Alex Randall (born in 1982, London) is a British

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and artist. She is probably best known for her use of unconventional materials in large-scale

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, such as

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rawhide and salvaged materials. Her studio is based in London. Randall first attended the

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where she studied sculpture and later

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where she completed an MA in Professional Writing. In 2006 Randall started her career as a lighting artist and designed her first piece, the award-winning Bakelite Telephone Lamp In 2007 Randall's work started making its way into the marketplace in stores such as

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and

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. Randall's work normally finds its way into boutique hotels, restaurants and private residences as well as the clothing brand

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. She has designed much of their bespoke lighting pieces for their international stores. In 2008 Randall started working in the

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medium of

She took the ethical stance to work only with already dead or culled animals and so has worked a lot with

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. Works in this vein range fro
The Carriers
t
The Rat Swarm Lamp‘The most nightmarish lamp ever produced’
an
Squirrel Wall Lights
Randall works collaboratively with the photographer Claire Rosen Their images have won multiple awards. Randall is involved with the charit
Freddie For A Day
creating a large scale cast of the statue of Freddie Mercury for the benefit of the charity. In 2012 Randall was invited by the boutique Hong Kong based stor
Lane Crawford
to exhibit.

Selected shows

2012
''Lane Crawford''
Hong Kong
2011 The memory collection
The Russian club

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2011 Guest Speaker- The Day of Light, the

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2011 ''Solo show''
''Ken Fulk''
San Francisco
2010
''Tent London''

2010
‘''The Future Perfect''’
New York
2009 ''Stuff and Nonsense''. London.
2009
''100% Design''
, .
2008 'Where To?' Solo Show. London.
2008
''Pulse''
, London.
2008
''100% Design''
, London.
2008
''Trash Luxe''
, Liberty Department Store, London.
2007
''Pulse''
, London.
2007
''100% Design''
, London.

Major artworks

''The Antler Chandelier''
(2010)
''Bakelite Phone Lamps''
(2006)

(2011)
''Duck Desk Lamp''
(2009) *
In Memory Of Freddie
' (2011) *
The Gramophone Chandelier
' (2007)
''Organ Pipe Chandelier''
(2008)
''Pigeon pendants''
(2008)
''The Rat Swarm Lamp''
(2010)
''Saw Blade Chandelier''
(2010)

(2010)

(2011)

References

External links

Alex Randall's website

Watch an interview with Alex talking to Lane Crawford

Watch an Interview with Alex talking to Asia Tatler

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