Adam Bartlett is a graphic artist who lives and works in London. Having completed a degree in textiles specialising in print at Manchester he then went onto work freelance within fashion and home furnishings before pursuing a career in illustration and graphics.

In the last five years he has produced work for a varied array of clients including BMG Records, Bacardi Martini, Actionaid, Digital Vision, Mixmag and is currently producing images for an advertising agency.

"As well as the commercial work, I am also pushing my own self-initiated projects, which includes Uncle Meat, Droguez and Cold. I like to use a combination of pen, pencil and Mac to get the look and feel I want from my initial ideas."

His most recent work will be shown at the One Hand exhibition at the La Viande gallery from May 23rd to 29th 2006.

What are you currently working on and what are your plans for the rest of 2006?
Right now, I'm producing stuff for galleries, my own t-shirts, a new website and some commercial work in advertising. I would love to develop some of my stuff into toys later this year but that’s a way off.

Are there any musical artists/bands you are a fan of and would love to work with?
The Flaming Lips. But really if I like the music that's enough - it could be anything from death metal to electro.

Is there anything you collect obsessively? What's your favourite thing you have collected?
I used to collect my empty Thunderbird bottles and particularly cherished the red label variety. Been collecting records for a long time now, so much good music.

Do you have any favourite projects you've worked on/clients you have worked for?
Each project started is my favourite until I start a new one and then that’s my favourite!

Who do you see as your contemporaries and who do you rate?
Flying Fortress, Jon Burgerman, Sam Green. Ooh, there's a few but these folks are rocking it right now. The Teddy Troops are well cool and Burgerman has stuff coming soon too, the whole graphics thing is massive and there is beautiful inspirational work everywhere.

www.coldkrush.com