Work in Progress*

For Iyla-Beth’s Christening.

Talented designer Pavel Fuksa recently contacted me to show off his 178 stunning vintage matchboxes for a music video for the band Navigators. Certainly worth a visit over to his portfolio!

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A little card I made for my dad… obviously, on it’s own, this wouldn’t of embarrassed him enough soooo - I made a pink felt moustache on an elastic band! Photos to follow!!!

Another great day out with my nephew! See the full set here.

Great day out! To view the full set click here.

Hipstamatic is my current favourite iPhone app addiction! With a swipe of the finger, you can change the lens, flash, or film, adding a unique ‘HipstaPrint’ touch to your photo. You can join in the Hipstamatic Contests too!

Dusky Flare (Hipstamatic Contest Entry) | View my contest entry here: hpstm.tc/fdd

Light Falls (Hipstamatic Contest Entry) | View my contest entry here: hpstm.tc/fd2

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“make you feel better” visual communication

My little niece was born today at 13:17pm weighing 4lb 14oz, she is a beautiful little angel. Congratulations to Clare, Shaun and big brother Owen!!!

A compelling new series (5 episodes), currently available to watch in BBC iPlayer or download from iTunes:

Episode 1
Ghosts in the Machine
The first episode of this new series tells the fascinating story of the birth of industrial design. Alongside the celebrated names, from Wedgwood to William Morris, it also explores the work of the anonymous designers responsible for prosaic but classic designs for cast-iron cooking pots to sheep shears - harbingers of a breed of industrially produced objects culminating in the Model T Ford. Includes interviews with legendary designer Dieter Rams and J Mays, Ford Motors’ global head of design.

Episode 2
Designs for Living
In the crisis-stricken decades of the 1920s and 1930s, with the world at the tipping point between two global wars, design suggested dramatically different ideas about the shape of things to come, from the radical futurism of the Bauhaus to the British love affair with mock-Tudor architecture and the three-piece suite.

In Europe, the ‘modern movement’ promoted the virtues of the machine and the machine-made with theories and products like open-plan living, the fitted kitchen and tubular steel furniture which have become absorbed into the mainstream of the designed world. In the USA, designers like Raymond Loewy and Henry Dreyfuss explored and exploited the dreams and desires of American consumers to develop a market-based approach to design which has become one of the bedrocks of the modern consumer society. Featuring Niels Diffrient and Tom Dyckhoff.

Exploring new places in ‘The Lakes.’

Part of the Waterfall

Feeding Dipper

Falling dappled water

one with several pairs of legs

Shades of Green