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Getting hands on with BA Product and Furniture Design graduate Eliot Everton

Two images, on the left, an image of Eliot, topless with tattoos. He is holding his hands against his face and looking through the gaps between his fingers. On each hand he is wearing one gold ring and one large pink flower. On the right, a gold ring with a blue gemstone is sat amidst purple flowers and green leaves.
  • Written byGeorgina Lampen
  • Published date 16 July 2022
Two images, on the left, an image of Eliot, topless with tattoos. He is holding his hands against his face and looking through the gaps between his fingers. On each hand he is wearing one gold ring and one large pink flower. On the right, a gold ring with a blue gemstone is sat amidst purple flowers and green leaves.
Eliot W Everton, ‘Hands On With Eliot W Everton’ BA Product and Furniture Design 2022
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL

The Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Show at Chelsea College of Arts took place from 17 – 25 June 2022. It was the first time following 2 years of pandemic restrictions that we welcomed family, friends and the general public back into our buildings to celebrate the work of our graduating students.

Looking back to the Show, we caught up with BA Product and Furniture Design graduating student Eliot Everton, whose final showcase submission is titled Hands On With Eliot W. Everton.

Elliot is a multi-disciplinary designer and maker of jewellery, furniture and other products. In his own words he is ‘driven by a passion for unique stories that make designs all that bit more special.

Inside a white marquee, large black rectangular podiums are positioned with a selection of design work by BA Product and Furniture Design students.
Kristy Noble, A selection of work by BA Product and Spatial Design on display at the Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Show 2022.
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
A yellow topped wooden podium displays 3 gold rings designed by Eliot. The rings are placed with their ring boxes and are surrounded by pink flowers. In the bottom right corner, a pile of business cards displaying photos of Eliot are positioned, and to the left corner a QR code with the words SCAN ME is displayed alongside some text on a white card.
Kristy Noble, ‘Hands On With Eliot W Everton’ featured at the Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Show 2022
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL

For the Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Show in June, Hands On with Eliot W. Everton was on display in the Chelsea Marquee located in the Chelsea Parade Ground, alongside other graduating students’ work from BA Product and Furniture Design.

Eliot's project aims to support emerging creatives in a competitive industry, by diversifying the creative sector and making it more accessible for new artists. Eliot told us more about this work.

Three topless images of Eliot. In the first image, Eliot is holding his hands up to his face covering his eyes, he is wearing a ring on each hand. The second image is the same, but Eliot now has a variety of tattoos covering his body and he is peeping through one of his hands. In the third image Eliot now has flowers between his fingers and both eyes are peeping through his hands.
Eliot W Everton, ‘Hands On With Eliot W Everton’ BA Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
A gold and silver ring with blue gemstones designed by Eliot are positioned amidst purple and pink flowers and green leaves.
Eliot W Everton, ‘Hands On With Eliot W Everton’ BA Product and Furniture Design 2022
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL

Eliot

“In the creative industries you see a lot of new creatives who are extremely passionate about their respected crafts and are exceptionally good at what they do, but often they have a level of naivety about the industry, which gets exploited or ends up with them being overlooked.  Being guilty of this myself, I wanted to create a platform that gives new and emerging creatives a space to connect with their audience. Hands On is an interview series where I interview various new and emerging artists, designers and makers in their workshops and studios.”

“In this interview series I discuss with the artists how techniques, materials and disciplines have shaped who they are and how they work, acting to promote them and their disciplines. The series gives an insight into how they work and what makes their work so special, and, in each episode, I am shown a new skill or technique by my guests”

Hands on with Eliot Everton: Insights into the working mind of Florian Eisele - Episode 1

A close-up image of two people using a knitting machine. One person is holding the knitted piece in place while the other person is holding a part of the knitting machine above.
Eliot W Everton, Interview with Florian Eisele
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
Photograph of Elior and Florian looking down at a knitting machine in Florian’s studio.
Eliot W Everton, Interview with Florian Eisele
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL

“Following the interviews, I use my background in jewellery to craft a unique and tailored ring that combines my skillsets with that of my guests in a coming together of disciplines, incorporating their craft, style, and personality into a final co-designed ring.”

“The pilot episode featuring fashion knitwear designer Florian Eisele aired on 16 June 2022, as part of the Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Show.”

“With Florian, I was captivated by the machinery and tools he used. My final ring design is modelled on the knitting transfer pins used to transfer the yarns between hooks on the knitting machines. The ring also acts as a display piece for crochet samples, allowing the wearer to display their knit samples at fashion shows.”

A silver ring shaped like a hand is positioned on a decorative ring box, with a piece of blue knitted material draped over the piece.
Eliot W Everton, Ring designed by Eliot Everton 2022 BA Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
Graphics of a logo. Rounded shapes of yellow, purple, blue, red and orange overlay each other. An image of an eye centres one of the circles whilst E.W.E centres another.
Eliot W Everton, Eliot W. Everton Designs logo 2022 BA Product and Furniture Design.
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL

“Now I am graduating from BA Product, and Furniture Design, I will miss the community at Chelsea College of Arts. Everyone is there for a similar purpose and the campus really encourages a friendly environment. You can meet people with similar mindsets, and everyone is open to collaborate.”

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