All Things Considered

Liberty and Comic Relief
Posted by Angie Lewin

If you're aware of my work, you'll realise that I'm more likely to include red berries in my prints than red noses.

But Liberty have produced this variation of my 'Winter Stem' fabric design (launched at Liberty in 2010) for these coated canvas shoppers which are being sold to raise funds for Comic Relief.

Purchase your fundraising canvas shopper online from Liberty or TK Maxx.

Posted by Angie Lewin on February 3rd, 2011

Typoretum letterpress
Posted by Simon Lewin

Returned from an extended trip north to discover various gems in the postbox. More on these over the next few days. Here's a New Year greeting received from Justin Knopp at Typoretum.

As a fledgling letterpress printer (me, not Justin) it's inspiring to see what can be achieved, in this case, using four transparent colours.

Copies of the card can be purchased via the Typoretum website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 2nd, 2011

Riess enamelware
Posted by Kate Sullivan

This Christmas I received a beautiful powder blue milk pan made by Riess for Labour and Wait. It’s perfect for hot chocolates, morning porridge and the odd hot toddy.

Riess is a family run business that has been making a selection of kitchenware in the same hillside town in Austria, Ybbsitz, for over 200 years. Riess is now producing hydro-electic power from the stream that runs alongside the factory. The surplus electricity is then used to provide power to ten homes which are provided free of charge to the factory’s employees.

Each piece of cookware is produced and shaped from one single piece of steel in a series of pressing machines. The pots are given a black undercoat of enamel paint, (ground glass flakes), then given a coat of white before being hand sprayed with the traditional cream interior and finished with the chosen pastel exterior enamel shade. The pots are fired in a kiln after each layer of paint has been added. This quadruple firing and paint layering process helps to achieve their long lasting use and individual character and style. Available from Labour and Wait.

Posted by Kate Sullivan on January 28th, 2011

Mark Hearld for Tate Britain
Posted by Simon Lewin

One of the joys of setting up St. Jude's has been the opportunity to work with artists such as Mark Hearld. He has the ability to inject enthusiasm into the dullest of days.

Mark has recently designed a range of products for Tate Britain which are now available, including the ceramics and tote bag pictured below.

We hope to be adding to Mark's fabrics for St. Jude's over the coming months. If you'd like further details nearer the time, please sign up for our e-mail newsletter.

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 16th, 2010

Few and Far
Posted by Simon Lewin

Last week Few and Far in London hosted the launch of A Pack of Dogs - an anthology of writing about dogs illustrated by Christopher Brown.

Few and Far is a seasonal and personal collection, selected by Priscilla Carluccio, of clothes from India, Italy, Morocco, vintage and contemporary furniture, jewellery, toys and craft.

Some of the images that feature in the book will be available as limited edition linocut prints at our St. Jude's In The City exhibition in London (at The Bankside Gallery) from Wednesday 10th November 2010. And Chris will be signing copies of the book with us on Sunday 14th November between 12-4pm.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 20th, 2010

Eric Ravilious’ Alphabet
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friends at Mainstone Press have just published this limited edition giclée print of Eric Ravilious' alphabet designs which Wedgwood transfer printed on mugs in 1937.

Available in both blue and pink, each edition is limited to 750 copies which can be purchased from Ben Pentreath in London.

Our own mug features in Angie's Alphabet & Feathers wood engraving, currently available from the V&A.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 6th, 2010

Alphabet & Feathers print for the V&A
Posted by Angie Lewin

Now available exclusively from the V&A is a new wood engraving, Alphabet & Feathers.

I was delighted to be asked to be one of the 12 artists contributing to their 'Cherry On The Cake: Paper' project, alongside Rob Ryan, Ed Kluz, Tom Martin and others.

Alphabet & Feathers is a four-colour wood engraving, printed on Japanese paper. The edition size is 50 copies and the prints are mounted ready for framing.

To purchase a copy, please visit the V&A online store.

Posted by Angie Lewin on September 18th, 2010

One for Sorrow
Posted by Simon Lewin

Richard Ardagh has been in touch about another letterpress print produced with Graham Bignell of New North Press.

"It's another in the nursery rhyme series Graham and I have been producing, referring to the superstitions associated with seeing magpies. This poster has been set in wooden and metal type, inked and printed by hand in an edition of 150"

The print is available from the New North Press.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 25th, 2010

Liberty fabrics
Posted by Angie Lewin

I recently designed these two dress weight cotton fabrics for Liberty and they've just been added to the Liberty website.

Winter Stem and Winter Thistle are each available in four different colourways.

Posted by Angie Lewin on August 1st, 2010

RAMP
Posted by Angie Lewin

I've just unpacked this huge plate made by our friends Alice and Roop at RAMP. Alice's painted decoration of this piece prompts thoughts of the Festival of Britain and Ravilious' firework illustrations on his Coronation mugs.

Find out more about Alice and Roops work at Ramp Ceramics

Posted by Angie Lewin on July 27th, 2010