From 15th March to 21st March, Somerset House in London is holding an exhibition of over 100 designers to raise money for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres. The project called ‘Joy of Living’ was founded by London Design Guide author Max Fraser. The artists were all asked to draw/print or paint on a A4 piece of graph paper. “The fluid brief allows for a maximum of expression and the use of graph paper is evocative of the beginning of the design process, and Max hopes that the choice of this simple medium will trigger a breadth of responses. The graph paper can be used in any manner by the designer. Each designer will also supply a short text on the inspiration for their finished, signed piece. Habitat has partnered with the project to frame each artwork for the March exhibition.” The pieces will be exhibited anonymously and then auctioned for £250 each, with the artists identities announced afterwards.
