"Art isn’t just for hanging on the wall. In the technicolour world of Ed Curtis, swirls, smiley faces, tie-dye and optical illusions become fashion items through his vivid, campy designs. The British artist and designer initially trained as a womenswear designer at London College of Fashion. After graduating he spent several years creating paintings and prints, before finally returning to creating clothes again. Since then, he has worked to unite the two strands of his practice through unique, hand-painted and hand-produced garments. Full bodysuits meet balloon-silhouette dresses, as childlike wonder collides with high-drama fantasy. Early in his career Curtis created an immersive installation where he invited visitors into his own bedroom, where garments were hung alongside paintings, prints and rainbow scraps of paper. It is this intimacy and playfulness that characterises his work, in which the joy of making is plain to see. For Stella McCartney’s new unisex capsule collection, Curtis has brought his unique, psychedelic-inspired prints to the fore in a celebration of clashing patterns and textures. In the world of Ed Curtis, more is always more."