John Booth

December 2, 2025

  • You, in a nutshell?

    I am an artist and designer working across different mediums on commercial projects and my studio based practise.

  • Where is home?

    I live in South London and my studio is in East London.

  • What did you wanna be when you grow up?

    I wanted to make a profession from colouring in.

  • What did you become?

    My childhood career goal came true.

  • A turning point?

    Moving to London in 2004 to study fashion at Central Saint Martins.

  • The best gift you ever got?

    A piece of jewellery by Judy Blame.

  • The best gift you ever gave?

    I’ve gave a few of my head vases out over the years.

  • The ugliest item you own and dearly love?

    A replica Italian marble potato from Autumn CPH. It’s not so much ugly as it is unconventional. It’s a thing of beauty.

  • Your most prized possession?

    My collection of Peter Shire Eco Park Pottery mugs, including a few decorated by Peter himself.

  • If you were an object?

    One of those branded ceramic cups you used to get with easter eggs. I particularly relate to the Smarties one.

  • A pastime?

    Looking up clothes and things on Ebay that I most likely won’t buy.

  • An obsession?

    Collecting books and magazines and panicking when I can’t find a particular niche one I’m looking for.

  • A guilty pleasure?

    This cake.

  • A vintage crush?

    Kevin Webster from Coronation street when he had a moustache.

  • A coveted yet clearly unaffordable item?

    Pink Landscape by Willem De Kooning, Circa 1938.

  • A bargain?

    What’s one of those :-)

  • A proud moment?

    Designing for Fendi Menswear for a few seasons.

  • A side hustle?

    SuperGroup: My ongoing collaboration project with Ian McIntyre.

  • A scoop?

    Talking about Supergroup, Hem just released a new brown colourway of our Bronto collection.

  • A contemporary kindred spirit?

    Helen Bullock, a friend of mine whom I studied with and have a shared love for drawing and patterns.

  • An all-time hero?

    Gotta be Keith Haring.

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