Distil Ennui Studio™

material provenance shaped through sustainable practice.

Production works and editions emerging from long-term environmental research, studio making, and community-minded projects & material use.
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The American flag recreated in flowers, shown on an artist's easel

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Exploring the American Flag Through Art

As Donald Trump takes office for a second term this Monday, a new release celebrates the enduring symbolism of the American flag. On the eve of Donald Trump’s second inauguration...

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Exploring the American Flag Through Art

As Donald Trump takes office for a second term this Monday, a new release celebrates the enduring symbolism of the American flag. On the eve of Donald Trump’s second inauguration...

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An oak gall among green oak leaves, used to make black fabric dye

Using nature's palette & the art of black fabri...

This post was written by Anushka Hamilton in relation to our range of organically printed silk scarves . I have long wanted to try to achieve a true black dye,...

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Using nature's palette & the art of black fabri...

This post was written by Anushka Hamilton in relation to our range of organically printed silk scarves . I have long wanted to try to achieve a true black dye,...

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Three sculptural door handles in polished recycled aluminium on black

inspired by nature, a new range of beautifully ...

Back in 2021 I helped my team at Makers Place create a range of beach inspired door & drawer handles. I am now re-visiting the models and completely re-designing them...

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inspired by nature, a new range of beautifully ...

Back in 2021 I helped my team at Makers Place create a range of beach inspired door & drawer handles. I am now re-visiting the models and completely re-designing them...

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Naturally printed silk scarves by Studio Anna Hamilton, draped in soft light

Sustainable Fabric Dyeing Using Ancient & Biote...

Almost all the clothes we wear are made from dyed fabrics, from even the simplest hoodies and jeans to printed T-shirts. Typically, synthetic dyes are used, the process of which...

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Sustainable Fabric Dyeing Using Ancient & Biote...

Almost all the clothes we wear are made from dyed fabrics, from even the simplest hoodies and jeans to printed T-shirts. Typically, synthetic dyes are used, the process of which...

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Detail of Grace: tulips and roses in an underwater Vanitas still life by Alexander James Hamilton

Under water artist in a lifelong homage to Vanitas

Alexander James Hamilton’s work redefines the parameters of still-life photography by merging classical influences with innovative techniques. His Vanitas series, featured in Michael Petry’s Nature Morte (Thames & Hudson, 2016), revisits...

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Under water artist in a lifelong homage to Vanitas

Alexander James Hamilton’s work redefines the parameters of still-life photography by merging classical influences with innovative techniques. His Vanitas series, featured in Michael Petry’s Nature Morte (Thames & Hudson, 2016), revisits...

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Jupiter: a figure in a pale robe suspended in dark water, by Alexander James Hamilton

Constantly walking in the face of failure.

Artists must constantly walk in the face of failure to break the boundaries of their own construction. The more well-known you are as an artist for a particular style or...

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Constantly walking in the face of failure.

Artists must constantly walk in the face of failure to break the boundaries of their own construction. The more well-known you are as an artist for a particular style or...

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After Leonardo: a hand releasing an empty plastic bottle above dark water

800 billion plastic water bottles made in 2024

The bottled water industry alone generated roughly 600 billion plastic bottles and containers in 2021. This resulted in around 25 million tons of plastic waste, most of which is never...

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800 billion plastic water bottles made in 2024

The bottled water industry alone generated roughly 600 billion plastic bottles and containers in 2021. This resulted in around 25 million tons of plastic waste, most of which is never...

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Six beach inspired door and drawer handles in polished and coloured recycled aluminium

beach inspired designs of door & drawer handles

Back in 2021 I helped the team at Makers Place create a range of beach inspired door & drawer handles. I am now re-visiting the models and completely re-designing them...

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beach inspired designs of door & drawer handles

Back in 2021 I helped the team at Makers Place create a range of beach inspired door & drawer handles. I am now re-visiting the models and completely re-designing them...

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Cymatic Plate 0886 in a round black ceramic Vortex frame

Visualising Einstein's General Theory Of Relati...

Gravitational Wave Photographic series that visualises Einstein's General Theory Of Relativity. seen here Plate No. 0173, dated June 2023. I am thrilled to be able to announce the print release...

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Visualising Einstein's General Theory Of Relati...

Gravitational Wave Photographic series that visualises Einstein's General Theory Of Relativity. seen here Plate No. 0173, dated June 2023. I am thrilled to be able to announce the print release...

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Francisco De Goya with a coke coca cola

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Goya Reborn in Water, contemporary prints depic...

Goya Reborn in Water: An Etched Dialogue Between Past and Present Francisco de Goya (1746–1828), often hailed as the “last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns,”...

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goya

Goya Reborn in Water, contemporary prints depic...

Goya Reborn in Water: An Etched Dialogue Between Past and Present Francisco de Goya (1746–1828), often hailed as the “last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns,”...

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Red Beehive pendant lamp printed from recycled plastic

lighting that emulates the intimacy of a firepl...

This new range of lighting designs are based on the idea of how beautiful and playful light can make your world a far more interesting place to live in. Designed...

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lighting that emulates the intimacy of a firepl...

This new range of lighting designs are based on the idea of how beautiful and playful light can make your world a far more interesting place to live in. Designed...

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A white pendant shade printed from recycled PET bottles, resting on design drawings

Organic lighting made from recycled PET plastic

Design prototyping has started in the studio, this particular material is not easy to work with and it has taken years for the 3D printing industry to explore ethical materials...

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Organic lighting made from recycled PET plastic

Design prototyping has started in the studio, this particular material is not easy to work with and it has taken years for the 3D printing industry to explore ethical materials...

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