Archive/Collaborations
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
Zakee Shariff For Sceptre ∙ 2007
To celebrate the 21st anniversary of its literary imprint, Sceptre, publisher Hodder Stoughton commissioned 21 artists and illustrators to come up with original covers for a range of its titles. Zakee illustrated the cover for a new edition of What More
Zakee Shariff For Coca-Cola ∙ 2007
In 2003, Zakee was approached by Coca-Cola to design a textile print using the contour bottle. Zakee paid homage to Andy Warhol's Coca-Cola screen-print by positioning the bottles next to each other, adding her own touch by giving each bottle More
Zakee Shariff for Religion ∙ AW07
Zakee teamed up with UK-based clothing company Religion to collaborate on some printed clothing pieces. The first set of garments entered the shops in October 2007, with more released in 2008. More
Skye, Atlantic Records ∙ 2006
Zakee was approached by Atlantic Records to produce artwork for Skye's Mind How You Go album campaign. Working with photographer Frank Bauer's imagery, Zakee illustrated the album cover and inlay book, as well as the cover of the single, "Love Show". More
Shariff/Hudson, “We Are Running Slightly Blind” ∙ 2006
Zakee collaborated with Chicago-based artist Cody Hudson (Struggle Inc) for a show entitled We Are Running Slightly Blind, held at the Hejfina gallery/store in Chicago. More
Zakee Shariff × Medicom ∙ 2006
Zakee designed an all-over print for the Japanese toymaker, Medicom, for their fabric project, FABRICK. The Jah Star design as featured on a variety of accessories and interior products, including the soft toy, Henri. Another toy, named Jean & Tempur, More
Amelia’s Magazine ∙ 2005
One of Zakee's illustrations was used as a double-page spread in issue 4 of Amelia's Magazine, which came with a vibrant scratch 'n' sniff front cover and an exclusive set of smelly pens to colour-in some wonderful "colouring pages" designed More
Zakee Shariff × The Consortium ∙ 2005
Zakee created a touring exhibition of hand-sprayed skateboard decks, alongside prints and limited-edition screen printed unisex T-shirts, which were exhibited in June 2005 in the Consortium Shop, Bournemouth, and then at Five Green, Dubai in July 2005.
A number of skateboards were More
Oki-Ni ∙ 2003
Zakee was asked by London-based design collective Oki-Ni to create an exhibition of customised clothing for their store on Saville Row, London.
As well as hand-customising underwear, tops, bottoms and sweatshirts, Zakee created the wallpaper for the store (in her Mhendi print) as More
Shariff/Stewart, “The Angels Of Z” ∙ 2003
"The Angels Of Z" is a short film about a day in the life of ten girls wearing Zakee Shariff's Spring/Summer 2003 collection.
Filmed by Neil Stewart with animation by Zakee Shariff and Public, it was screened in London (London Fashion More
