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Clocks, Watches & other items
.....pieces by designer makers stocked at the
Gallery.
Please use the Enquiry Form (button above) if you would like
further information.
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David Booker
David makes contemporary
clocks using hardwoods, the designs revealing his interest in
architectural and mechanical forms and a whimsical sense of humour.
Woods used include cherry and maple
which is sometimes given a colour stain. The dials and hands are
individually designed and made for each clock using metal, cold
enamel colour and his own marquetry patterns. He keeps a master list
of all the clocks that he has made and each clock is stamped and
numbered.
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Boccia
Boccia watches are
produced in Titanium, a totally hypoallergenic, nickel-free metal
that is 30% stronger and 50% lighter than steel, and up to 5 times
as expensive. Swiss and Japanese watch movements are used. Boccia
watches are produced in Hong Kong by a subsidiary of Tutima Germany,
a major manufacturer of high-grade professional instrument watches.
Tutima supply the German Air Force with watches.
Boccia watches are made of pure
titanium, the purity factor being over 99%. It is an environment
friendly material coming from the earth that is recyclable. Boccia
watches carry a two-year international guarantee.
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Michael Storey
Michael was born in England
in 1948. He moved to New Zealand with his family, and then after
finishing school, settled in Australia. Always self employed, and
always on the fringe of art, he turned full time to sculpture with
bronze in 1981.
A vivid imagination, a lifelong affair with wildlife and a
wellspring of innovation is the amalgam behind the work of this
artist. His recognisable style, often combined with hand blown
glass, has given Michael an international following. Three foundries
world-wide are dedicated to producing his work.
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David Hayward
After gaining design and lecturing experience in England, Germany
and Hong Kong and following seven years at the Design Council in
London he established David Hayward Design in 1986. David started by
producing a range of designer gifts in pewter and has since
developed his collection to include products made from stainless
steel, hallmarked sterling silver, silverplate and crystal.
Designer gifts in the collection are created using a combination of
product design, silversmithing and manufacturing skills of the
highest quality. Hand, machine and computer-aided techniques are
used where appropriate to achieve the desired results. The products
are uncluttered without any unnecessary decoration.
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Gavin Rookledge
Gavin works under the name of
'Rook's Books' from his workshop in London, producing original,
contemporary bindings and book-related objects from supple leathers
and suede.
All of the pieces are designed with strong emphasis on texture and
colour, and each being made by hand is unique. The blank books can
be used for a variety of purposes such as photo album, address book,
visitors book or for mementoes. All have leather covers sometimes
combined with wood or suede. A variety of vellums and papers are
used, all with hand made marbled end papers and occasionally
incorporate decoration such as a copper- plated oak leaf.
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Christine Meyer-Eaglestone
Her background is in Fine Art (MA Fine Art, Sculpture). While
on a cabinetmaking course, she discovered marquetry and this was to
be the catalyst for bringing together her previous experience and
interest in architectural space and 2-dimensional design with this
technique, recognizing the space that marquetry could occupy as a
contemporary visual medium. Her surface designs range from the
complex to the minimal. Often, they explore the dialogue between
man-made and organic form. Balance, counterpoise, dynamic growth and
rhythm are all essential elements.
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Ian Roberts
Ian started to learn the art
of pottery restoration in 1974 through a family link involved in the
antique trade. This was the basis from which he developed a real
interest in the art of pottery itself.
Ian thinks that his ceramics reflect his interest and working life
within the antique trade as he feels they have an 'age' to them that
the raku process inflicts on contemporary ceramics. The style of his
ceramics could also be said to have an architectural feel to them
borne out of his general interest in the architecture of the past.
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Jill Stewart
Jill works in mixed metals, silver, brass copper with blue titanium
details. She is interested in the contrasts produced by the
differing textures or colours of metal surfaces. Etching and heat
effects produced in soldering heighten the contrasts, and add an
element of variability along with painterly surface colouring.
Her clocks and mirrors also involve contrasting words and pictures;
they function like drawings in metal, self -contained illustrated
texts inspired by Medieval bestiaries and Quentin as well as William
Blake. The clocks have a lacquered surface so should not come into
contact with sprays or polish.
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Adele Taylor
Adele was first attracted to
metals by their subtle colours. She found their different properties
interesting and wanted to include them in her jewellery and
silverware as a major part of the design. The working properties of
the media have a significant and creative influence on the final
outcome of the work, properties such as the malleability of soft
metals such as pewter. Adele has always been interested in surface
pattern and texture, and finds acid etching a wonderful way of
drawing directly onto the metal. She likes the immediacy of mark
making on metal, the directness of the process whether formalised in
lettering, or more fluid as in free hand drawing.
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Paul Shepherd
Paul and Claudia began working together whilst sharing a workshop,
in 1992.
Paul began Blacksmithing after leaving school, his training was
traditionally focused, attending the Rural Development Commission at
Salisbury allowed him to develop these skills, and complete his
apprenticeship. Paul's work is a combination a traditional skills
and modern design.
Claudia works on her designs to the smallest detail, she considers
nature and classical proportions. Claudia specialises in Repousse
work, and forges steel to a fine point, then she will scroll, curl
or knot it to "reveal just how pliable the material is". Claudia's
work shows elegnace and precision, her work ranges from small
interior items to large architectual commissions.
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Sarah Jane Brown
Sarah knits with wire which
is then hand moulded into a variety of forms, mainly dogs. 'Daisy',
'Digger' and 'Dazzler' are identified by a flower, bone or star on
their collars. Tails and legs are added separately and hand
stitched, creating individual and unique canine sculptures.
The dogs can be personalised by gently adjusting the tail and head
to make the dog look to the stars, sniff the daisies, or rummage for
a hidden bone.
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All the Designs shown here are protected by Copyright and are
the intellectual property of the named designers.
No design may be reproduced or made up without the express
permission of the designer maker.
Any breach of Copyright will be vigorously pursued through legal
channels.
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