On Monday we ran a workshop with Southwark Primary School in Nottingham about nature as an inspirational resource in art and design.
Thanks to the school for having us, and well done to the children for working so hard.
Images 1-4: a shelter
Image 5: a bed
Images 6-8: a skateboard
Images 9-10: a bike
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11: a necklace
Image 12: car
13.06.10
Thanks to a kind nomination from Emerge I have been shortlisted by The Hospital Club and the The Independent in their 100 Brave New Futures list for my efforts in setting up the studio over the past year.
Votes very much count between now and the 25th June. Therefore, if you like and believe in what I'm trying to establish, I'd very much appreciate your say. Please go to: http://www.thehospitalclub.com/100/index.php. You will find me in the Design category under 'emerging'.
08.06.10
The lovely Millie Ross of Jotta.com is publishing my diary from my time in Israel with Oded Ezer. I'll post links to each instalment here:
Trip to the Design Museum, London this morning to see / discuss the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year with 2nd year design students from LCC:
01.05.10
Hooray for two things: 1) We won the Super Skills logo pitch and 2) I like this:
26.04.10
Why stand around all weekend when you could knock a hole in a brick wall?! This... hopefully.. is the last of the building work. All that's left to do now is build a window frame. All in a day's work!
13.04.10
Just when we thought we were done with the renovations: we've decided to knock a 3rd window through the wall - a little more lumiere is required you see!
29.03.10
Flatpack Festival didn't fail to impress this weekend. See my review here.
22.03.10
We're covering Flatpack Festival for Jotta.com this weekend - “A weird and wonderful little festival ”– Guardian - flatpackfestival.org.uk
BLOOD, SWEAT, PAINT & TEARS. At last - the studio is finished, and we're in just in time for the sunnier days of spring. Here's the end result:
06.03.10
The studio is VERY nearly finished. Once the everything is in we'll post some images of the finished article. For now, here are 2 desks in the making - both 'scrap wood from Dad's garage + Ikea + power tools' hybrids.
20.02.10
My week in London wound up nicely in a 2nd year crit at Central Saint Martins alongside Sheena Calvert.
19.02.10
My good friend and trusted mentor, Oded Ezer, was also in London this week. It was wonderful to welcome him to LCC and to see such a warm response to his work from the staff and students. Special thanks to Teal Triggs and Ian Noble. Typographic homage to Oded, posted below, by Patrick Hoelscher and Joshua Hibbert.
15 - 19.02.10
This week I've been lecturing at LCC in London alongside Yasha Rosov. The 'Home' International Poster Project has also been run with students from Isparta, Holon, Haifa, Bratislava and Plzen. Thanks to all students involved and special thanks to Jack Blake and Nic Hghes for having us in the Typo studio. See http://www.homeposters.org/ for more information.
13.02.10
Things are really starting to come together now. Here's a little of the new window...stained ceiling... some furniture... and a painted patch of floor!
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30.01.10
I've spent the last two weeks at The Chase in Manchester - thanks to the whole team for having me, especially Peter Richardson and Lionel Hatch. While i've been on trains back and forth to the city, the builders have been in the little studio. The ceiling is now nearly finished and the storage has been built. There is optimism in the air.
07.01.10
Over a month ago I was beginning to think it was maybe getting a little too cold for this renovations lark. How wrong I was - December was mild! Now it's -18 and we're still doing the studio roof... and replacing a window frame.. in the snow. Happy (cold) days! I've also got my beady eye on a few architectural reclamation yards for studio furniture. Do send our regards to Ikea.
03.12.09
We had a delivery this morning! Lots of hardboard, MDF and polystyrene. Work will continue into the night tonight (!) but for now.. here are some images to update you... one of which is of the first roof insulation panel. Featuring... my very lovely Pop.
03.12.09
I'm beginning to question why I started doing this in winter?! Despite loosing a lot of feeling in my fingers and toes... all is well. The roof is now all clear and ready to be insulated, the walls have had their first lick of fresh paint and all dead cables have been pulled from the beams. Exciting.
30.11.09
Work has well and truly begun on our charming little shed.There's nothing quite like rolling up your sleeves on a cold winter morning... ! Watch this space.
23.11.09
Over the past few weeks I've been meeting some of the North West's finest designers. Special thanks to:
David Thompson / Heart and Soul
Mark Ross / Glorious
Stuart, James and Chris / Thoughtful
Dave Palmer / Love
Tim Sharp / Uniform
Peter Richardson / The Chase
Alan Herron / True North
Faye Thompson / Hemisphere
Adrian and Chris / Blueleaf
20.10.09
We have a pictue of our new studio space to show you:
08.10.09
Shelf Walk is on Creative Review's blog feed. See it here.
06.10.09
From Lucy: I have 4 weeks left in Tel Aviv working with Oded Ezer and in anticipation of returning to British soil, lucybrownstudio.com is going live. In November we'll be scrubbing up a beautiful red brick shed in leafy Cheshire to move in for December. It will be a joy to have all books in one place! Let the games commence.
10.09.09
26 Clocks and Pentagram poster exhibited at Emerge, the graduate showcase of the London Design Festival.
