Emma Bensalem

Emma Bensalem

Creative DirectorClaxton, York, United Kingdom
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Emma Bensalem

Emma Bensalem

Creative DirectorClaxton, York, United Kingdom
About me
Former Architect and Co-Founder & Creative Director at Lonetree, a stationery brand based in the UK and represented around the world. Currently illustrating & designing, marketing, project managing and creative directing the brand with a focus on clarity, quality and attention to detail in Lonetree's unique and intelligent design. I also work as a freelance designer and illustrator and enjoy working closely with clients to meet their brief.
Projects
  • Throwback Pattern
    Throwback PatternA nostalgic remix of colour and fun to create a series of patterns. A little bit Memphis, a little bit Bauhaus, but mostly me!
  • Stanley
    StanleyInspired by a little lead man (we have affectionately called Stanley) whom we found in a dusty old box of 1920 toys. This collection is a look at a day-in-life this little chap - to create a collection of wonderfully quirky and comic scenes!
  • Leaves
    LeavesLeaves is part of our, “Stamp” series working with strength of form, beautiful heritage colours and objects and/or characters that have made us stop and look
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Projects credited in
  • Brand Identity Lonetree
    Brand Identity LonetreeInspired by a love of surface pattern design and illustration we created a full collection of business stationery with an evolved series of hand drawn block pattern illustrations printed in the context of nature in palette of modern pastels, producing a fresh and design led look.
  • WRAP
    WRAPA collection of surface pattern designs, featuring repeat stamped imagery and child like illustration - modern but nostalgic.
  • NATURE IN THE ROUND
    NATURE IN THE ROUND“Nature in the Round” concentrates on shapes and pattern found in nature and the representation of these onto a paper format, using a strong but simple on-trend colour palette.
Work history
    Lonetree logo
    Lonetree logo
    Creative DirectorLonetree
    Creative Director & Co-founder
    Senior Conservation Architect
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    Award winning Architectural firm specialising in conservation residential architecture.
Skills
  • Branding
  • Print Design
  • Art Direction
  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Digital
  • Typography
  • Mixed Media
  • Brand Design
  • Brand Identity
  • Design
  • Pen Ink
  • Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
Education
    BA(Hons) , M(arch), PG Dip Architecture
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    2004 Leeds University PG Dip. Architecture 2000-2002 University of Edinburgh M (Arch) Master of Architecture - with Distinction 1999-2000 Leeds University BA (Hons) Architecture - First Class Honours