Follow Your Nose
Follow your nose with these fun and playful socks! I’m excited to present my latest artproject, a collection of patterned socks, which are now ready for production. The first batch will arrive at my atelier by the end of March. As we approach winter, I plan to expand the collection with knee-length socks and additional sizes. The socks are made from soft cotton and are currently available in size 38-42, crew length. The composition is 80% cotton, 17% nylon, and 3% elastane. Machine wash at max 40°C and dry flat.
You can pre-order now ;-)
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Bangkok Design Week 2019
During Bangkok Design Week 2019 Sansiri presents The Alphabet of Joy by Sarah Corynen.
I was invited for a collaboration with Sansiri, one of the biggest real estate firms in Thailand. The exhibition took place from 26th of January to the 3rd of February 2019 on a boat along the Chao Praya river in Bangkok. On various locations throughout the city are billboards and installations on display for the upcoming months. Project date January 2019. Photos © Sarah Corynen
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About Poodles & other furry animals
A new collection of illustrations and patterns is now available! If you are looking for a collaboration in textile products, fashion and apparel, interior objects, packaging design, children books….get in touch to discuss your project.
Send me an email for more information and receive a personal password to view the collection online. The future looks Pretty in Pink and Very Furry ;-)
Illustration & Animation © Sarah Corynen
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Feelgood Bags
Small series of daily bags, printed with feel-good illustrations. All bags are slightly different and thus unique, printed in Europe and made in Belgium. The materials are 100% cotton, the lining is printed with a quirky pattern. Color pops!
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Animals on track!
Outdoor project for daycare De Villa and KU LEUVEN.
University KU Leuven and daycare De Villa in Heverlee (Belgium) invited me to install an artwork into their huge garden. The goal was to interact with all their toddlers. I have chosen to use the 280 square meters tiled path to paint a multicolor ‘racetrack for animals’. With a real START and FINISH and a very huge Friendly Bear waiting for toddler number one! Animals on track!
Project date July 2019. Location Heverlee, Belgium.
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Follow Your Nose Socks COMING SOON (end of March 2025)
Follow Your Nose with these playful cotton socks, offering a soft, breathable experience that keeps your feet snug throughout the day.
Elevate your sock drawer with SARAH CORYNEN cotton socks. Treat your feet to the playful comfort they deserve.
#feelgoodsocks #feelgooddesigns #textilepatterns
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Cardboard set-ups
A small selection of cardboard set-ups and doodles where I use acrylic gouache on cardboard. Sizes are variable. January 2021-2022. Work in progress.
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Boqua graphics & illustration
Since 2018 I am in charge of the graphics and illustrations for Boqua Natural, a range of natural cleaning products, developed & handmade by Bibi Diabokua. Made in Belgium.
The latest arrival in the Boqua Natural family is the Washing Powder and the Softener. With the delightful scents of lavender, ylang ylang and lemongrass.
The goal of this range of natural cleaning products is to get rid of all the unnecessary chemicals in your kitchen & bathroom cabinets. To simplify your life and to be natural!
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A PLAY with clay
I am translating my graphic work and language into ceramic objects. Exploring the wonderful world of underglazes and glazes. Pushing the boundaries of my patience with a lot of unexpected discoveries ;-) #colorpop #black&white
Photos © Sarah Corynen
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Black Indian Ink
Black indian ink and a brush, that's all I need to start my working day! I show you a small selection of my extensive archive of floral pattern designs, animals, abstract repeats, portraits, daily objects. Check out my online store.
Works date from 2014 until now.
© sarah corynen
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Blue Tiger
Well Ness Kom 2021 for Blauwhaus. Handmade ceramic object existing of different components…a bowl, two legs, a pitcher, a reservoir. The tiger refers to a tiger statue bought in Indonesia in 2001.
Made for the Potluck Festival organized by Wim Wauman, May 2021.
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Cardboard colorpop
A small selection of artworks where I use very bright poppy colors on leftover cardboard pieces. Sizes are approximately 50x50cm.
Photos © Sarah Corynen
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Prints ready for Paris
PARC DES EXPOSITIONS / PARIS NORD VILLEPINTE
HALL 5 / BOOTH 5V13
19 - 20 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2017 / OPEN 9AM - 6.30PM
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Boxed drawings
A small selection of black ink drawings on cardboard boxes.
Size of the box 51cm x 34cm. Project date October - December 2020. The finished boxes will be shown at the (postponed) TITO event. This event is organized by Emma Thyssen (illustrator) and Dries Otten (architect & designer). Other participants are Lieven Segers (artist) and Ans Aerts (designer).
Photos © Sarah Corynen
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Bold & joyful
Exotic flower bouquets, wild and domestic animals, cake with extra cream on top and much more! New drawings I presented in Première Vision Paris in September 2017.
all content © sarah corynen
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Buro Muro artprints
An exclusive selection of drawings available in poster sizes. Collaboration with BUROMURO. You can find more info on sizes, paper quality, delivery, frames and prices on their website! Photos © Sarah Corynen
The size of Art Prints in the following pictures is A1. Visit BuroMuro for more info & prices.
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Ceramic objects
I am translating my graphic work and language into ceramic objects. Exploring the wonderful world of underglazes and glazes. Pushing the boundaries of my patience with a lot of unexpected discoveries ;-) #colorpop #black&white
Photos © Sarah Corynen
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Colormarker on cardboard
Small selection of illustrations made with colored marker on leftover cardboard. Various sizes. Project date from May 2018 onwards. Work in progress.
All content © Sarah Corynen
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Cotton throws
These cotton throws are made in the USA, woven from 100% cotton and available in two sizes. The touch of the quality is very soft and comfortable, ideal for all your summer picknicks, beach trips, kids play carpet or even as a wall tapestry!
Project date May 2018All content © Sarah Corynen
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Felted animals & objects
Experiment with leftover material from my knitwear projects. The knitwear was felted and transformed into an animal that could serve as a cushion or toy. Project date 2013.
all content © sarah corynen
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Be Cool!
BE COOL is a young brand, created by young people and for young people. It is made in Spain and sold around the world, but especially popular in Europe. One of my designs made it to this cute push chair and light stroller. Visit the website of BE COOL. Instagram @baby.becool
Photos © BE COOL
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Soft Shapes
My latest experiments are soft, round and woolly. Some things for at home! Made of 100% wool and some hours of zen-handknitting. Felted and moulded into the perfect round shape.
Photos © Sarah Corynen
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Atelier 14 B
Exhibition and Atelier Project. Exhibition of cardboard installations, photographic prints, textile and ceramic objects at Atelier 14B, invited by Annouk Westerling. September 2021 until January 2022, Waasmunster.
Photos © Sarah Corynen
about sarah
short bio
Sarah Corynen (°1970) studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1993 she graduated with “FISH”, a collection made of bright colored handpaint silk fabrics. From 1993 until 1997 she produced her own fashion label, which was popular in Japan, Hong Kong, France, Italy, USA... Her designs were characterized by a graphic approach, using strong and unusual colour combinations and emphasizing on different knitwear techniques.
In1998, she became an assistant for the Antwerp designer Walter Van Beirendonck and for 3 years she directed a Japanese Knitwear brand, based in Tokyo (Narumiya Company).
Between 2001 and 2007 she has been teaching at the Academy of Ghent in Belgium (KASK) and at the Designskolen Kolding in Denmark.
In 2009 she started a handmade knitwear collection for men and women, and after the birth of her son Isaac in 2011 she added some styles for children as well. All the knitwear pieces were made to order, finished by hand and only available in small quantities. From December 2012 onwards a selection of styles was available at the Comme des Garçons store Trading Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to the knitwear she started focusing on her drawings and graphic artworks combining different media such as black indian ink, colored markers, cardboard, print, moving image, collages etc...
Sarah started her own creative studio in February 2014 and showed her drawings for the first time in Première Vision Paris. Also for home & interior customers she is presenting her flat surface patterns and original drawings (during Heimtextil Frankfurt and Indigo Brussels). She has built a worldwide clientele over Europe, Canada, USA, China & Japan
Her drawings are mainly inspired by daily life situations, animals and nature. In all her work she tries to maintain a graphical language that is bold, simple, colorful, straightforward and with a touch of humour. She is always further developing this graphic style and aesthetic in self-initiated or commissioned projects (surface pattern design, textile prints, book illustration, home and interior objects, artprojects, limited editions, graphic novels).
Her son Isaac and her small toypoodle Yoshi give her daily joy and inspiration!
