//Framed shred of Lucian Freud wallpaper designed by David Bowie for inclusion in the 1995 War Child fashion show Pagan Funwear//

It is of course very sad to note the death of David Bowie; 69 is too young, particularly for such an important figure in the pop cultural landscape with an evident abundance of creative contributions still to make to our lives.

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Tags: Freddie Buretti, Goldie, Kansai Yamamoto, Kevin Cann, laura Ashley, Lucian Freud, Mick Jones, Minotaur, Pagan Funwear, War Child

Can of Biba own-brand baked beans. Packaging design: Whitmore-Thomas Partnership, 1973.

Chelsea Space director Donald Smith has invited me to contribute items from my design collection to his forthcoming show Ideal Home, which features the work of more than 50 artists and designers spanning 1913 to 2011.

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Tags: Biba, Chelsea Space, Damien Hirst, David Bowie, Do It Yourself, Donald Smith, Ian Dury, Ideal Home, Jane Ashley, laura Ashley, London Design Festival, Lucian Freud, Mark Titchner, Patrick Caulfield, Richard Wentworth, Roy Lichtenstein, Steve Howard, Tim Whitmore

This segment of Laura Ashley wallpaper has a repeat print of David Bowie’s portrait of Lucian Freud.

It was included in Antennae #1, the limited edition box made available at the War Child fashion event Pagan Fun Wear, which was held at London’s Saatchi Gallery – then in St John’s Wood – on Midsummer’s Eve 1995.

Here is Brian Eno’s introduction to Antennae with instructions as to what to do with the wallpaper and the rest of the contents of the box:

Tags: Antennae #1, Brian Eno, David Bowie, laura Ashley, Lucian Freud, Pagan Fun Wear, Saatchi Gallery, St John's Wood, War Child