Carne Griffiths

Originally from Liverpool, Carne Griffiths graduated from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone in 1995. After completing a one-year KIAD fellowship and moving to London, Carne Griffiths served an apprenticeship at the longest-established gold wire embroidery firm in the world. Here Carne worked as a gold wire embroidery designer for twelve years, eventually becoming the creative director. Carne Griffiths produced intricate designs for the military and the film, theatre, fashion and advertising industries. The designs of Carne Griffiths were used for the uniforms in the films Valkyrie, The Last King of Scotland, and in particular his ‘Red Death Coat’ was used in The Phantom of the Opera. Carne Griffiths’ elaborate floral designs for Asprey were included in their first ever catwalk collection and his works were featured on the embroidered cover of the 80th Royal Variety Performance program in 2008.

Since establishing his own studio in 2010, Carne Griffiths has exhibited in the UK at the London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy, the London Art Fair in both 2011 and 2012, and overseas at Urban in Ibiza in 2011 and Arts After Dark, New Orleans in 2010. Carne Griffiths also collaborated with the British photographer Rankin for a feature in the 2nd edition of Hunger Magazine early in 2012.