The goal of ‘ Made in the Jewellery Quarter’ is to let the people of Birmingham and the wider region know what is made on their doorstep, plus give them the opportunity to buy a piece of craftsmanship and a contemporary product from artisans, designers and most importantly locally based businesses.

I like how a bunch of different businesses have pulled together and taken it upon themselves to make this happen. Anyway, the exhibition will be at the Art at Artfull gallery, 23-24 Warstone Lane, B18 6JQ from 1-28 February.

Frost is:

A touring exhibition by Design Space incubates, a council led scheme that gives designer makers workshops facilities and support in setting up their own business

The exhibition includes 18 new designers, each and every one creating exquisite collections

The next dates are:

• 8-14 December – ‘David Louis Project’ at Artfull Expression – 23-24 Warstone Lane, Birmingham, B18 6JQ
• 13-20 December – Open Studios at Design Space – Unit 2, 25-33 Hylton Street, Birmingham, B18 6HJ

There’s a Design Space blog for documenting all this too, which is worth a look.

David also runs a blog at David Louis Product Design where he unveiled this little short, stop-frame animation made using his ‘Flip Top ‘Beer Cube’ Bottle Opener’:

Random, but I like it.  More please.