Nocturnal Issue IV | Page 111

Creatives for the future who are currently doing very big things – make sure you keep a close eye on them…

GRACE WALES BONNER

A newbie to the design world but significantly original and influential with both her work and ideology. Miss Bonner is a recent graduate of Central St Martens who studied fashion design. Her Jamaican-English heritage inspired her to enable a poetic take on race and masculinity. Her work explores the many forms of identities for black men. There’s been a lot of talk about Grace and too right she definitely deserves to be acknowledged for her politically angled designs.

MENGLY GERMANIA HERNANDEZ

Creator of Linea Germania, an online platform presenting her creativity. Her designs evoke conscious honour and love of art, she explores an artist’s creation and creative process. Originally starting off her profession as a watercolour painter she has evolved her delicate paintings into eloquent scarf designs.

ELLE CLAY

Brooklyn based comedian has embarked on a mission to tell her truth. Releasing humorous anecdotes on SoundCloud she’s a cool cat who just wants to make people laugh. At the moment she’s working on developing an all female comedy revue so keep your eyes peeled.

ELISE R. PETERSON

Maker of Collages and series ‘Black Folk’ in which important black figures are placed in spaces traditionally not for them. She explores her intuition through exploiting the subjects contrasting perceptions. She focuses primarily but not solely on complimenting female individuals with famous paintings.

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UPCOMING CREATIVES

TO WATCH