Archive/Design - Art Direction

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

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

Zakee Shariff For Sceptre ∙ 2007

Zakee's cover illustration for Siri Hustvedt's book, What I Loved, published by 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

'Al-'Over Cola', 2003
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

Al Fingers Meets Zakee Shariff, “Stardust” ∙ 2007

Stardust mixtape, compiled by DJ Al Fingers for Zakee Shariff, 2007
In 2007, DJ Al Fingers compiled a mixtape entitled Stardust to accompany Zakee's collection of the same name (see it here). Featuring Jill Scott, Minnie Riperton, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Brian Eno among others, the mix is Al Fingers' musical More

Zakee Shariff for Religion ∙ AW07

'Butterfly Skull', 2007. Zakee Shariff for Religion
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

Skye, Mind How You Go album cover Zakee Shariff (illustration) & Frank Bauer (photo), 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

Zakee Shariff × Medicom ∙ 2006

Henri, 'Jah Star' textile design For Medicom's FABRICK project, 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

'Cherries', 2005 For Amelia's Magazine (UK), Issue #4, Nov 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 Shariff, assorted decks, 2005. Silk-screen print, stencil and spray paint on wood
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

Zakee Shariff, “Where For Art Thou” ∙ AW04

Silk dress: Love Doily print. Hand-applique belt: Lucy Miller for Zakee Shariff. Photo by Rosalind Miller. Styling by Tamara Fulton. Make-up by Kate Lee. Hair by Asashi
For Autumn/Winter 2004, Zakee drew inspiration from her personal sketchbook from one of her journeys through Japan. The Jima Sky print was derived from a luxury star-printed jersey, taken from Zakee's sketches of a night sky on the Japanese island of More

Zakee’s Shoes, 2004–06

Printed canvas boot, Zakee Shariff, AW05
Zakee created four shoe collections in both leather and canvas. The most popular were her printed flat pump canvas shoes and high-top sneaker boots. Still loved by many. More