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…]
I’ve not talked about the shop very much which seems a bit remiss of me. As well as lots of things to spend your money on we’ve been using the space for other things. We had Flatpack in last week – they gave out brochures and also installed David Hurley‘s installation ‘A Thought. An Afterthought‘. … [Read more…]
you thought we wouldn’t notice (link dead) Ouch. Dance company accuses Birmingham design agency of ripping off their work. Dom from Tak gently corrects them (see the comments) Noel Dunne: Creative industries letting youngsters down over apprenticeships Good opinion piece from Noel Unique hand drawn wonderland faith shoes Illustrator Sam Pierpoint has some hand drawn … [Read more…]
Sam Pierpoint is an illustrator and designer based in Birmingham and Southampton. She completed a BA in Graphic Design with a 2:1 at The Nottingham Trent University. She’s an illustrator by day and a techno dj by night with a passion for quirky shapes and patterns, unconventional colour schemes, jazz, soul, tech, minimal, house and … [Read more…]