Blanche Tilden
25 years in the making
Blanche Tilden is one of Australia’s most successful contemporary jewellers, exhibiting her work in solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally since 1992.
Consequently she makes jewellery that is loaded with contradictions. Things like glass bike chains. Her love of a distant horizon across a glassy ocean, reflecting the mood of the sky above it, informed the creation of Envelope’s enduring brand image.
Whether working with just one person or collaboratively with a range of contributors, Ty has the singular ability to distil the essence of a project in outstanding examples of graphic design. This distillation is achieved through careful listening and a desire to ‘get it right’ for the client. Information is presented with clarity and always realised via Ty’s unique approach. Working together now for 30 years, Ty and I have developed a brand language that is instantly recognisable with the flexibility to be adapted for use across the shifting landscape of visual communication, both printed and digital.
I met Blanche in the late 90s when she was at Susan Cohn’s Workshop 3000 and I was a graphic designer at Emery Vincent Design, under the guidance of Garry Emery. Both are masters of their craft, generous, and forthcoming with their knowledge. Through their collaboration, we learned the importance of establishing and nurturing real trust between artist and designer. Since the early 2000s, our simpatico relationship and complementary working methods have formed into a creative design partnership, influenced by our shared love of the Bauhaus, modernism, architecture, typography and electronic music.
Another project…
Australian Tapestry Workshop
Weaving a new narrative