Camille Walala
Camille Walala is a purveyor of powerfully positive digital print – her extraordinary eye for colour, pattern and design is second to none. Following a degree in French Literature and with a burning desire to put her creative energy into practice, Camille moved to London in 2000. Camille went on to study Textile Design at The University of Brighton and established her own East London-based design brand in 2009, splashing her vibrant, hyper slick Tribal Pop prints on everything from scarfs and cushions to iPhone cases and fingernails. Camille’s progression to walls was a logical one given how naturally her abstract work lends itself to large-scale installations. One of her first walls, and still one of her favourites, presented itself purely by chance in 2013. “At the time my ex-boyfriend was doing some painting in the street, and an old lady called Georgina asked him if he would be interested in painting the back entrance to her house. He said he couldn’t as he was going back to Australia, but I said ‘well I CAN!’" The finished mural became known as Georgina’s Happy House on Whitby Street in Shoreditch and is one of the most intimate and joyous private façades in London. The desire to paint bigger, bolder, braver murals is at the forefront of Camille’s practice, culminating with the recent Dream Come True façade for Splice, a truly epic five storey installation and one of her most ambitious murals to date. “My ultimate project would probably be to paint an entire housing estate. Their architecture and design can be so ugly and depressing. I’d love to be able to cover them all in bold graphic patterns and bring them to life!” Camille’s eclectic Tribal Pop designs can be found on countless beautiful products and on walls in London, Paris, New York & Melbourne.