This season, British artist Pablo Bronstein has created a not-so-typical silk scarf specially for OC. Represented by Herald St (one of Carol and Humberto's favorite galleries in London), Pablo is known for his fantastical paintings of architecture. Forget about horse bits and gold chain, this scarf features a print of "Gold Neptune," Pablo's whimsical watercolor of a classical garden. Find out more in our interview with the artist below.
Shop Pablo Bronstein for OC here.
Alice Newell-Hanson: Hi Pablo! Could you tell us about the scarf you created for Opening Ceremony? How did the collaboration come about?
Pablo Bronstein: Ash from Herald St said that OC wanted to collaborate and asked if I had any ideas, so I proposed a scarf. He and I are both fans of Hermès scarves, so I think the idea came from that. The scarf has a classic Hermès feel to it with the clipped trees and the fountain, but I think it's more subdued.
ANH: Have you ever made anything clothing-related before? What else would you like to create?
PB: I collaborated with Mary Katrantzou on two costumes for my show at the ICA in London, but that was more about her basing two designs on my drawings. I would love to carry on designing scarves. Maybe I'll propose one each year to OC as a Christmas special.
ANH: If you took us on an architectural tour of London, what would you show us?
PB: I would show you a great building from the 1980s called No.1 Poultry, which has a formal yew-tree garden and restaurant on the roof. It's right next door to the Bank of England, so it's perfect to moon from.
ANH: Did you draw a lot growing up?
PB: I have always drawn, and I've always drawn buildings. My mom has a drawing of mine from when I was five, of a Turkish-style palace that is exactly like the stuff I am doing now, only I had more patience then and would draw every brick.
ANH: Do you still draw every day?
PB: I draw a lot, but I am getting lazier and lazier. I like to shop online for antiques instead.
ANH: What drew you to architecture as a theme?
PB: Architecture tells us about ourselves—how we live, how we work, and also how we would like other people to see us. I initially loved the grand and the baroque, the aspirational. But as I get older I am drawn to a more rustic side of things. I like cottages and townhouses.
ANH: Your work has been described as playing with the styles of a "fantasy-league team of architects." Who would be on the team?
PB: Piers Gough, from CZWG, and Sir John Vanbrugh, from the 18th century.
ANH: If you built a fantasy house for yourself, what would it be like?
PB: I keep changing my mind about this, but I do have a house I keep dreaming of building one day. At the moment, it would be a Dutch-style wooden house all on one floor (technically that would make it a bungalow!). It would be perfect for two people plus have two guest bedrooms (I hate houses with too many bedrooms). It would have very tall sash windows and sit in a large garden somewhere in southern England. The outside would be weather-boarded and painted bright red. And it would have the most fantastic gothic dining room.
ANH: What are you working on right now? Any shows we should be looking out
Shop Pablo Bronstein for OC here.
Alice Newell-Hanson: Hi Pablo! Could you tell us about the scarf you created for Opening Ceremony? How did the collaboration come about?
Pablo Bronstein: Ash from Herald St said that OC wanted to collaborate and asked if I had any ideas, so I proposed a scarf. He and I are both fans of Hermès scarves, so I think the idea came from that. The scarf has a classic Hermès feel to it with the clipped trees and the fountain, but I think it's more subdued.
ANH: Have you ever made anything clothing-related before? What else would you like to create?
PB: I collaborated with Mary Katrantzou on two costumes for my show at the ICA in London, but that was more about her basing two designs on my drawings. I would love to carry on designing scarves. Maybe I'll propose one each year to OC as a Christmas special.
ANH: If you took us on an architectural tour of London, what would you show us?
PB: I would show you a great building from the 1980s called No.1 Poultry, which has a formal yew-tree garden and restaurant on the roof. It's right next door to the Bank of England, so it's perfect to moon from.
ANH: Did you draw a lot growing up?
PB: I have always drawn, and I've always drawn buildings. My mom has a drawing of mine from when I was five, of a Turkish-style palace that is exactly like the stuff I am doing now, only I had more patience then and would draw every brick.
ANH: Do you still draw every day?
PB: I draw a lot, but I am getting lazier and lazier. I like to shop online for antiques instead.
ANH: What drew you to architecture as a theme?
PB: Architecture tells us about ourselves—how we live, how we work, and also how we would like other people to see us. I initially loved the grand and the baroque, the aspirational. But as I get older I am drawn to a more rustic side of things. I like cottages and townhouses.
ANH: Your work has been described as playing with the styles of a "fantasy-league team of architects." Who would be on the team?
PB: Piers Gough, from CZWG, and Sir John Vanbrugh, from the 18th century.
ANH: If you built a fantasy house for yourself, what would it be like?
PB: I keep changing my mind about this, but I do have a house I keep dreaming of building one day. At the moment, it would be a Dutch-style wooden house all on one floor (technically that would make it a bungalow!). It would be perfect for two people plus have two guest bedrooms (I hate houses with too many bedrooms). It would have very tall sash windows and sit in a large garden somewhere in southern England. The outside would be weather-boarded and painted bright red. And it would have the most fantastic gothic dining room.
ANH: What are you working on right now? Any shows we should be looking out