JW Anderson is releasing a collaboration with Nicholas Mosse – here’s what we know so far
The Northern Irish designer is relaunching his brand with a “modern cabinet of curiosities”, and the new collection features some pottery that will be very familiar to lots of Irish fans.
Fresh off his announcement as Dior’s new creative director, Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson is taking the opportunity to reimagine his own brand. Previously focusing solely on men’s and womenswear, JW Anderson has announced that it will be expanding to include “objects of elevated craftsmanship” – a curated collection of objects, from furniture to ceramics.
The brand has teased a variety of the objects that will feature, collaborating with a wide range of makers and craftspeople, but what is of particular interest for Irish followers is the inclusion of JW Anderson x Nicholas Mosse pottery.
The pig design used on the range is one that Nicholas Mosse previously produced, and they still produce a Landscapes range that features other farm animals, but this collaboration sees the pig return.
Images have been shared by the brand of ceramics with the design, and even a jumper with a reimagining of the pig pattern.
A release from the brand explains the thinking behind the collection. “The principle Jonathan Anderson follows is simple to the point of being blunt: things I like and I would like to have around me. And everything has a story. The offer consists of an ever-evolving, seasonally-updated, selection of twisted classics with a ‘made in’ narrative connected to local craft – fundamental to the JW Anderson ethos. Denim made in Japan, historic silk damask fabric woven in England, Scottish knits and Irish linen to give just a few examples.”
It’s a move that proves Anderson’s range of influences and interests. “Curating is Jonathan Anderson’s most favoured creative tool. Curating stems from personal views, aesthetic leanings, and individual cultural paths. Instinct is how it operates, bringing a wide range of things – some matching, most of them apparently not – together, and keeping them woven into a whole through taste and point of view.”
So if you already have some of this pottery with the prized pig pattern, get ready to display it front and centre in your kitchen – the rest of us will be eagerly awaiting its release in September.
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