James Jarvis
James Jarvis was born in London in 1970. He was raised on Richard Scarry, Hergé, Asterix and Judge Dredd, Jarvis studied illustration at the University of Brighton and at the Royal College of Art in London. He has worked for international clients such as Sony, Nokia and Parco. He has shown his work at various exhibitions worldwide including prestigious stand-alone shows at the Parco galleries in Tokyo, Nagoya and Hiroshima.
In 1998, James Jarvis created the plastic toy figure ‘Martin’ for Silas, a London-based fashion company. It helped kick start the ' Designer toy' phenomenon. The character itself is friendly looking and fairly simple in design. The bright colours attract the audiences eye, and the toy itself is easy to mass produce. The black and white image is the original sketch, as we can see the final result is exactly like the original designs.
In 1998, James Jarvis created the plastic toy figure ‘Martin’ for Silas, a London-based fashion company. It helped kick start the ' Designer toy' phenomenon. The character itself is friendly looking and fairly simple in design. The bright colours attract the audiences eye, and the toy itself is easy to mass produce. The black and white image is the original sketch, as we can see the final result is exactly like the original designs.
With the success of the figures, Jarvis and the two directors of Silas decided to create a dedicated toy company. Amos (established in 2003) was set up to independently produce and distribute Jarvis’ figures and open up his designs to a wider audience.
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