NEIL BOTTLE
  • Home
  • Collections
    • All That Remains
    • Crysalis
    • Textile Art Commissions
    • Corporate Commissions
    • Public Collections
    • Archive
  • Outlets
  • news
  • About
  • Contact

About

Neil Bottle was born in Kent and studied BA Printed Textiles at Middlesex University and MA Digital Design at University for the Creative Arts. After he graduated in 1989 he set up a studio in London and a few years later moved to a larger studio in Kent. With the New Designers Exhibition Printed Textiles Award and support from the Crafts Council Setting Up Grant he quickly began to establish a successful niche market of international buyers and collectors of his work.
 
Neil’s work has been acquired by major collections around the world including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Crafts Council Collection in London and the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York. Work has been commissioned as one off installation pieces for private clients and companies such as Smith and Nephew, Nortel, Hilton Luxury Hotels and P&O. 
​
Consultancy projects include designing exclusive ranges of accessories for the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Museum, the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the Royal Academy of Art in London as well as the Guggenheim Museum New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Pennsylvania in the USA. Work is exhibited internationally and collections have been designed for stores such as Liberty, Harrods, Browns, Fortnum & Mason, Neiman Marcus, Holt Renfrew and Bergdorf Goodman. 
​Digital production methods are often associated with mass production however my approach is more akin to that of a painter, building up complex surfaces and layers of imagery.  My creative outputs are carefully crafted, honed, reworked and refined digital one-off and limited edition pieces that demand fluency in the complex language of our digital world."

​Neil Bottle
​Neil combines his research and design work with his post as Programme Director for Fashion Textiles at University for the Creative Arts in Rochester. He a founder member of the Crysalis Textile Innovation Research Project at UCA, a member of Contemporary Applied Arts in London and on the Crafts Council Directory of Makers.
The words digital and craft and don’t often sit together. We have been making crafted objects a lot longer than we have been making digital ones, so we have an established vocabulary for craft. But we need to start rethinking our language to reflect new craft practices that use computers as their main tool. All That Remains comes 30 years after Neil first started his life in making. His practice is very much centered in the ubiquitous digital culture of today. But his inspiration is drawn from those 30 years (and more) of his life in textiles.”

Jane Audas, digital producer, writer and curator
​https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/directory/maker/neil-bottle
https://www.caa.org.uk/
https://research.uca.ac.uk/
Neil Bottle is, at heart, an alchemist, experimenting and mixing paint, print and dyes transforming the two dimensional into a world of pattern, texture and colour. This is no illusion created with smoke and mirrors – Bottle’s constant quest for perfection demands both discipline and a rigorous knowledge of his materials. In many ways these exuberant textiles reflect both the artist’s personality and his practice – an eclectic mix of architectural and geometric influences combined with signs and symbols underpinned by textual homage to the passing of time. This mix is perhaps a reflection of Bottle’s decision to site his design studio on the East Kent Coast – an area where the tensions created between elemental landscape and urban regeneration combine to create a harmonious whole personified by his unique and limited edition textiles.”

Sue Prichard, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts at Royal Museums Greenwich, London

​Biography

​Neil Bottle has been an established printed textiles specialist for over thirty years,​
​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

“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
PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS
Greg Bottle
Ian Bottle
Stephen Heaton
Sam Chick
WEBSITE CREDIT
Greg Bottle

NEIL BOTTLE

COLLECTION  -  NEWS  -  ​EXHIBITIONS  -  CONTACT
PRIVACY POLICY
All Site Content & Artwork ©1989-2019 Neil Bottle - All Rights Reserved - Unauthorised Reproduction Prohibited
website design by Greg Bottle
  • Home
  • Collections
    • All That Remains
    • Crysalis
    • Textile Art Commissions
    • Corporate Commissions
    • Public Collections
    • Archive
  • Outlets
  • news
  • About
  • Contact