Jonathan Burton

Jonathan Burton has a distinct, playful illustrative style. For some reason I think of Lewis Carroll when I think of Burton's work, probably because Burton is British and uses a lot of tea imagery so I think of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. 

I do not like tea. This is partly because of a traumatic episode in my late-teens involving wisdom teeth removal; I'm happy to share the grisly details offline. Having lived in Texas the better part of 30 years (not quite sure how THAT happened) my aversion to tea is another reason people know I grew up elsewhere. Still, Texans love their iced tea ('sweet tea') which would probably offend any British sensibility.
Picture of Tea for Two, a 90cm silk scarf designed for Hermes by Jonathan Burton. Black and red with a yellow hem. A rube goldberg way of pouring tea
Tea for Two, 2022
Picture of Mystere au 24, an Hermes carre designed by Jonathan Burton. A rhinoceros peeks out from a secret door into a room that's been the scene of a mysterious crime. The phone is off the hook, the chair overturned. People trapped in a mirror look below them at a fox in a fireplace.
Mystere au 24, 2023

Other scarves designed by Jonathan Burton