All posts by Zakee Shariff
RE-ISSUES “RAINBOW SPRAY”
In 2001 Zakee made a vest, sweatshirt and zip up jacket as part of her ladies forward order clothing collection. They all featured her original "Rainbow Spray " art. It was loved by so many, that she still gets stories More
ThandieKay
Actress Thandie Newton and make-up artist Kay Montano have put up an article about Zakee on their Blog, ThandieKay. Its all about Zakee the person and what informed and inspired her to do what she does now. You can More
Zakee Shariff Online Shop Is Now Live
After a hiatus, Zakee came back with new work and a new online shop offering exclusive, limited edition pieces spanning clothing, interior, art and design in 2014
All are supplied direct from Zakee's workshop, and are hand-printed either by Zakee or More
Zakee Shariff × Ruff And Huddle ∙ AW14
Zakee recreated her iconic "Raining Peace Drop" print for the kids wear brand Ruff and Huddle, which has been smartly placed on sweat and jersey for unisex kids clothing.
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Zakee Shariff × Ruff And Huddle ∙ AW13
Zakee teamed up with the great kidswear brand, Ruff And Huddle, designing two prints and an embroidery for their AW13 collection. More
Fashion A to Z: An Illustrated Dictionary (Mini Edition) ∙ 2013
The new mini edition of Zakee and her husband Al's fashion dictionary, Fashion A To Z: An Illustrated Dictionary is available from Amazon and all good bookshops now, published by Laurence King Publishing. More
LOVE Japan ∙ 2011
Zakee created a piece of artwork for LOVE JAPAN used on ladies and men's T-shirts as well as a bag, for the very special charity LOVE JAPAN, set up by the London-based photography retouch company, LOVE. After the devastating effects of More
Zakee Shariff For (BUGABOO)RED ∙ 2010
As the UK ambassador for (BUGABOO)RED, Zakee designed an all-over print for their "Chameleon" stroller/buggy, in celebration of the two year anniversary of the partnership between (RED) and Bugaboo. It was a one-off production and was auctioned in October 2010 More
Zero Seven, Atlantic Records ∙ 2010
Zakee worked closely with Sam Hardaker of Zero Seven on the art direction of their album RECORD, creating a hand-printed marble which she then hand-painted onto. She also created co-art-directed and created the artwork for the CD booklet.
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Shariff/Miller, “Light” ∙ 2007
Zakee Shariff and British photographer Rosalind Miller created a new body of work using photographs of lights and gels, with overlays of Zakee's hand-made marble drawings. More
“Searching For Light” Exhibition, London & Zurich ∙ 2009
Zakee exhibited a selection of new artwork at the Old Shoreditch Station (AKA No-One/Jaguar Shoes) on Kingsland Road, London E2. The show then moved to Gloss/Grand in Zurich, Switzerland. Supported by Roxy Heart, the show saw a departure from Zakee's More
Roxy Heart by Zakee Shariff ∙ AW09
Zakee teamed up with Roxy Europe to work as artist and designer for Roxy Heart, a new concept whereby Roxy's head designer, Valerie Thevenot, collaborated with a new creative every season to create a collection of clothing and accessories. Zakee More
Leona Naess, Polydor/Verve ∙ 2008/09
Zakee art directed, illustrated and co-designed the album campaign for Polydor/Verve artist Leona Naess, in collaboration with her husband Al Newman. The first single from the campaign, "Heavy Like Sunday", was released on seven-inch single in June 2008 (limited to More
Zakee Shariff × X-Girl ∙ SS08 & AW08
In 2008 Zakee created two collections for X-Girl (Japan), consisting of a ten-piece and twelve-piece ladies clothing collection with prints inspired by drawings Zakee made after a special trip to Jamaica in 2007, as well as a group of watercolours Zakee More
Shariff/Miller, “Floral” ∙ 2007
While pregnant with her first child, Rosalind Miller, one of Zakee's long-time friends and collaborators, photographed a series of plants and flowers representing growth, form, beauty and health. To these, Zakee added sacred geometric shapes and fine line drawings, combining More
