining organic material; leaves and ferns, and extracting their natural pattern sequences. - 280 x 380 mm Ink and Gouache
Visit http://bamakko.blogspot.com/ to read more about Bamakko. You can view the exhibition catalogue at http://www.keec.com.au/woot/
Textile Designs [figure 1.4]
-textile
These designs are a selection from an ongoing series of textile prints, which have been slowly evolving over time.
The application of these prints will be the design outcome of a collaboration between 3 local practitioners
Ideas for the project were motivated by the designs by Florence Broadhurst, William Morris and current local practitioners.
Stay tuned for the upcoming product and more details to be launched soon!
Watercolour sketch 1 [figure 1.5]
-illustration
The flower of life, an orchid; mysterious, sexual and beautiful.
Orchid
250 x 300 mm. Ink, watercolour and gouache
Watercolour sketch 2 [figure 1.6]
-illustration
Red Panda
250 x 300 mm. Ink, watercolour and gouache
Metamorphis [figure 1.7]
-drawing
This piece, one of two, was commissioned for 'The Salon Show'; the first exhibition to open at St James Gallery, Lygon Street, Carlton.
January 26 - February 17, 2007.
The work is an immediate response from the imagination. The drawing process induces a state similar to hypnosis.
Ink 760 x 520 mm
Textile concepts [figure 1.8]
-textile
Exploration of pattern repeat elements for textile application.
Several colourways were produced and printed with the view to expanding the application to wallpaper mediums and interiors.
Sketches... [figure 1.9]
-drawing
These are excerpts from a project undertaken whilst overseas in Glasgow.
Inspired by drawing's current renaissance...and a personal interest in the therapeutic, analytical and decorative properties of the drawing process.
Exhibited at Glasgow School of Art in early 2006 during a 2 term stay.
Ink 300 x 250 mm
