Q&T WITH VAULT49...

We are very pleased to welcome the multi-talented New York design studio Vault49 to ClickforArt.com this month. We decided to share a cup of fine english tea and split some biscuits...

Your name, age, location, education? Vault49 is a boutique design, illustration and photography studio hailing from London and now based in New York, 7 years old, educated at the School of Hard Knocks, London.

Can you explain your art? We emerged as two passionate designers fresh out of college and obsessed with beauty, craft, and creating devils in the details - all while working from half a student bedroom. Today we still have the same entrepreneurial philosophy but there are more of us. Our team contains a wonderful cross-pollination of creative talent including industry leading illustration, graphic design, art direction, animation, photography, web design, interactive design...

We’re storytellers in the classic fashion and our beautiful work is threaded with diverse narratives, innuendo, and a macabre sense of humour, all designed to continue to reward the viewer with new discoveries and a prolonged appreciation of the craft and detail featured in every Vault49 creation.

We find that our work is usually critiqued best by others. The historical influences and associations are difficult for us to spot because we are all so immersed in concepts and production that perspective can be hard to achieve. However, it’s easy for me to say that our work is characterized by genuine creative talent, innovation, craftsmanship, and a love of the human touch, whether that’s in a silk screen print or a piece of vector art.

Where do you get your inspiration? It seems impossible to go through life without daily inspiration hiding in unexpected places behind every turn. We’ve already got enough ideas to last us a lifetime, the challenge is trying to pick the ones that will be most fun!

Which other artists Inspire you? James Jean, Mario Hugo.

What has been your favourite project to date? It’s usually the one we’re working on at any given moment, and now is no exception. We’re designing a huge flag which will be hanging outside a major advertising agency on 5th avenue, New York.

What are you working on at the moment? Alongside the flag we’re working on the latest season of clothing for the infamous Artful Dodger brand – Vault49 have been the dominant design team behind the last 22 seasons of clothing, both before and after Jay-Z bought the brand. We’ve also got an incredibly exciting partnership in the pipelines which we believe is going to change the creative horizon for our industry as we know it. Big ideas!

What is your favourite piece of your own work at ClickforArt.com? Why? Fairytale. It represents the diversity of our studio with 4 of us having worked on this in painstaking detail, and photography by Michael Creagh at Vault49. It’s also a seminal piece for our studio as we aimed to provide a marker between our finely crafted art and cheap imitation.

Also the new Isometric Series. Vault49’s Iso series is the visual product of a misspent childhood skipping school in favour of Street Fighter and Sega Rally down at the arcades. This crafted series of designs showcases the human touch which runs through all Vault49 work, combined with a digital finesse. The Iso series is a reaction against the repetitive, formulaic designs that are everywhere at the moment, and by restricting ourselves to working within an fixed grid it’s our goal to show that even though we all have the same tools, everything doesn’t have to look the same – creative vision is more important that Photoshop skills.

What is your favourite piece by another artist at ClickforArt.com? Why? The ‘Girl’ Pillow by Jules. Often Vault49 work is very intense, and it’s refreshing to see something so playful.

If you could design one thing or see your art applied to one thing, what would it be? We want to design artwork that goes below the ice at a skating rink.

What is currently hanging on your walls? Vault49 screen prints, Michael Creagh photography, and a Si Scott glow-in-the-dark print.

What advice could you give to a young artist reading this? Fine craftsmanship will outlast any trend.

What do you do when not working as an artist? We’re all in a synchronized sky-diving team.

Lastly Tea or Coffee? English Breakfast Tea!

And most importantly what biscuit/ snack/ cookie would you choose with your tea or coffee - and would you dunk? Milk Chocolate Hob-Nobs, chilled from the fridge! Every British friend of ours who comes to visit is instructed to bring as many packets as customs will allow.

Click here to check out Vault 49's stunning collection of Limited Edition artwork and cushions sets.

Plus make sure to visit www.vault49.com

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Made in England - but delivered Worldwide.

We ship all items Internationally using FedEx International Priority - this means that your package is fully tracked until it arrives at it's destination. It also means that when it leaves us it just takes a couple of days worldwide. But please remember we print all our art prints and canvases on demand to your specification - that takes around 10-12 working days - but if FedEx ship there so do we!

Limited Edition Cups & Saucers cause a stir!

The Limited Edition Cup & Saucers Series One have caused quite a stir since their launch. We have seen them featured in The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent, The Financial Times, Design Week, Computer Arts Magazine. Plus on a number of Blogs and websites...

James Jean 'Parched' Cup & Saucer now sold out and shipped...

The beautiful 'Parched' Cup and Saucer set by artist James Jean is now sold out. We are also now busy working on Series 2 - look out for some wonderful new designs from some fantastic new artists. Make sure you subscribe to our monthly newsletter to make sure you don't miss their release.

Our two new Stately Frame sizes.

We have introduced two new Stately frame sizes. Our Small Stately (56cm x 76cm) at £129 and our Big Stately (80cm x 112.7cm) at £299. These are a really cool alternative frame and come in Matt Black, Matt White, Silver and Gold. We can ship the framed art print Worldwide.

Heavyweight 310gsm Paper and 450gsm Canvas.

We are now using an even better print process and a 310gsm paper and a 450gsm Canvas as standard. As a result our Art prints are better than ever - colours are richer and deeper with even more precision and detail. All our prints are a flat matt finish - looking as close to Original Art as possible. All items are manufactured and lovingly hand finished in the UK.

Read all about it...

We are very happy to have seen ClickforArt products featured in several magazines and newspapers in the last couple of months. From Elle Decor to the New York Times to Computer Arts Magazine. Thank you to all the publications for highlighting us, our products and artists and continuing to support new art. This month you can read about our art, artists and products in LivingEtc, Ideal Home and Stuff Magazine.

Other new art prints this month...

We also have a heap of new prints & canvases from the likes of Si Clark, Poked Studio, Mr Go, Zutto and more.

New Skulled Cushions from Vault49

We are loving these new Skulled cushions from New York based design boutique Vault49. Available in 3 different colours and in 2 different sizes, these cool new designs look like a sweet floral pattern but there's something lurking in those flowers. Each colour is a Limited Edition of just 250.

Joe Ledbetter's Bunnies bounce in...

Fans of the Vinyl toy scene need no introduction to American Artist Joe Ledbetter. Just in time for Easter Joe's bunny pillow bounces into ClickforArt.com - with more goodies from Joe arriving in the next few months. Remember there are just 250 Bunny Pillow's up for grabs so get them whist they are here!

Nathan Jurevicius releases two new pillows.

Nathan Jurevicius is another artist well known to the vinyl toy fans. He is the creator and illustrator of online game sensation and graphic novel star Scarygirl. He's joined us this month with two beautiful Limited Edition Pillows - but watch this space for even more to come from Nathan soon!

Limited Edition Mini-Bags & EyeMasks.

Please check out our amazing range of Mini-Bags and matching Eye Masks. With a choice of 11 amazing designs to choose from. Including new designs from Caramelaw, Zutto, Tara McPherson, Vault49 and more.

Box Fresh! This is a Limited Edition Cup & Saucers...

We are pleased to announce the arrival of Limited Edition Cup & Saucer sets. With 9 different designs from some of the world’s most exciting artists including Dan Baldwin, Nanami Cowdroy, Joshua Davis, ilovedust, Mr Jago, James Jean, Si Scott, Tara McPherson and Vault49. Each is shipped boxed with an artist signed mini gicleé print and Certificate of Authenticity. These make a truly original art piece and we expect these to fly out before Christmas! So get in fast.

Clickforart at the ArtLounge, Birmingham.

ClickforArt.com is very happy to announce that you can now see and purchase our art prints, canvases and other products from the prestigious ArtLounge, Mailbox, Birmingham, UK.

Subscribe & Win £100 of gift vouchers this month.

New Artist - Aeiko

We felt it was about time we brought in a new digital artist and we hope you enjoy the artwork of Aeiko. We launch with three stunning prints from one of the UK's finest digital artists.

New Artist - HiddenMoves

We are pleased to welcome the exciting HiddenMoves to ClickforArt.com. Launching with a number of prints and pillows - with more to come soon. Please check out his stylish work straight out of the urban art and illustration scene. We expect great things.

New Artist - JAW Cooper

Lastly we are very pleased to welcome JAW Cooper to the mix. A rising star in the US, her work is a beautiful blend of styles and deliciously twisted themes. We have a number of art prints from Cooper's previous exhibits plus two amazing pillows. We will also see more from Cooper in future months. Please check her work out.

Limited Edition Luggage

We will soon be releasing some wonderful Limited Edition Luggage. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter for more information about it's release.

Huge Printed Canvas.

Introduce the WOW factor to your home with these huge printed boxed canvas measuring a giant 2m x 1.1m. Limited to just 100 prints with new pieces from ilovedust, Alberto Seveso, Replete and Neil Duerden.

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We are very pleased to welcome the multi-talented New York design studio Vault49 to ClickforArt.com this month. We decided to share a cup of fine english tea and split some biscuits...

Click here to check out Vault 49's stunning collection of Limited Edition artwork and cushions sets.

Plus make sure to visit www.vault49.com