Image above: "Natural Dyes Frieze, created for Worshipful Company of Dyers 550th Anniversary"
Biography
Neil Bottle has been an established printed textiles specialist for over thirty years,
with extensive international experience in design, product development and education.
with extensive international experience in design, product development and education.
collections
Victoria & Albert Museum
Commissions for the Permanent Textiles Collection (13 pieces in total from 1993-2008) London 2008 The Crafts Council Permanent Contemporary Textile Collection London 1996 The Cooper Hewitt Museum Permanent Collection New York 1994 |
Victoria & Albert Museum
Permanent Textiles Collection London 1992 Warner Textile Archive “Architextural” Collection Braintree 1993-2015 |
commissions
Victoria and Albert Museum
Exclusive accessory collection London Turner Contemporary Exclusive accessory collection Margate Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Commission for accessories & wall hangings London Philadelphia Museum of Art Exclusive accessory collection Philadelphia The Guggenheim Museum Exclusive accessory collection New York |
The Royal Academy of Art
Exclusive accessory collection London The Royal Opera House Exclusive accessory collection London Zenkoru Choson Kia Kan Commission for wall hanging Tokyo M.A.F.C.O. HQ Series of 12 x large hangings Abu Dhabi The Millennium Dome Exclusive accessory collection London |
Langham Hilton Hotel
Wall hangings London The Aurora P&O Cruise Ship Silk panels London Nortel Telecom Hanging installations Essex Middle Temple Hall Commission for accessories London British Museum Exclusive accessory collection London |
client list
Bergdorf Goodman New York
British Museum London Browns London Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery London Fortnum & Mason London Harrods London Holt Renfrew Canada International Art Consultants London |
John Lewis London
Julie Artizans Gallery New York Joyce Stores Hong Kong Liberty London Link Boutiques Singapore Neiman Marcus USA |
Stuart Weitzman New York
The Crafts Council Galleries London The Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre London Victoria & Albert Museum London Millennium Dome Company London Herbert Johnson London |
SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
UCA- A Retrospective: creativity past, present and future- Zandra Rhodes Gallery UCA Rochester and Rochester Art Gallery-2023
New in 23, Contemporary Applied Art -Contemporary Applied Art Gallery- London-2023 Winter Exhibition, Bluecoat Display Centre - Liverpool-2023 Wanderlust Freehand Gallery- Los Angeles USA - 2023 All That Remains Solo Show -Rochester Art Galley-Rochester Kent - 2022 “All That Remains - Thirty Years in the Making” Contemporary Applied Arts London 2019 “All That Remains - Thirty Years in the Making” Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire 2019 “All That Remains - Thirty Years in the Making” Vlieseline Fine Art Textiles Award Shortlist Exhibitions at: The Festival of Quilts, NEC Birmingham (www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk) and the Knitting and Stitching Shows (www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com) in Alexandra Palace. Birmingham & London. 2019 Turner Contemporary. Margate 2015 Exhibition at Circus, Circus Branding. London 2014 Digital Encounters, UCA. Canterbury 2014 Moving Textiles, T1O3 Textiles Open Innovation Centre Ronse. Belgium 2014 Model Making, Contemporary Applied Arts. London 2013 Lace Effects, Cite Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode. Calais 2013 Kaleidoscope, Rochester Art Galley. Rochester 2013 Kaleidoscope Showcase, Victoria and Albert Museum. London 2011-12 Focus Exhibition, Ruthin Craft Centre. Ruthin 2010 Twenty years in the making, Focus at Contemporary Applied Arts. London 2009 Stories & Memories 50 years at The Bluecoat Display Centre. Liverpool 2009 The opening of the New Ruthin Craft Centre. Ruthin 2009 Generate. Turner Contemporary. Margate 2009 |
XVA Gallery Dubai. UAE 2008
Thirst 2 Show. College of Fine Art & Design, University of Sharjah UAE 2008 Optical series, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery. London 2007 Music Design Collection at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. London 2006 Summer Focus, Crafts Council, V&A Museum. London 2005 At Home, Contemporary Applied Arts. London 2004 Cock Pit Arts, Open Studio. London 2003 Affordable Art Fair. London 2002 Two Man Show at Dorset Street Gallery. London 2001 Focus Exhibition, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery. London 2003 Crafts Council, Chelsea Crafts Fair. London 1990-2003 Country Living Fair. London 1993-2003 New York Gift Fair. New York 2001 Nature Formed and Transformed, Freehand Gallery. LA 2000 Christmas Focus Exhibition, Contemporary Applied Arts. London 1999 Christmas Spice, Crafts Council at the V&A Museum. London 1998 Cloths of Gold, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery. London 1998 Print Paint & Dye, Crafts Council, Touring Show. London 1997-1998 Decorative Arts Today, Bonhams. London 1993-1998 Focus Showcase, Crafts Council at the V&A. London 1996 To The Letter, Ruthin Gallery. Ruthin 1996 Inspiration of the Natural World, Crafts Council Gallery. London 1995 Clothes to Collect, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery. London 1995 Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum 20th Century Textiles Showcase. London 1994 Colour onto Cloth, Crafts Council. London 1993 |
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