About The Purple Room

Jez Dolan’s room is centred around the concept of an queer space inspired by Blackpool’s significance as a welcoming home and a destination for LGBTQIA+ people. The room’s furnishings and wallpaper have been designed and produced by Dolan in collaboration with illustrator Guy McKinley as a special commission for Art B&B. Dolan’s bespoke Blackpool Toile references classical figures from a painting by John Faed from 1850 called The Cruel Sister and is used in both the wallpaper and fabrics for the room’s curtains and soft furnishings. Screenprints by Dolan also adorn the walls of this unique room.