Camille Walala Explained

Birth Name:Camille Vic-Dupont
Birth Date:August
Birth Place:Piégon, France
Alma Mater:University of Brighton
Years Active:2009–present
Partner:Julia Jomaa[1]

Camille Vic-Dupont (born August 1975), known professionally as Camille Walala, is a French multi-disciplinary designer based in East London.[2] She is known for her life-size murals and installations[3] and her post-modernism inspired patterns.[4]

Early life and education

Walala grew up in Piégon, a small village in the South of France, where her mother ran a B&B. Her father, an architect, moved to Paris after they divorced.[5] [6] Walala struggled at school due to her dyslexia and felt her eccentric style was judged.[7] [8]

In 1997, her father encouraged her to spend the summer in London to improve her English skills. Although initially reluctant, Walala loved it and returned to London in 1999 after completing her French Literature degree.[9] During her 20s, she worked in hospitality while experimenting with potential career paths.[10] She started taking drawing and pottery classes. As suggested by a teacher, Walala studied Textile Design at the University of Brighton, graduating in 2009.[11] [12]

Career

After graduating from university in 2009, Walala established her brand Studio Walala in Hackney, East London.

In 2017, Walala was invited by NOW Gallery in South London to create an interactive, life size installation, for which the studio created an immersive so-called "temple of wonder".[13]

In 2020, as one of the highlights of the inaugural London Mural Festival, Walala transformed Adams Plaza Bridge at Canary Wharf Crossrail station, London, into a piece of creative art. The bridge is decorated with colourful geometric shapes and patterns, and plays with the long perspective of the tunnel. The bridge is now a permanent part of award-winning public art collection at Canary Wharf Art Trail, and visitors can enjoy its beauty all year round.[14] [15]

In 2021, during a period of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Walala reimagined the Design Museum shop as a grocery store, selling essential products re-designed by emerging artists such as Kentaro Okawara, Joey Yu, Isadora Lima and Michaela Yearwood-Dan.[16]

Selected work

Notes and References

  1. Camille Walala shares colourful vision to make Oxford Street a car-free shopping district. Dezeen. Lizzie. Crook. 23 November 2020. 27 April 2023.
  2. Web site: 2019-09-08. On my radar: Camille Walala's cultural highlights. 2021-11-03. the Guardian. en.
  3. Web site: Love. Emma. 2016-09-10. Tenant's extras: Camille Walala's dazzling interiors. 2021-11-03. the Guardian. en.
  4. News: Heathcote. Edwin. 2019-09-13. The triumphant return of postmodernism. Financial Times. 2021-11-03.
  5. Camille Walala: Queen of the castle. Evening Standard. Katie. Law. 14 September 2017. 27 April 2023.
  6. Web site: 2019-08-22. Camille Walala on hard work, perseverance and why it's important to paint your name as big as possible. 2021-11-03. Creative Boom. en.
  7. Designer Camille Walala: 'Hackney's eccentricity gave me a freedom I didn't have in France'. Hackney Gazette. Emma. Bartholomew. 21 September 2017. 27 April 2023.
  8. Web site: Workwear: mural artist Camille Walala walks us through her wardrobe. It's Nice That. Maisie. Skidmore. 10 September 2015. 27 April 2023.
  9. Paint the town: Camille Walala. Brummell. Amy. Raphael. 11 September 2019. 27 April 2023.
  10. Camille Walala. The Design Files. Lucy. Feagins. 14 March 2014. 27 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Camille Walala Story Moleskine. 2021-11-03. www.moleskine.com.
  12. Web site: Camille Walala's maze is a riotous temple of colour and pattern. University of Brighton. Lizzie. Amati. 13 July 2017. 27 April 2023.
  13. Web site: 2017-07-14. Eyes On: Camille Walala. 2021-12-15. Wonderland. en-GB.
  14. https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/captivated-by-colour-camille-walala-reimagines-adams-plaza-bridge-canary-wharf-210820/ Captivated by Colour: Camille Walala Reimagines Adams Plaza Bridge, Canary Wharf – 21.08.20
  15. https://canarywharf.com/artwork/camille-walala-captivated-by-colour/ Camille Walala: Captivated By Colour
  16. Web site: 2021-04-19. The Design Museum and Camille Walala open supermarket for redesigned essentials. 2021-12-15. Design Week. en-UK.
  17. Web site: WALALA X PLAY – NOW Gallery. 2021-11-03. nowgallery.co.uk.
  18. Web site: 2023-02-18. Camille Walala: Captivated By Colour. 2023-02-18. Canary Wharf Group. en.
  19. Web site: 2020-01-28. Camille Walala decorates "kids' dream house" with more than two million Lego pieces. 2021-11-03. Dezeen. en.
  20. Web site: 2021-01-21. Camille Walala curates Supermarket food store at the Design Museum. 2021-11-03. Dezeen. en.
  21. Web site: 2022-04-20. Camille Walala designs the poster for the 56th Montreux Jazz Festival. 2022-11-27. montreuxjazzfestival. en.

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