Built on a shared ethos to celebrate future visionaries, GREY GOOSE vodka has collaborated with Central Saint Martins to launch the Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund, giving the next generation of talent an opportunity to study at CSM.

Renowned CSM alumni have been invited to create artwork personal to their own artistic style that is inspired by their interpretation of what it means to “Fly Beyond”. These artworks, along with donated pieces, will be auctioned to create the Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund.

The Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund

With financial pressure from all sides, the Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund is a vital part of our mission to keep the excellence of our education open to everyone regardless of background. The costs of postgraduate education can deter young artists and designers who may be considering further study at Central Saint Martins. The College thrives on the diversity of its students but could risk becoming an institution afforded only by the privileged, and in the longer term this could threaten the vitality of every aspect of industry.

The Les Visionnaires initiative is born from the mutual passions of CSM and GREY GOOSE for the power of creativity and the pushing of boundaries. We are extremely grateful to GREY GOOSE, who has been a wonderful partner in initiating this important new scheme.

Most importantly, this project is a demonstration of our alumni’s acknowledgement of the importance of arts and design education. Our thanks go to them in being so generous: by donating and creating the artworks in the Les Visionnaires collection they are enabling future students to share their experiences at CSM.

Further thanks go to PICTURE and Christie’s who have made the auction of this unique collection possible.

Professor Jeremy Till, Head of Central Martins and Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London

Central Saint Martins

GREY GOOSE is honoured to be collaborating with Central Saint Martins, a world-renowned institution that has nurtured some of the world’s most successful creative talents.

The Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund is a partnership founded with shared goals to fuel creativity and breakthrough innovation in the arts. GREY GOOSE creator François Thibault flew beyond the norm and achieved the extraordinary when he set out to create luxury vodka with taste in Cognac, a region renowned for its production of dark spirits.

We are sincerely grateful to all of the alumni who have supported this cause and hope that the interpretations of our iconic GREY GOOSE bottle go onto to fund an innovative and progressive future for the design and art industry.

Emma Fox,Global Marketing Manager GREY GOOSE Vodka

Grey Goose

Lot 2, Fredrikson Stallard

Lot 3, Matthew Williamson

Lot 4, BurtonNitta

Lot 1, Will Broome

Lot 5, Sebastian Conran

Lot 7, Heidi Kilpeläinen

Lot 8, Beatrix Ong

Lot 6, Sam Hecht

Lot 12, Jarvis Cocker

Lot 9, Dylan Jones

Lot 10, Cathy Lomax

Lot 11, Jean-Pierre Braganza

Participants

Lot 15, Emily Wardill

Lot 13, Giles Deacon Lot 16, Stephen Jones

Lot 17, Iain R Webb

Lot 14, Afroditi Krassa

Lot 18, Patrick Thomas Lot 21, Sir Terence Conran

Lot 19, Natasha & Ryan Chetiyawardana

Lot 20, Hannah Martin

Lot 1Will Broome

“In typical Saint Martins’ style - I’m sure my old tutors would vouch for this - I sort of ignored the brief.

I usually work in black and white but at the time – it was summer – I was using colour. The weather affects my mood. I was happy because it was sunny, hence the colour. It’s lucky I didn’t draw it in February… it would’ve been laden with DOOM. ”

Will Broome moved to London to study fashion at Central Saint Martins but drifted into becoming an artist after his MA. He has collaborated with a variety of designers and businesses from Marc Jacobs to Bistrothque, SIBLING, Wedgwood, Missoni and Harvey Nichols.

Will Broom

e graduated 1996 & 2000

Lot 2Fredrikson Stallard

“Executed by hand in super polished aluminium, Vodka Bouchon carries an extraordinary expression of power, freedom and creativity. Sweeping across and over the entire bottle like a frozen sail the mirror polished silver surface echoes its surroundings in an abstract painterly way. The bottle has been transformed from a carrier to a podium and in such a way we are celebrating creativity and contemporary culture. ”

Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard are founders of furniture design studio Fredrikson Stallard.

Fredrikson Stallard graduated 1998

Lot 3Matthew Williamson

This hand-painted botanical design was first seen on the catwalk for spring/summer 2000, modelled by Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. Entitled Exotikarma, Vogue contributing editor Plum Sykes commented on the collection – “Take a London girl and send her on a trip—through Bali, Goa, and Ibiza — and you have Matthew’s glamorous and seductive vision of a well-dressed gypsy. ”

Matthew Williamson is internationally renowned for his recognisable signature aesthetic; a master of print, embellishment, attention to detail and kaleidoscopic colour. Alongside fashion, the brand is taking new steps into lifestyle and interiors, collaborating with Osborne & Little and The Rug Company among others.

Matthew

William

son graduated 1994

Lot 4BurtonNitta

“The Beyond Goose bottle weaves a scenario where the biology of the goose and their evolutionary adaptation to use stones (gastroliths) to grind food, is reimagined to create luxury gemstones. The anatomy of the goose and the evolutionary marvel of the bird’s flight creates a product that uses the preserving qualities of vodka, a global marketplace and the goose’s gizzard, to polish gemstones that are not only a vital tool in the bird’s digestive system, but also becomes a precious product bound for the marketplace. ”

Michael Burton and Michiko Nitta (BurtonNitta) are an art & design duo based in London with work exhibited internationally.

BurtonNitta graduated 2005

Lot 5Sebastian Conran

Industrial Designer Sebastian Conran leads product design studio ‘Sebastian Conran Associates’, and is also Designer in Residence at University of Sheffield’s Science & Engineering faculty. Sebastian is a ‘closet inventor’ and also keen advocate of design process and creative thinking being used to address more general issues. His approach is both playful and pragmatic, enjoying the thoughtful transformation of science, technology and engineering into user experience, consumer lifestyle and social culture.

Sebastian Conran ‘graduated’ 1977

Lot 6Sam Hecht

Sam Hecht is co-founder of the design studio Industrial Facility. His belief is in the importance of design as a means of simplifying our lives in an inspirational manner. He is best known for his work with Muji Japan, as world designer and advisor since 2002.

The studio has received over fifty international awards and their works are held in permanent collections of the MoMA, New York and Centre Pompidou, amongst others. Hecht was appointed ‘Royal Designer for Industry’ in 2008. In 2011 and 2013 the studio was awarded ‘Design of the Year’ for furniture from the Design Museum and Elle Decoration respectively.

Sam H

echt graduated 1989

Lot 7Heidi Kilpeläinen

Heidi Kilpeläinen explores crossovers between visual art and music, merging their boundaries in ‘total works of art’ and creating combinations of video, in-stallation art and performance. Her work is equally inspired by the contemporary world and its technological fascinations, as well as the ancient, mythological forms that run through collective memory.

She has widely exhibited and performed in galleries and prestigious institutions, at shows and festivals. Her musical oeuvre as HK119 has given her the status of a one-woman band, acting on many creative levels, composing, performing and staging herself in a unique way that has captivated audiences for years.

Heidi Kilpeläinen graduated 2004

Lot 8Beatrix Ong

“Flight is freedom. I wanted to express this through simple lines of movement and lightness. Freedom to create is what we are trying to achieve through Les Visionnaires – I hope it will help many dreams to take flight. ”

Launching her eponymous shoe range in 2002, Beatrix was listed in the Independent’s Top 10 Leading Shoe Designers, alongside Manolo Blahnik. The former creative director of Jimmy Choo was awarded an MBE on the 2011 New Year’s Honours list, for her services to British Fashion. From summer 2015 Beatrix Ong shoes will become part of the prestigious exhibits of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Beatrix Ong graduated 1995

Lot 9Dylan Jones

“I arrived in London in the summer of 1977 complete with a plastic leather jacket, blue cotton drainpipes and dirty white plimsolls. This photograph was taken in the basement corridor in St. Martin’s, with me practising my best art-school sneer. I started the Graphics course there the following year, determined to spend the rest of my teenage years at the coolest place in London. ”

Dylan Jones is editor-in-chief of British GQ and the chair of London Collections: Men. He has won the BSME Editor of the Year Award eleven times and has written several critically acclaimed books. He was awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to publishing.

Dylan Jones graduated 1981

Lot 10Cathy Lomax

“Elvis is an ongoing fascination for me, particularly the choices he made in presenting himself through costumes. The cape signifies luxury and has an enduring connection with ceremonial outfits. On stage Elvis would use his cape as a prop, spreading it wide as he knelt head bowed in a strangely moving mixture of submission and triumph. ”

Artist, writer and curator Cathy Lomax established the artist-led Transition Gallery. Cathy has been awarded an Abbey Painting Fellowship and been shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize (2010) and the East London Painting Prize (2014 and 2015). She publishes two art and culture magazines, Arty and Garageland.

Cathy Lomax graduated 2002

Lot 11Jean-Pierre Braganza

“I was inspired by my fascination with natural flight. I find it amazing how birds fly with such ease and how beautiful they look with out-stretched wings. I tend to gravitate towards birds that evoke darkness, such as the Raven as they are one of the most intelligent species of bird and have been considered as spiritual or god-like in historic cultures. ”

Womenswear designer Jean-Pierre Braganza has developed a signature style incorporating tailoring and drape, structured panels and personally designed digital prints. He draws influence from music, along with dystopian science, architecture, and the contrast between geometric and organic shapes.

Jean-Pierre Braganza graduated 2002

Lot 12Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker has been making music for two-thirds of his life, many of which were spent in Pulp, a group first feted by John Peel. He released his debut solo album ‘Jarvis’ in 2006.

Jarvis guest-edited the Observer Music Monthly, curated the Southbank Centre’s Meltdown Festival and performed a duet with The Gossip’s Beth Ditto for the NME Awards. They covered fellow Sheffield band Heaven 17’s ‘Temptation’, which was later released to profit homelessness charity Shelter. He also celebrated Rough Trade Records’ 30th anniversary with the ‘Looking Rough at 30’ tour and guest-edited BBC Radio 4’s prestigious ‘Today’ programme.

Jarvis Cocker graduated 1991

Lot 13Giles Deacon

Giles Deacon presented his first collection in 2004, which was featured in American, British, Japanese, Italian and French Vogue and bought by Harvey Nichols, Liberty and Selfridges. He has collected numerous accolades since then, most recent being Fashion Designer of the Year by The World Fashion Channel in Moscow 2012. Aside from fashion design, Giles is an established illustrator. His work appears in fashion publications and has formed part of the print design within his ready-to-wear collections. Most recently Giles’ illustrations were part of a show at the New York roma roma roma gallery, organised by the Modern Institute and Gavin Brown Enterprise.

Giles D

eacon graduated 1992

Lot 14Afroditi Krassa

“The iconic goose illustration and the magical world of children’s fairytales inspired our artwork. As the goose conjures images of fantastical flying, the built up layers on the bottle transform it into a story of the imaginary flight of the goose and its friends through the fields. ”

Having trained as a product designer Afroditi’s first foray into hospitality design was the creation of Japanese food chain ITSU, with Julian Metcalfe. Described as “a monumental talent” by Hospitality Interiors, Afroditi’s studio has an enviable list of clients including Hilton, Heston Blumenthal and Curzon. When not designing, Afroditi teaches, writes about and judges design.

Afroditi Krassa graduated 1996

Lot 15Emily Wardill

Emily Wardill has had solo exhibitions at The National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen; The Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe; de Appel arts centre, Amsterdam; The Contemporary Art Museum St Louis and ICA, London. She participated in the 54th Venice Biennale (2011) and the 19th Sydney Bienalle (2014) and in-group exhibitions at Hayward Gallery, London; Witte de With, Rotterdam; MUMOK Vienna; and MOCA, Miami. In 2010, Wardill was the recipient of the Jarman Award and in 2011 The Leverhulme Award.

Her work is in international collections from Tate Britain to Mumok, Vienna. She is represented by Carlier Gebauer (Berlin), STANDARD(OSLO) and Altman Siegal (San Francisco). She works part time as a professor at Malmo Art Academy.

Emily W

ardill graduated 2000

Lot 16Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones burst on to the London fashion scene during its explosion of street style in the late seventies, as one of the era’s uncompromising style-blazers. By 1980, Stephen had opened his first millinery salon in Covent Garden.

He made millinery modern and compelling in his use of radical materials and designs that ranged from refined to whimsical, continuing to attract a celebrity clientele today.

Now, as ever, at the forefront of fashion, his beguiling hats routinely grace the most celebrated magazine covers and enliven window displays of the world’s most stylish stores. From runways to race-courses, from pop-promos to royal garden parties, millinery by Stephen Jones adds the exclamation mark to every fashion statement.

Stephen Jones graduated 1979

Lot 17Iain R Webb

“I have worked as a stylist, photographer and curator, but I am best known as a fashion writer. It was for this reason that I wanted to put words on the bottle. The words are typed with the Olivetti 35 manual portable typewriter that I used throughout art school and have continued to employ in my work. ”

Award-winning writer Iain R Webb has been fashion editor for BLITZ, Harpers & Queen, The Times and Elle. Iain is an associate lecturer in Fashion Communication and Promotion and Central Saint Martins, and lives in Bath where he consults for the Fashion Museum.

Iain R Webb graduated 1980

Lot 18PatrickThomas

Liverpool-born Patrick Thomas relocated to Barcelona where in 1997 he founded Studio laVista, a multidisciplinary art space, silkscreen press and archive. Currently he lives and works in Berlin and Barcelona. Since 2013 he has been a professor of kommunikationsdesign at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart.

He has been described as an ‘iconogra-phiste,’ combining iconic images to create a powerful message and make them his own. Khoi Vinh (former Design Director of New York Times) described his work as ‘gorgeously screened, conceptually challenging graphic art as commentary. ’

He exhibits his limited-edition silkscreens worldwide in solo and collective exhibitions.

Patrick Thomas graduated 1989

Lot 19Natasha & Ryan Chetiyawardana

“The blank sheet of paper…”

Natasha and Ryan Chetiyawardana both studied at Central Saint Martins on Foundation, and Natasha for BA Product Design. They have both gone on to creative industries, Natasha as the Creative Partner and co-founder of Bow & Arrow Innovation Consultancy and Ryan as Mr Lyan, world-renowned mixologist. They co-own White Lyan in Hoxton (World’s Best New Bar 2014), the world’s first bar without any perishable ingredients or ice, and a line of handmade, bottled cocktails, which launched in Selfridges. Ryan also created Dandelyan for Mondrian Hotel in London and has a book launching in 2015.

Natasha & Ryan Chetiyaw

ardana graduated 2002 and 2003

Lot 20Hannah Martin

“The geese meeting in the air represents ‘the meeting of great minds’ – as I believe this is one of the most important things I gained from my time at CSM. The sharing of ideas that started at college has continued throughout my career, and I still collaborate with many of my contemporaries, all of whom have gone on to be experts in their fields. ”

Hannah Martin established the first fine jewellery house for men, as well as women, creating decadent, beautifully crafted treasures, that do not compromise masculinity but luxuriate in it. Hannah is also an associate lecturer in Jewellery Design at CSM.

Hannah M

artin graduated 2005

Lot 21Sir Terence Conran

Terence Conran has had more impact than any other designer of his generation on everyday life in contemporary Britain. He founded Habitat, giving post-war Britain a revolution in home styling whose effects are still felt. As founder of the Storehouse Group he ran Heals, British Home Stores and Mothercare, and set up Next. He owns The Conran Shop, with stores in London, Paris, New York and across Japan.

The success of his enterprises influenced British government to recognise the economic value of design. In the 1980s he helped establish the Boilerhouse project, putting design on the cultural landscape in Britain, which has since become the present Design Museum.

Sir Terence Conran ‘graduated’ 1951