It is a rare talent to take the ordinary and not just make it extraordinary, but also imbue it with a powerful message. That is a trademark of multi-disciplinary artists Ackroyd & Harvey, whose special alchemy is to breathe thought-provoking beauty into the everyday. There is, after all, nothing particularly unusual about designing a jacket, unless it is made from verdant, living grass and worn at London Fashion Week as an indictment of the uber-wasteful clothing industry.
The pair seem equally able to conjure up the surreal and unexpected in other areas of their lives. While holding the ...
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