Morag Myerscough

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Morag Myerscough
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Myerscough in 2020
BornDecember 1963 (age 61)
Holloway, Islington, London, England
Education
Alma mater
Known forArtist, designer
PartnerLuke Morgan
Awards
Website www.moragmyerscough.com

Morag Myerscough RDI (born December 1963) is a British artist and designer known globally for creating installations and immersive spatial public artworks that transform places and champion community and public interaction. [1] Myerscough is a prominent designer of supergraphics. [2] [3]

Myerscough was born 1963 [4] in London's Holloway area [5] and studied at Central St Martins and the Royal College of Art. [6] She is a 2023 Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art and 2020 Honorary Fellow Royal Institute of British Architects UK. [6] She was the exhibition designer for Designer Maker User, the Design Museum's first permanent display [7] and founded Studio Myerscough in 1993. [8]

Myerscough's first permanent installation was Power for the Grosvenor Arch, entrance to Battersea Power Station’s Circus West Village. [9] Her awards include the Design Week award and the New London Architecture Award. [8]

Myerscough's name appears in the credits for Danny Boyle's 1994 film Shallow Grave, for which she was the title designer. She appeared as a judge in the 2022 reality TV series The Big Design Challenge on Sky Arts. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ McLaughlin, Aimée (2018-02-05). "The most influential female designers of the last century". Design Week. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ↑ Brook, Tony; Shaughnessy, Adrian (2019). Supergraphics : transforming space : graphic design for walls, buildings & spaces. Unit 2. Internet Archive. London: Unit Editions. pp. 266–267. ISBN   978-0-9562071-1-1.
  3. ↑ Dawood, Sarah (2018-02-22). "Supergraphics: how to transform public spaces through design". Design Week. Archived from the original on 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  4. ↑ "Morag Myerscough". mutualart.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ↑ Eloise, Marianne (2020-09-03). "Morag Myerscough transforms everyday spaces with love". BUILDHOLLYWOOD. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  6. 1 2 "Morag Myerscough". Clerkenwell Design Week 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ↑ Q42, Fabrique &. "Morag Myerscough". Design Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. 1 2 "A' Design Award and Competition - Design Encyclopedia - Morag Myerscough". competition.adesignaward.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  9. ↑ Only, Association (2023-05-18). "A walk through the works of Morag Myerscough in London". Cubitts. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  10. ↑ Long, Molly (2022-01-07). "What to expect from the Big Design Challenge". Design Week.
  11. ↑ "Morag Myerscough | Additional Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
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