Anniversary Magazine by Romy Northover

Romy Northover x Silent Living : Language of Aesthetics by Eve Laliberté

Silent Living and Romy Northover unite to present Language of Aesthetics, a video produced by Cereal and directed by Raspberry & Jam. The video presents the latest installation realized by Northover on the grounds of Casa No Tempo. Located 1 hour south of Lisbon in Montemor o Novo, the house is part of Silent Living, a series of four curated residences in Portugal aiming to encourage quietness, time and place awareness.

The artist had planned to realize works in ceramic, but when she arrived, she instead let herself drift and got inspired by the spirit of the place, that had for long belonged to Silent Living family before being renovated by architect Manuel Aires Mateus.

For Casa No Tempo, Northover designed four sculpture using materials coming from the building itself. She located them on the grounds near the house, allowing for a new perspective of the residence.

Genuinely working with her connection to nature, Northover here created a work responding to Casa No Tempo timeless environment ; nurturing contemplation and peacefulness.

See full piece on ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE

Live The Process by Romy Northover

Romy Northover finds inspiration in the earth.

The lifelong visual communicator studied fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London, and worked everywhere from Hong Kong to Venice to Berlin before opening her first studio at Togei Kyoshitsu in Manhattan.

Combining European ceramics and traditional Japanese techniques, her work reflects an “ancient future” aesthetic. At her art and design house, No. (‘nō), she collaborates with interior and landscape designers, architects and private clients, as well as selling through select retailers and galleries.

Here, Northover describes the role nature plays in her impulse to create and engage:

Photo: Bec Lorrimor

Photo: Bec Lorrimor

Natural Beauty & Exotic Jewellery - Clay Face Masks at Alex Eagle by Romy Northover

Artist Romy Northover and photographer Maxim Northover unites the skin invigorating powers of natural ingredients and fine jewellery. New Year, New You – you know the phrase. Now is the moment to refresh body, mind and wardrobe, to start the year with a burst of energy and inspiration. And where better to start than your skin? Inspired by the expertise of Alex Eagle’s onsite facialist experts FacePlace and the radiance giving properties of natural ingredients such as turmeric, salt, honey and cucumber, artist and art director Romy Northover and photographer Maxim Northover have created a stunning photographic series celebrating beauty and self-care. Using Face Place’s preferred product range Skinceuticals and Kaolin, as well as more fridge friendly ingredients such as yoghurt and honey, the series is a witty twist on the beauty editorial, heightened by the inclusion of fine jewellery by some of Alex Eagle’s favourite brands. Including earrings by Anissa Kermiche, Fernando Jorge and All Blues, cuffs by Sophie Buhai and Irene Danilovich and rings by Completedworks, the editorial offers New Year inspiration for skin and limb.

Words by Tish Wrigley

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Modern Art For Your Wardrobe - Alex Eagle Collection by Romy Northover

An exclusive story from artist Romy Northover and photographer Maxim Northover offers a monochrome take on Alex Eagle’s timeless modern classics.

Alex Eagle’s lines of timeless classics and bespoke tailored pieces represent a perfect storm of modernity, luxury and sensuality. Inspired by the ease and quality of men’s fashion, the collection channels the chic and purpose needed for a new start in 2018.

This energy is expressed in an exclusive editorial story directed by artist Romy Northover and photographed by Maxim Northover. Monochrome and elegantly erotic, the images demonstrate the tactility of the fabric and the quality of the cut; the simple perfection of beautifully made garments that work alone and together. From elegant flowing dresses, shirts and coats in silk and cashmere to tailored linen suits, Northover creates a new take on Eagle’s timeless modern classics.

Words: Tish Wrigley

The collection is available at ALEX EAGLE

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T-shirt story for 1920 by Romy and Maxim Northover by Romy Northover

1920 tee - shot by Maxim Northover

1920 tee - shot by Maxim Northover

We put the extremely creative brother and sister duo Romy (artist/designer) and Maxim (photographer) Northover to the task of capturing what 1 9 2 0 means to them in London over the holidays. We also were able to sit down and hear about what they are up to and what makes them tick. I hope you enjoy this feature of "IN TEES" as much as well do.

ROMY: With the images we wanted to really bring out the quality of the cotton with the tee's because this is what is really special about 1920 we wanted to show how it feels to wear them. There is intentional ambiguity about male or female in the Tee shirt - unisex feel - Also the attention to detail in the label and branding which is so damn cute!

read full article HERE

Inspiration Imagery

SHAPES, BODY AND SOUL - PIECE APART COLLECTION 1 exhibition photos by Romy Northover

Photography: Shanita SimsCreative Direction: Romy Northover

Photography: Shanita Sims

Creative Direction: Romy Northover

Cette première collection proposée par P I E C E A P A R T rassemble autour de l’œuvre de Caroline Denervaud le designer Arthur Hoffner, ainsi que les céramistes Valentina Cameranesi, Daphne Corregan, Jessica Coates & Michel Müller (Studio MC) et Romy Northover. Dans ce séjour imaginaire, signifié par l’ameublement et les fontaines d’intérieur, les céramiques dialoguent avec les peintures exposées dans une esthétique formelle commune. Au delà de leur charge décorative, ces œuvres et objets d’art nous parlent d’émotions, d’espace et de physicalité.

Car cette proposition, intitulée « Shapes, body and soul », s’intéresse précisément à l’implication du corps dans l’acte de création.

Comment ne pas noter en effet, dans l’œuvre de Caroline Denervaud, l’importance primordiale du mouvement et du geste qui vont jusqu’à s’imposer comme fondements de sa pratique picturale et performative : au milieu d’une chambre de papier, l’artiste s’abandonne, un pinceau à la main, dans un mouvement continu et nécessaire, se heurtant à l’espace défini. Durant ces instants auto-filmés, son corps dessine alors ce qu’elle aime appeler des « traces », témoins intrinsèques de ses mouvements et ses émotions.

En 2016, Romy Northover, artiste céramiste basée à New-York, propose à Caroline d’intégrer ses pièces de grès dans ses performances, et de les transfigurer en peintures. Le corps, alors contraint davantage dans son élan, va s’adapter à cette présence et dialoguer avec elle de manière presque chamanique, exprimant ainsi le caractère viscéral de la céramique en ce sens que l’importance ne réside pas tant dans l’objet final que dans l’engagement - voire la lutte - du corps dans cet acte de création. Un postulat que partagent Daphne Corregan ou Valentina Cameranesi, chez qui la céramique est prétexte à l’expérimentation de nouvelles formes, nourries tant par la ré-interprétation d’un héritage architectural passé que par l’évolution de l’identité féminine.

Dans ce séjour en proie à une décharge de couleur, il s’agit ainsi de se laisser saisir par la force de ces deux éléments que sont le corps et l’argile, de s’emplir de la puissance de cette matière ancestrale, de l’élégance des lignes et des gestes. Alors se révèle entre toutes ces pièces, un langage romantique et sensuel, une nostalgie contemporaine qui jaillit en cascade jusque dans les fontaines hypnotiques d’Arthur Hoffner.