Fifty Years of Designers Guild Exhibition at Fashion and Textile Museum 14 Feb -14 June 2020 Out of the Blue is the latest exhibition at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum. It celebrates the work of the influential design company Designers Guild, that was founded in 1970 by Tricia Guild OBE. Since it’s founding, the brand… Continue reading Out of The Blue
Author: Juliet Bawden
Harry Potter Knitting Magic
The official Harry Potter Knitting Pattern Book By Tanis Gray Photography by Laura Flippen Published by Pavilion £22.99 Who doesn't love Harry Potter? According to today's news, currently the most popular pastime is knitting. So dear readers here you have it, all in one wonderful package. There are many 'how to books' that tie in… Continue reading Harry Potter Knitting Magic
Life Light Cambodia
Be Seen Be Safe Last year, in the unlikely venue of a hospice, I came across Stuart Moore who has set up a small, but growing, charity LIFE LIGHT. Stuart, had been visiting my brother and we got talking as you do. He told me about his visit to Cambodia, where he discovered that it… Continue reading Life Light Cambodia
We Will Walk
Art and resistance in the American South Turner Contemporary Margate 7 February -3 May 2020 Ralf Griffin Eagle from Found Wood, nails, paintGriffin made his work from tree roots from the banks of Poplar Root Branch, the small creek behind his home. The works were created to sit outside his yard, visible to passers-by The… Continue reading We Will Walk
Bash by Tom Dixon
Tom Dixon has created a new range of products made by beating, banging and bashing large sheets of annealed brass . BASH is inspired by the desire for more organic, spontaneous and unpredictable design in a world swamped with mass produced, consistently well-finished objects. Smacked, beaten and hammered into abstract shapes each one bears the imprint… Continue reading Bash by Tom Dixon
