Jacob
New Luddism. Awake and resist!
http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/event.ph ... &ev_id=604
Dropped in today by chance. Dismal wet morning, wanted to get out, didn't quite know what was on.
Actually a brilliant show. Not immediately obvious from the exhibits but we arrived just as the designers/makers were doing their spiel.
3 groups of stuff ("Before, during and after").
First their designs from before the project - the usual sort of trying to be clever post-modern design which we all know and yawn at (see Celebration of Craftsmanship shows :x ).
Second - their products after a week getting back to basics bodging in a chair making course - not bad, not obviously good.
Third - the product of their experience in terms of new designs, designer meets bodger sort of thing - really interesting nice stuff, including their produce from brief co-operation with Lloyd Loom, and windsor chair perfectly made in China. And stuff they took to Milan.
Unmissable I'd say - but if you have missed the spiel so will have to piece together the story from the catalogue and the captions.
Lots of ideas about design/making involved, and our dismal arts n crafts legacy etc.
Just some random snaps here, you have to go to see them to get the point.
Dropped in today by chance. Dismal wet morning, wanted to get out, didn't quite know what was on.
Actually a brilliant show. Not immediately obvious from the exhibits but we arrived just as the designers/makers were doing their spiel.
3 groups of stuff ("Before, during and after").
First their designs from before the project - the usual sort of trying to be clever post-modern design which we all know and yawn at (see Celebration of Craftsmanship shows :x ).
Second - their products after a week getting back to basics bodging in a chair making course - not bad, not obviously good.
Third - the product of their experience in terms of new designs, designer meets bodger sort of thing - really interesting nice stuff, including their produce from brief co-operation with Lloyd Loom, and windsor chair perfectly made in China. And stuff they took to Milan.
Unmissable I'd say - but if you have missed the spiel so will have to piece together the story from the catalogue and the captions.
Lots of ideas about design/making involved, and our dismal arts n crafts legacy etc.
Just some random snaps here, you have to go to see them to get the point.
