BCM Storytelling Chair by Dominika Lipniewska
About the Creation
For the Haringey Feast, artist and illustrator Dominika Lipniewska led a drop-in workshop for families at Bruce Castle Museum and Archive to draw on collective ideas and designs for a storytelling chair with the theme of identity.
‘The Story of Me’ workshop encouraged fun in creating different types of self-portraits, sharing likes, talents, favourite things to do and quirks that made young people unique. Some used chalk on the ground in creating their self-image; others cut out shapes and stuck them together, talking about who we are and what makes us – well, us!
Dominika meticulously transferred their drawings onto foam, cutting and arranging them to create this exquisite chair.
About the Artist
Dominika Lipniewska is a London based independent illustrator and designer. In her work she uses line and shape to convey her ideas and stories into bold and graphic images and abstract portraits.
Originally from Poland, Dominika studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and children’s book illustration at Cambridge School of Art and has been working independently since 2013 and is now part of a growing community of artists in Tottenham.
Dominika published books with Tate Publishing and Button Books, leads kids workshops and drawing events and is an associate tutor at Central St Martins College of Art and Design. Her other clients include Wallpaper Magazine, Financial Times, Wired Magazine, Uniqlo, Munch Museum and Haringey Council.
About the Community
‘The Story of Me’ workshop for local families and young people, held at Bruce Castle Museum & Archive, encouraged participants to use various artistic media to explore what makes them unique!
Bruce Castle holds the Musuem & Archive collection for the London Borough of Haringey. It regularly hosts free talks, walks, exhibitions and family activities for the local community and beyond.
