GIMME MORE | Designed by ANDREW JONES + JOY WALKER | RESERVE THIS ROOM

Guests staying in room 312 will delight in the exquisite simplicity of this room which is infused with serenity.

ARTIST STATEMENT

The overall impact of our room is of quiet simplicity. As a furniture designer and a textile designer working together, our goal was to combine hard and soft materials that respond to human needs, uplift the spirit and chase away the hotel blues. Oak-veneered plywood was used to make all the furniture for the room. The design of each piece is elemental and simple in construction, yet carefully considers the use. Our bed has an upholstered headboard which angles back, transforming it into a large, soft chair for two – a comfortable place to lounge, read, work, talk on the phone or watch television. A large textile wall wraps around the bed giving softness and texture to the room. The silkscreen-printed designs conceptually play with the of process painting. Colours appear as splashes or “paint chips” drawing the visitor’s eye around the room and inviting them to participate by stopping to consider each colour.

The Gladstone project is a first-time collaboration between furniture designer, Andrew Jones and textile artist, Joy Walker.

ARTIST BIO

Andrew Jones is a Toronto-based designer who specializes in developing furniture and lighting products for manufacturers, architecture, and interiors. His clients are located in Canada , the United States and Great Britain. With a degree in architecture from The University of Toronto, Jones continued his education at the Royal College of Art, London where he received an MA in furniture design in 1997. He has won numerous awards for his designs, including 3 prestigious I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review awards. His work has been exhibited internationally in venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Venice Biennale. It is included in the permanent collection of the Royal Ontario Museum and the Design Exchange, Toronto. Jones begins his work by imagining new ways to experience design. He looks at fundamental issues such as, how design can make life easier, entertain the eye, enliven the spirit and work with the body. His work, while displaying an economy of expression and form, never compromises comfort, practicality and joy. His products are known for bringing the unexpected and the delightful to the public realm. Jones teaches furniture design at the architecture schools of the University of Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania.

Joy Walker is a Toronto artist originally from Montreal, Quebec. She trained at Ontario College of Art and Design and completed a 3-year artist residency at the Textile Studio at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. Joy also owns and operates WORK Textiles (since 1995), producing custom silkscreen printed fabrics. Her fabrics have been sold in retail stores throughout Canada and the U.S. and have been featured in numerous newspapers and periodicals. She has also collaborated with theatre and dance companies to develop sets and costumes. Her textile work is held in several public collections, and she has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards. Joy has taught Fabric Science at George Brown College (2001-2005) and will be teaching in the Textile Department at Sheridan College beginning Sept. 2005.

THANKS | Kent Aggus, Ken Nicol, Tonia Smith, The Gladstone Hotel crew.

CONTACT | Andrew Jones: andrew@andrewjonesdesign.com
www.andrewjonesdesign.com
Joy Walker: joynwalker@rogers.com
www.worktextiles.com