On Monday I went to the launch of the latest Pointe Blank project which featured illustrators creating posters in response to Birmingham Royal Ballet‘s latest production, Hobson’s Choice. You can tell I was there because I took a horribly grainy pic with my phone. That’s journalism, that is. It’s the second time they’ve done this … [Read more…]
Bread&Circus “Bread & Circus is a distraction of two Birmingham based designers. Posting travel, design, fashion, music and food.” Claire Hartley (who helped make CiB look like it does) and Gavin Auty got a blog Meet DANANANANAYKROYD | THE FLAPPER | BIRMINGHAM, UK I missed this back in July, but Vice recorded some live footage … [Read more…]
What’s good in Brum? :: Loaf Online “Two days in a row this week I was asked for recommendations for food things happening in Birmingham […] Here’s my response” Details of new Birmingham food festival unveiled On the subject of food – “The 10-day celebration of food will take place from October 14-23 and replaces … [Read more…]
Pointe Blank is: An exhibition of original images inspired by the story of Coppélia. In a first-of-its-kind project for Birmingham Royal Ballet, 27 artists and designers have been invited to produce individual pieces of artwork based upon toymaker Doctor Coppélius, and his attempts to breathe life into his most prized creation The exhibition has been pulled … [Read more…]
Highstreet stores may be filling their shelves with mass produced Christmas cards at the moment, but some of our favourite Birmingham based designers have been busy bees making their own festive designs. Claire Hartley‘s hand illustrated cards are priced at £6 for a pack of three different designs. Abigail Borg‘s letterpress cards – ‘Daphne’s Pinecone’ … [Read more…]
stitches and hos October 09 The ‘little knitting hootenanny’ is back at the Hare & Hounds on Tues 27 October. Wool and needles provided, everyone’s welcome and they insist you don’t even have to be any good Snowman Colouring Competition winners Congratulations to the winners of The Rep’s competition 7 Inch Cinema » Living and … [Read more…]