[ circo lab ] — shop
The Lab Shop
Professionally designed booklets and resources from the CIRCO studio — made to help students and emerging creatives do brilliant work. Buy what you need, download it instantly, keep it forever.
Instant digital downloads · Secure checkout · No membership needed
[ two ways to access the library ]
Buy individually — or join as a member.
Every resource is £9.99 and yours forever. Or join Circo Lab for £40 a month and explore the full library, downloading up to five resources each month — including everything new we add. Members also get a personal dashboard with their allowance, download history and account management.
[ prints ]
Prints by graphic designers
A curated collection of original artwork prints from the graphic designers we work with — bold, collectable pieces for studio walls, bedrooms and classrooms. Every artwork is available in three paper sizes, unframed or in a black frame with a white mount. A percentage of every sale goes towards an art charity, supporting access to the arts for the next generation of creatives.
Unframed — A4 £25 · A3 £40 · A2 £65
Black frame with white mount — A4 £59 · A3 £89 · A2 £139
[ series ]
By “certainty can bend,”
A checkerboard has a clear rule: black, white, black, white. Your eye learns it immediately. When that grid twists, you can still recognise the pattern, but you can no longer predict exactly where it will go. The rule is still visible; its promise of predictability has weakened.
As a metaphor, that could speak to beliefs we build our lives around: this is who I am; this relationship is secure; this is how my future will unfold. When circumstances change, we can feel as though we’ve lost our bearings. Sometimes we have. Sometimes we’re discovering that our understanding was only part of the picture.
There’s discomfort in that, but also possibility. A fixed idea of yourself can provide stability—and eventually become restrictive. Bending might mean making room for something you couldn’t previously imagine.
It never quite settles whether the distortion is a collapse or a transformation. The same curve can look threatening or playful depending on how you approach it.
Its all about the moment when a familiar structure becomes strange, and you haven’t yet decided what that change means.
Seven works from the series — available to buy below
