Bob & Eve

Bob & Eve was founded by Corinna Wilson in 2020. The name evolved from the words bobbin and weave in reference to her use of textiles as a medium. Aiming to brighten the world with humour, her colourful works are an expression of her irreverent take on modern society. Using a combination of hand-tufted and machine-based techniques to create one-off pieces of art with wool, each artwork is designed and made in her studio in Brighton.

She grew up in a fairly traditional household surrounded by tapestries, cross-stitch, and patchwork quilts, which instilled in her a love of creating, crafting, and textiles. Having a background in commercial illustration, she was looking for a way to make images that had more of a handcrafted feel to them and evoked a sense of nostalgia.

For inspiration, she listens to podcasts, conversations, and comedy. She has always loved British humour and music, when people reference the everyday conversation or topics so distinctive to British society—Jarvis Cocker singing about Common People, The Kinks singing about The Village Green Preservation Society, John Cooper Clarke poems. She likes how they pick up on small details that spark a thought that people can relate to, often using humour to do so. She wants to create some joy and laughter through her artwork. It’s not supposed to be serious or challenging; she wants her work to represent the everyday in society, to find something people can connect with whilst making them laugh.