All Things Considered

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

Andrews of Arcadia
Posted by Simon Lewin

Here's the wonderful letterpress printed poster publicising 'The World of Andrews of Arcadia – A Tented Installation of Vintage Fishing Tackle for the Soul' which you'll find in the Caught by the River Field at this year’s Port Eliot Festival between Thursday 21st and Sunday 24th July 2011.

The installation will be created and hosted by John Andrews a.k.a Andrews of Arcadia who can often be found at his stall in Spitalfields Market. You can also view a selection of John's vintage fishing tackle online.

To find out more about the installation visit the Caught By The River website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on July 6th, 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

The Food of Art
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friends at Cortijada Los Gázquez in Andalucia are launching a new creative course this September.

The Food of Art is a creative course for those who enjoy creative activities around food such as food presentation, illustration and photography. As an eco-guest house the food is seasonal, fresh and local. 

Activities will include visiting the local markets and the jamon and embutidos emporiums to purchase the freshest and best looking products. Back at the kitchen/studio you'll consider their form and colour.

To find out more, visit the Cortijada Los Gázquez website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 17th, 2011

Mark Hearld & Another Country
Posted by Simon Lewin

We were excited to work with fellow British brand Another Country in upholstering their wonderful Day Bed One, the signature piece of their acclaimed Series One collection.

The day bed, upholstered with Mark Hearld's Bird Garden fabric, was also exhibited at this year's Salone Del Mobile as part of the Talking Textiles exhibition curated by Li Edelkoort. The mattress and bolsters are 100% organic and made in Devon by Naturalmat for Another Country. For more information visit the Another Country website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 1st, 2011

Christopher Brown tote bags
Posted by Simon Lewin

These lined tote bags (and accompanying cushion covers) are the first items in our new range Here & Now range, launched as part of Christopher Brown's English Vernacular exhibition at our gallery in Norfolk (running until early June).

“English Vernacular” represents my continuing interest in this country’s architecture, places, objects, people and animals. The intent is serious but often I can’t resist introducing an element of humour. Christopher Brown, April 2011.

Sold exclusively from St. Jude's, these lined tote bags are produced in small batches and colourway/cloth combinations that may not be repeated. Available whilst stocks last - grab them while you can!

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 15th, 2011

The Book Hive – Norwich
Posted by Kate Sullivan

The Book Hive, an independent book shop in Norwich, has won The Telegraph ‘Best Small Shops in Britain’ award. And rightly deserved too. It was a brave move deciding to set up a book shop in 2009 in the middle of a recession and closely situated to a number of well known high street book shops. However, owner Henry Layte has worked hard to gather a collection of desirable, interesting and unusual titles for both adults and children.

The Book Hive hosts many book signing events throughout the year and will be the only place where you can get a copy of Street Hunt - ‘A visual crosswod puzzle’. Street Hunt is a poem about Norfolk streets that holds the clues to missing street signs that have been removed from the accompanying photographs. Wander the streets and find the answers for a chance of winning £10,000. One thousand copies will be available from May 6th - pre-orders are available online. This event is part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival which has just announced this years line up.

 

Posted by Kate Sullivan on March 11th, 2011

A Rob Ryan print for Haiti
Posted by Simon Lewin

A message from Rob Ryan...

"As you know, just over a year ago on 12th January 2010 Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake and 13 months later, the country is still in need of so much help. 

To try and do my bit to raise some money, I’ve designed and printed a brand new limited edition screenprint which will be sold on Etsy and in my shop, Ryantown on Columbia Road. 

The price will be £200 and with Paypal and Etsy fees subtracted, this leaves £186 per print sold going straight to the Haiti cause. If we can sell the whole edition of 200 of these, we could raise a massive £37,200."

The print reads: ‘We are all part of each other and this is my promise, I won’t pass you by and I won’t ignore you and look the other way but I’ll help you build your nest again. This is my promise’

Each print measures 54.3cm wide by 39cm high, printed using water based inks onto Heritage Woodfree 315gsm paper which measures 68.5cm wide by 51cm high.

Purchase your copy online from Rob's Etsy shop.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 17th, 2011