All Things Considered

Southwold town sign
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friend Brian Webb of Webb & Webb has just designed a new sign for this Suffolk coastal town.

The sign is a ‘slice through the sea making a plinth for the town name, stacked on the waves. People walking over the bridge will see the golden-eyed fish in the waves’, Brian told the Eastern Daily Press.

Find out more about the work of Webb & Webb.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 12th, 2010

Angie Lewin’s latest linocut
Posted by Simon Lewin

Here's the first block of a new large linocut that Angie is working on for our St. Jude's in the City exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in November. To receive further details nearer the time and an invitation to the private view please do join our mailing list.

Posted by Simon Lewin on July 4th, 2010

Ed Kluz – Follies
Posted by Simon Lewin

Latest: We're delighted that Ed is currently working on his first fabric for St. Jude's. If you'd like to receive further details, do sign up for our e-mail newsletter.

Ed Kluz has a new exhibition of work opening at Potterton Books in London on 11th June 2010, including 'Clavell Tower' (below).

"The term folly encompasses a vast range of building types. Grottos, tea houses, towers, pavilions, gazebos, pagodas, triumphal arches, gatehouses, castles, mausoleums, chapels, temples, belvederes, pyramids, townhouses, cottages, mansions...

These pavilions of pleasure occupy a place between reality and fantasy, transporting, delighting and sometimes unnerving us. Their seemingly whimsical appearance often disguises a very practical purpose: Gothick fantasy summerhouses, pigsties resembling Greek temples, and glass domed ballrooms sunk beneath the waters of a great lake."

We're delighted that Ed is currently working on his first fabric for St. Jude's. If you'd like to receive further details, do sign up for our e-mail newsletter.

The exhibition runs until 3rd July at Potterton Books, 93 Lower Sloane Street. London SW1W 8DA.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 9th, 2010

Museum of British Folklore
Posted by Simon Lewin

On Saturday 3rd April the first of the Museum of British Folklore's mini exhibitions opened. The owners of Port Eliot, Lord and Lady St Germans have kindly loaned the space in one of the Gatehouses for the summer period while the main house is open to the public and also for the Port Eliot Festival period.

The exhibition looks at the Padstow May Day tradition and features a replica of the current Old Oss mask which is flanked by fabric designed by Mark Hearld and sponsored by St Jude's. There is also a small display of Corn Dollies which are specific to Cornwall.

The upstairs space has cabinets looking at curious remedies and cures, such as wearing the key of a church around the neck whilst sleeping to cure heartache. The legend of Dando, the dissolute 14th-century priest of St Germans, who is said to haunt the area, is told with an engaging film piece. Lastly, a fairy bower is displayed with a piece about the Cornish Piskies.

The exhibition runs at Port Eliot in Cornwall until 30th July 2010. Open every day except Friday from 2pm-4.30pm. Find out more about the Museum of British Folklore.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 27th, 2010

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Posted by Simon Lewin

We're really very proud of our friend Paul Humphreys and his team at Hare & Humphreys for their work on this Millennium Project at the cathedral in Bury St. Edmunds.

There's a great slideshow of the project on the BBC Suffolk website...

"The final stage of the Millennium Project at the cathedral in Bury St Edmunds was to build a fan-vaulted ceiling under the roof of the new tower. The viewing area opened to visitors in March 2010 and they've been gazing up in awe at the artwork 130 feet above their heads."

View the slideshow in full

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 7th, 2010

Knockando Woolmill – 1979
Posted by Simon Lewin

Regular visitors to All Things Considered will know that we've been following (and helping where we can) the restoration project at Speyside's Knockando Woolmill.

Work commences on site in early March and we'll keep you up to date with progress here.

But a short piece of film from 1979 has been discovered which gives an insight into the condition of the Mill when Hugh Jones and friends took over the running from Duncan Stewart.

Here are a few words about the clip from Hugh Jones...

"In the summer of 1979 the mill featured in a TV documentary. We had recently got the carding and spinning running again for the first time since we took over in 1976 and were busy spinning natural yarn for a large order for Japan - not "hideous tartan"! The star of the show was, inevitably, the late Duncan Stewart who took to the silver screen like an old pro - I remember he had a great time that day. Peter Machell wasn't one of three of us who bought the mill in 1976, he was a talented hand weaver who worked with me for 2 years, trying his hand at machine weaving. To me, the best of this is seeing the spinning workshop running (which it will be again in 3 years time) and, of course, Duncan who got the last laugh!"

Find out more about Knockando Woolmill.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 21st, 2010

Piet Hein Eek
Posted by Kate Sullivan

Piet Hein Eek, Dutch designer and architect is best known for his beautifully made scrap wood furniture. Fellow Dutchman and musical entertainer Hans Liberg commissioned Eek to design a recording studio in his garden.

As with much of Eek's work, the log cabin/wood pile is mostly constructed from salvaged material. The steel frame was sourced from a builders yard and the wood facade is simply thin cross sections of tree trunks carefully arranged over the exterior. The structure is also built on wheels which eradicates building regulation issues and also allows the view from the cabin to change.

You can view a selection of images of the finished project on photographer Thomas Mayer's website or find out more about Piet Hein Eek's work.

Posted by Kate Sullivan on February 17th, 2010

Paul Catherall
Posted by Kate Sullivan

We just uploaded a number of Paul Catherall prints to our online print store including Oxo Red II (below).

Based in London, Paul has become renowned for his clean, sharp linocuts of architectural landmarks, exhibiting at numerous solo and group shows, as well as his figurative illustrations for high-profile clients.

I recently came across this film about Paul and his work on the Guardian website.

Posted by Kate Sullivan on January 26th, 2010

Dualchas
Posted by Simon Lewin

We've been working with Mary Arnold-Forster of architectural practice Dualchas on the renovation of some old agricultural outbuildings in the Highlands. More on that in the Spring when we're done (though it's looking very, very good).

In the meantime, Dualchas have just had another of their properties featured on the Wallpaper website. This small but perfectly formed black corrugated house is way up on the west coast of Scotland. Further details and photographs on the Dualchas website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on January 5th, 2010

A Norwich Prospect
Posted by Simon Lewin

We had a great day at the gallery on Saturday, the opening of our Christmas exhibition featuring Ed Kluz, Angie Lewin and Chris Brown.

Just two of Ed's unique pieces are currently unsold - Ham House and this wonderful collage of Norwich. If you're interested in purchasing either, please drop us a line.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 14th, 2009