John Lyall is a significant contemporary artist with an extensive exhibition and publication record. He is represented in private and public collections throughout New Zealand; including Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington and the Rotorua Museum of Art and History.
Dilana Rugs designed by John Lyall
We were very excited to have some of our Good Form pieces used in a styled feature by the talented Sara Black in the latest edition of HOME magazine. "Good vintage – Classic and modern designs take their place, standing in their own light, space and time."
John Lyall, born in Sydney, Australia has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Sydney College of the Arts. He moved to New Zealand in 1983 and obtained a Masters in Fine Arts, First Class Honours Sculpture from the University of Auckland in 1993/4, receiving the Fowlds Memorial Prize for pre-eminent Fine Arts Student at Elam.
Lyall's collaboration with Dilana resulted in a playful commemoration of the model construction system ‘Meccano’ invented in 1898 by a Brit.