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Magic Hands Wallpaper

Zakee has recreated her Magic Hands textile as a digitally printed wallpaper for interiors, available through her store here. More

“Follow The Light” Art Exhibition, London 8 Sept – 29 Oct 2015

Zakee Shariff presented her solo exhibition Follow The Light, a series of screen-prints and paintings at Exposure Gallery, London. FOLLOW THE LIGHT Launched on 9 September 2015, Zakee Shariff’s new solo exhibition Follow The Light sees the artist present a new More

RE-ISSUES “RAINBOW SPRAY”

Rainbow Spray Printed Sweat & Vest
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

Zakee Shariff Online Shop Is Now Live

Peace Moon Text Sweat. Photography by Jessica Sargeant. Model Charlie Siddick.
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

'Peace Drop' allover print for jersey, Zakee Shariff for 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. www.ruffandhuddle.co.uk
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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

Fashion A to Z, An Illustrated Dictionary, for Laurence King Publishing
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 Shariff for LOVE Japan
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

Zakee Shariff for (BUGABOO) RED. 'Chameleon' buggy in 'Bug Bug' all-over print
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 Shariff artwork with hand painted details in pen and ink for 'Record' CD cover for Atlantic Records
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.               More

Shariff/Miller, “Light” ∙ 2007

Zakee Shariff & Rosalind Miller, 'Yellow Light', digital hand illustration over photograph, 84 × 118 cm
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

Spirit Come Shed Your Light On Me, 2009. Watercolour
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 Shariff for Roxy Heart, 2009. Photo by Benjamin Alexander Huseby
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

Fashion A–Z, An Illustrated Dictionary ∙ 2009

Zakee Shariff & Alex Newman, 'Fashion A–Z, An Illustrated Dictionary', front cover. For Laurence King Publishing, 2009
Zakee and her husband Al compiled a fashion dictionary for Laurence King Publishing entitled Fashion A–Z, An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrated by Zakee and written and designed by Al, it is available from Amazon and all good bookshops. 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

'X-Gal' Print. Zakee Shariff for X-Girl, SS08
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