Janice Kirkpatrick

1996

Graphic designer Janice Kirkpatrick is one of the founder of Graven Images, an inter-disciplinary design agency based in Glasgow. Established in 1985, the firm was one of only a handful of design companies in Scotland, but has since grown to develop a strong international focus. Now known as Graven, the firm is recognised world-wide as an industry-leading expert with a key focus on collaboration, of working with others and of developing new networks.

Kirkpatrick’s selection for the Conran Foundation Collection reflected as much her sense of humour and belief in design as being accessible and egalitarian, consisting of, amongst other things, motorcycle safety jackets, Daz detergent powder, Michael Young’s range of furniture and a tattoo by Terry’s Tattoo Parlour (based on the NRG spark plug packaging). As well as broadening the public understanding of what constituted ‘design’, Kirkpatrick’s eclectic selection also demonstrated a keen understanding of design as a way of challenging the barriers between creative disciplines.