AN EYE FOR THE DETAIL

I am showcasing two new printed window treatments at the Ruthin Craft Centre as part of the exhibition An Eye for The Detail, A Closer look at interiors.

A fantastic group of exhibitors - Shin Azumi, Heather Belcher, Jacob van der Beugel, Kate Blee, Helen Felcy, Ekta Kaul, Sarah Kay, Ptolemy Mann, Charlene Mullen, Eleanor Pritchard, Studio Roam, Angus Ross and James & Tila Walters

The exhibition runs from the 4th April - 14 June 2009
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk

A catalogue is produced to coincide ISBN 978 -1-905865-17-8

Covering the media of textiles, furniture and ceramics to give a more detailed insight into some of the material and processes involved in contemporary craft and limited batch production design, that individual producers use today. All fourteen makers produce diverse collections of work, each representing a beautiful and individual approach to their chosen field giving a closer look at interiors that will inspire and inform. Curated by Gregory Parsons

Christmas open studios

I will be selling my wares this Christmas at the following open
studios in London and Brighton. Lots of other designers to browse
and buy.I have lots of factory seconds to sell so grab yourself
a bargain, window films will be on sale for £20.00 per roll!
Less than half the retail price!

LONDON - Norwood Open studios
Sat 6th & Sun 7th, 10am - 6pm
Parkhall Trading Estate
Studio C33, 40 Martell Road
LONDON SE21 8EN

BRIGHTON & HOVE OPEN HOUSE
Sat 6th & Sun 7th, 11am - 6pm
Sat 13th & Sun 14th, 11am -6pm
MIBO & Friends
33 Coventry Street
BRIGHTON BN1 5PP
http://www.33coventrystreet.moonfruit.com

A family friend spotted that Otto window film has been
used in the John Lewis Christmas Catalogue. I think it looks great on the
front door!

London Gardens published by PAUMES

A copy of London Gardens by Japanese publishers Paumes arrived last week.
It a huge compliment to see my little garden on the front cover! It really is
a lovely book full of interesting gardens.

Designer of lovely tiles, Lubna Chowdhary has a fantastic studio in hers and Richard Reynolds, the author of Guerrilla Gardening shows how little we need to create a garden in the city. All the text is in Japanese but the pics are great.

It has been a while .. shots of a grey august

Experiments with Paper- shadows and peep holes.




My garden - on a grey August day making its photographic
debut for a book about London designers and gardens out next year.

Royal Copenhagen - a visit to Copenhagen via Formland.




A day out at Kew . I dream of those Giant lilly pads.
I want one!

I had a friend over from Japan this weekend and on
Sunday we visited a rainy Columbia Road Flower Market.
My friend commented that these plants pots were so English, only
the English would think of this.

I remembered later where I had seen these before and more my cup of tea.
Gitta Gschwendtner's plain plant cup .
I think Gitta is German and is based in the UK, so maybe only a German
living in the UK would think of this?

The picnic set I nearly purchased. I like the mixture of materials
tin, glass, plastic, melamine and wicker.It would be nice to design a
modern beautifully crafted picnic set.

Print and Paper cut supremo Rob Ryan's new shop Ryan Town at 126 Columbia Rd
has opened. Great tile installations on the walls.

Oh and I should mention the yummy Treacle Cake shop at 110, who stock my window film.
They have done a lovely display of the films on the windows at the back of the shop.

More windows ... I spotted these on Sunday driving
through London. Otto works really well on these period windows.
I think it gives the effect of carved shutters and it really
compliments the iron work on the French balcony.