Bread ‘n Butter
Bread ‘n Butter [threecol_two] Bread ‘n Butter butterdish has been made in collaboration with bakers twoeightseven.co.uk, Anna & Sam Luntley. The model was cast from one of the first loaves of bread that they sold. Made in Stoke-on-Trent, it evokes traditional creamware, clear glaze on slip-cast earthenware clay, and stamped with cobalt blue. Oven to…
Read MoreRoving Machines and Middlemen
Roving Machines and Middlemen Corin Sworn & Trakke [threecol_two] Glasgow International 8–25 April 2016 Roving Machines & Middlemen ARTPARK / House for an Art Lover Bellahouston Park Glasgow Bothy Stores presented their first project by artist Corin Sworn and designer Alec Farmer of Trakke for Glasgow International 2016. A new commissioning strand of The Bothy…
Read MoreIndia Street
India Street [threecol_two] Bombay Sample Book Gayfield Creative Spaces, Edinburgh August – September 2014 Building Blocks Gujarat, India February 2015 India Street Bazaar Tramway, Glasgow June – July 2016 India Street, in the Vale of Leven in the west of Scotland, backs onto the remains of a factory that was once the biggest producer of…
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Jelly Mould Scotland can make it! [threecol_two] Common Wealth Jelly Mould Katy West with Highland Stoneware and Rogano Oyster Bar Common Wealth – a ceramic jelly mould and accompanying tea cloth, by Katy West with Highland Stoneware, Rogano Oyster Bar and The Centre for Advanced Textiles at Glasgow School of Art. Common Wealth has two…
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Modern Languages [threecol_two] Reinterpreting the Irish Vernacular Modern Languages presents the work of five artists and designers with varying relationships to Ireland. Coming from Ireland, Scotland, Canada and Japan, these artists offer new interpretations of traditional Irish craft. The exhibition explores the relationship between indigenous Irish craft and contemporary international creative practice. It focuses on…
Read MoreThe Beauties of Stowe
The Beauties of Stowe [threecol_two] A commission for The National Trust at Stowe in collaboration with Design Nation. Inspired by the follies and temples of Stowe, these Lidded Jars are designed to be used as special functional homeware. Each piece is hand-made in the UK and is one of a Special Edition of 100. The…
Read MoreShelf Bracket Shelf
Shelf Bracket Shelf Shelf, Pendant, Rise and Fall Products Produced in Vitrified China, Barrhead Ceramics, Glasgow 2007 [threecol_two] Shelf/Bracket/Shelf series involves shelving and lighting – Forms that have all come from the profile of a simple shelf available from DIY stores throughout the country. These pieces have been produced in conjunction with Barrhead Sanitaryware, Glasgow,…
Read MoreJosiah Cup
Josiah Cup [threecol_two] The origins of bone china, as we know, came from the desire to imitate the porcelains of the east. What young Wedgwood and the makers at Spode did not foresee was the creation of a material that would surpass porcelain in its whiteness and translucency and would be in high demand by…
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Transformers June-August 2012 The National Centre for Craft & Design Lincolnshire [threecol_two] In 2012 the Paralympics came home to Britain. The National Centre for Craft & Design celebrated this with an exhibition looking at how enabling design has transformed disability. Transformers looked at the designs and technologies that have enabled us to work harder, look…
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Our Objects Contemporary Ceramics in Context Mackintosh Gallery Glasgow School of Art March-April 2009 [threecol_two] This exhibition represents a broad range of concerns, styles and making schools. Episodic in its approach, the exhibits are linked by a material, ceramic, and a simultaneous regard and defiance for that material’s traditions. Works may be categorised – functional,…
Read MoreCharlotte Linton
Charlotte Linton Ermantrude’s Travels in Scotland [threecol_two] 12th July – 30th August 2013 The Lighthouse Review Gallery, Glasgow Created by textile designer Charlotte Linton, Ermantrude is a fictional zoologist travelling across continents, through decades of time. In 2012 Ermantrude travelled the West Coast of Scotland and the resulting designs in print, translated into scarves and…
Read MoreJames Rigler at Pollok House
James Rigler at Pollok House Room Service The Lighthouse & Pollok House, Glasgow 2012 [threecol_two] Commissioned by The Lighthouse in collaboration with Pollok House, Room Service is a collection of site specific objects. These works make direct reference to the layout and features of the house in which they are situated. James studied, architecture, ceramics…
Read MorePecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha Nights [threecol_two] Tramway 2008 – 2011 Pecha Kucha originated in Tokyo in 2003. Devised by architecture firm Klein Dytham it was a concept devised to enable designers to share their thoughts and ideas. Aware of their inordinate ability to waffle a strict time frame was introduced of 20 slides for 20 seconds each.…
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