BIG BRIGHT BOLD DOWNLOAD 05: IROCOH

As part of the Big Bright Bold collaborations for 2013, we have a new Desktop Calendar download for the month of May. Alisa Benfey, founder of IROCOH, created the May 2013 artwork. IROCOH is a textile and surface design studio based in Brooklyn, New York. 

Download: Big Bright Bold Desktop Calendar by IROCOH

Alisa is currently involved with several graphic design collaborations, as well as working as a textile designer at Designtex. The multidisciplinary designer studied graphic design at CalArts, and textile design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan. In pursuing a master’s degree at Tama Art University, Alisa investigated the reasons some textile designs withstand the test of time. To find the essence of what is the key to “timeless design," she focused on revisiting “basic patterns" in a creative way.

During her studies, Alisa started her own textile brand called IROCOH. The name IROCOH (pronounced Eee Ro Koh) came from a reverse reading of the Japanese word "HOKORI" which means both "Pride" and "Dust". The word "IRO" also means "Color" in Japanese.
 Each work is designed with the intention of it being a colorful long-lasting design, so people can use it for a long time with pride, and until it becomes dust. 

To download: click the link above (it will open in a new window). Right-click and save or drag the image to your desktop and install it as your desktop wallpaper. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone you think would enjoy it! And of course, we’d be flattered if you’d like to share the link on your own blog, pinterest, tumblr, etc, but please don’t take the actual file and host it on your site. 

© IROCOH
For non-commercial use. Alteration of the file does not void the copyright.