Last week the RCA opened their doors for the public to view the degree shows. As one would expect it was a mixed bag of styles, standards and end results. It was all fascinating. Here are some of the offerings from students studying in many different disciplines including, print, painting, photography and video, ceramics and… Continue reading The Royal College Art graduate shows 2019
On the 4TH July The Royal Mint launched its first jewellery collection ever, designed and made by in-house experts in silversmithing techniques at The Royal Mint . The collection, envisioned by luxury jewellery designer Philippe Cogoli, has been made at The Royal Mint from start to finish, using traditional coin pressing techniques that pay… Continue reading MINTED
This week I attended a fascinating panel discussion, on the latest trends and interior developments created by the Sainsburys and Argos design team for Autumn Winter 2019 The event was chaired by Kate Watson Smyth, from ‘Mad about the house’ The teams work together but Argos tends to sell more furniture, the smaller accessories are… Continue reading You won’t believe where I bought this !
Creating beautiful interiors with the things you collect By Sibella Court This book was published a couple of years ago and it is one of those I love to go back to time and again as a visual source book. In BOWERBIRD, Sibella reveals her approach to collecting and collections. She shows how to procure… Continue reading Bowerbird
Mend yourself by making things By Rosemary Davidson and Arzu Tahsin Published by Quercus books As somebody who is a craft author and maker of many years, when I saw the title and strap line of this book it resonated with me. In the introduction the authors, both makers, describe how they realized that craft… Continue reading Craftfulness
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