Saturday, 11 September 2010

emma ware

check out these amazing designs by local bristol designer emma ware. beautiful and imaginative use of inner tubes: http://emmaware.co.uk/jewellery_recycle.html

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Bristol Design Festival

Bristol Design Festival

i won first prize for 3D design!

Courvoisier The Future 500 | About CVTF500

Courvoisier The Future 500 | About CVTF500

this is the group i belong to, my peers are amazing.. does that make me amazing?

Car tyre crocodiles at glasto 09

Car tyre crocodiles | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

tyre-croc, after a bit of rain, glasto 09

tyre-croc | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Crocs outside the Southville Centre | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Crocs outside the Southville Centre | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Crocodile , London Wetlands | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Crocodile made from old tires, London Wetlands | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Glasto 2009 by dawn - crocodiles

Glasto 2009 by dawn - choc-a-lot!

tyre-crocodiles

tyre-crocodiles by Libby
my crocs, photos by libby

must blog, must blog, must blog

so i have a blog page but never use it.. how do i start when i have so much to say!
so many things have happened since i started my eco-design business, do i talk about the things that have happened, or just start with all the new stuff?

a few highlights from the past two years:

courvoisier invited me to join their prestigious network. Courvoisier The Future 500 is an exclusive network of pioneers, entrepreneurs and revolutionary spirits from the arts, social enterprise, business, science, gastronomy, fashion and beyond. more info here: http://courvoisierthefuture500.com/about/about-cvtf500/

amongst many of the amazing things the network has organised was the CVTF500 inaugural art show in July '09 at the Future Gallery on Great Newport St, London. The Guardian talked to the curators and some of the artists here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/courvoisier500/interactive/courvoisier-art-show-2009.
my submission can be seen between 0.33 and 0.25 seconds. unfortunately i wasn't there to be interviewed. the piece is called mr floppy, made from 225 floppy discs from the 80's...

the crocodile family caused a storm all over the UK at exhibitions and festivals. they were to be seen at London Wetlands for the Love London Recycled Sculpture Show, Glastonbury Festival, Womad, Shambala, Boomtown Fair, and numerous Bristol Art Trails, eco-shows and festivals.

links to photos coming up!

and lastly, for now, i managed to grab 1st prize for 3D design at the Bristol Design Festival '09.
check it out! http://www.bristoldesignfestival.com/index.php?com=site&pageid=134

that's enough for what happened last year, hope i can catch up soon and get on with this year's news...