All Things Considered
Online journal by St. Jude's – British printmaking and textiles designed by printmaker Angie Lewin, painter printmaker Mark Hearld, British workwear designers Old Town and others.
Faber & Faber
Posted by Angie Lewin
I was delighted to be asked to contribute to the latest 'Romantics' poetry series from Faber & Faber, illustrating the cover and endpapers for the Percy Bysshe Shelley edition.
Designer Miriam Rosenbloon commissioned covers from printmakers Andy Lovell (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), Ralph Kiggell (John Clare), Emily Sutton (John Keats), Colin Moore (William Wordsworth), Jane Hyslop (Robert Burns), Mark Cazalet (William Blake) and Harry Brockway (Lord Byron) .
There's a great interview with Miriam over at It's Nice That.
You can also order a copy of the book online at Amazon.
Posted by Angie Lewin on September 23rd, 2011
The Map of Spitalfields Life
Posted by Simon Lewin
'The Map Of Spitalfields Life' is a fresh look at an historic neighbourhood, produced by Herb Lester Associates in collaboration with the lauded website Spitalfields Life and illustrated by noted cartographer Adam Dant.
It explores this corner of East London through its distinctive characters and businesses, providing a glimpse into a world few people even notice, where chestnut sellers and story-telling waiters rub shoulders with milkmen, artists and scrap-dealers. From Gilbert and George and Tracey Emin to Molly the Swagman and Sandra Esqulant, landlady of The Golden Heart, all Spitalfields Life is here.
You can purchase a copy for £4.00 from both Spitalfields Life and Herb Lester Associates.
Look out for Tim Rich's interview with The Gentle Author - creator of Spitalfield Life - later this year in Random Spectacular.
Posted by Simon Lewin on September 17th, 2011
Nature Table
Posted by Simon Lewin
Angie Lewin's latest fabric, Nature Table, launches at Tinsmiths in Ledbury today as part of their Printed Textiles exhibition.
Originally designed and cut by Angie in lino, Nature Table is screen printed in the UK in 4 colourways on a sturdy linen union, perfect for upholstery, curtains and blinds.
You can find out more and request samples via our St. Jude's Fabrics website.
Posted by Simon Lewin on September 10th, 2011
Curiosity Shop
Posted by Simon Lewin
We had some great news earlier this week.
Emily Sutton's Curiosity Shop has been selected as one of the six shortlisted designs in the Best British Pattern Design category in The British Design Awards 2011.
Update: Emily has won the category!
Posted by Simon Lewin on September 7th, 2011
Piccadilly Pleasures
Posted by Simon Lewin
Our friends at Old Town have just published Piccadilly Pleasures, a slide show of their afternoon spent at The Red Lion, St. James's, photographed by Matt Hind.
Posted by Simon Lewin on July 31st, 2011
Mark Hearld’s Doveflight
Posted by Simon Lewin
We're always really pleased when customers send in photos showing how they've used our fabrics.
Here's a great example using Mark Hearld's Doveflight - a wing chair given a new lease of life by Vicky Grubb at Something Fine.
We're busy working with Mark on a new fabric and wallpaper - keep an eye on our Facebook page or sign up for our e-mail newsletter for news of our progress.
Posted by Simon Lewin on July 24th, 2011
Poster Poems
Posted by Simon Lewin
The post below about Martin Clark's poster for Andrews of Arcadia has prompted me to post about another recent project.
Our friends at Tinsmiths currently have a series of letterpress posters - a collaboration between Martin and poet Nick Alexander.
Twelve lines taken from Nick's work made graphic in twelve limited edition posters.
There are just a few copies of each edition left, available from Tinsmiths.
Posted by Simon Lewin on July 11th, 2011
Oranges & Lemons
Posted by Simon Lewin
Richard Ardagh and Graham Bignell have just printed a second edition of this wonderful letterpress poster.
First printed in 2008, this print has been sold out for almost two years. A second run of 200 prints is now available to buy from New North Press online shop.
'Oranges and Lemons' is an English nursery rhyme which refers to the bells of six churches, all within or close to the City of London and dates from around the 17th-century.
The edition was printed in three stages: the bell was screen printed in thinned bronze ink on 300gsm Heritage white stock, then the type was printed in two halves on a hand-pulled Albion press.
You can view more of Richard's work over at his online portfolio, Elephants' Graveyard. And hopefully Richard and Graham will be contributing to our journal Random Spectacular later this year.
Posted by Simon Lewin on June 28th, 2011
Festival Mug
Posted by Angie Lewin
Here's a detail from my latest lithograph, Festival Mug, which is now available and will be featuring in my exhibitions later this year.
It features our treasured mug designed by Norman Makinson and produced by Wedgwood to celebrate the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Available now from the St. Jude's online print store.
Posted by Angie Lewin on June 19th, 2011
More from Jonny Hannah
Posted by Simon Lewin
Another wonderful piece from Jonny Hannah's show at the Hornseys in Ripon - opening Saturday 18th June 2011.
Posted by Simon Lewin on June 18th, 2011