I am 27 years old living in Cape Town, South Africa. In my free-time I like to draw with ink in sketch books, taking a break from all the digital processes and embracing the permanence and imperfections of ink. Drawing for myself without design briefs or deadlines is my means of meditation.
When I am not drawing, I'm obsessing over bass guitars. I spend an equal amount of time playing as I do researching. I've recently gotten into guitar electronics and the process of wiring pickups with unusual configurations. Very few of my seven basses have not yet been tinkered with...
I graduated with distinction from AAA School of advertising, Cape Town campus, in December of 2016.
My professional career started when I joined Rob De Sousa, head designer and founder of Fuel Design. Here I got to the opportunity to hone a variety of skills such as brand-identity development, web-design, illustration, print design and the printing process.
In 2021 I accepted a job offer to work as one of the in-house designers for RapidDeploy. They are a software company with offices in Cape Town and Austin, Texas. This gave me experience and insight into the corporate design world.
Since the end of 2019 I've been creating art in my free time. I've formed an art duo, Madder&Kohl and got representation with WorldArt Gallery in April of 2021. We've had one solo show, been a part of two art fairs and have also sold pieces globally through Saatchi Art.