About
Claire O’Grady (née Regnard)
Amoeba Concepts designer Claire O’Grady (née Regnard) is based in Plettenberg Bay in the beautiful Garden Route. She creates an ever-expanding commercial range of wall décor, hooks, sculpture, and furniture, which is showcased at the Amoeba@Ilovani showroom at The Heath Complex.
Her inspiration comes from nature, and thus the prominent features in her designs include; trees, leaves, flowers & branches. She has also been influenced by sacred geometry when designing patterning.
Her custom or private orders have included; decorative gates & burglar proofing, sculpture, decorative screens, furniture and business signage.
Her inspiration comes from nature, and thus the prominent features in her designs include; trees, leaves, flowers & branches. She has also been influenced by sacred geometry when designing patterning.
Her custom or private orders have included; decorative gates & burglar proofing, sculpture, decorative screens, furniture and business signage.
'An artist is not paid for his labor, but for his vision'
- James McNeill Whistler
Interview with 'Times live' - 9 December 2009
I have always designed and made 'stuff', be it ceramics, sewing, printing, mosaic, cement & resin casting, leatherwork etc... it's not like there was a beginning.
Living in Jhb has influenced both the way I work & the materials I use.
The urban environment lends itself to harder more resilient materials.
Living in Jhb has influenced both the way I work & the materials I use.
The urban environment lends itself to harder more resilient materials.
Anything and everything.
Commercially my range consists of; walls, table & hanging candle holders, hooks, table & pendant lights, shelves, wall decor & hangings.
My private orders have included; decorative gates & burglar proofing, sculpture, decorative screens, furniture, house numbers and business signage.
I design my work on Auto-cad and have the designs laser cut out of sheet metal, wood, vinyl & Perspex.
My finished metal pieces are either; left raw, powder-coated or sprayed with either Duko or enamel paint.
Commercially my range consists of; walls, table & hanging candle holders, hooks, table & pendant lights, shelves, wall decor & hangings.
My private orders have included; decorative gates & burglar proofing, sculpture, decorative screens, furniture, house numbers and business signage.
I design my work on Auto-cad and have the designs laser cut out of sheet metal, wood, vinyl & Perspex.
My finished metal pieces are either; left raw, powder-coated or sprayed with either Duko or enamel paint.
For me, everything comes down to nature, so the prominent feature in my designs includes; trees, leaves, flowers & branches.
I also refer to sacred geometry when designing patterning.
Sacred geometry is basically geometry used in designing the sacred architecture (Places of worship), and sacred design (rose windows in churches, mosaic & metalwork in Mosques).
I use these principles to design; screens, Mandalas, lighting, gates...basically all my patterning derives from this principle.
Over the past 5 years or so I have developed the Amoeba range, and with every new commission, my design style develops & grows.
I also refer to sacred geometry when designing patterning.
Sacred geometry is basically geometry used in designing the sacred architecture (Places of worship), and sacred design (rose windows in churches, mosaic & metalwork in Mosques).
I use these principles to design; screens, Mandalas, lighting, gates...basically all my patterning derives from this principle.
Over the past 5 years or so I have developed the Amoeba range, and with every new commission, my design style develops & grows.
The performance platform at Pieter Roos park...
I really wanted it bigger and initially designed it with way too many pieces.
The original design was over budget, so I had to deconstruct & simplify the design, which created a far superior structure...both aesthetically and structurally.
I really wanted it bigger and initially designed it with way too many pieces.
The original design was over budget, so I had to deconstruct & simplify the design, which created a far superior structure...both aesthetically and structurally.
All 25 Juta Street trees I designed and made for the JDA (Johannesburg Development Agency) and the City of Johannesburg, which is installed on 5 blocks of Juta Street, in Braamfontein, Jhb.