16/01/2012
Skeleton Lampshades has been selected as a finalist for the Mary Portas and House of Fraser Competition. The design will be pitched to Mary's team at Interiors UK next week at the NEC. Watch this space for updates!
15/01/2012
Just one week to go until Interiors at the NEC. I shall be exhibiting with Designers Block at 'The Local' and Diana Civils's, 'Britania Chic,' hall entrance. Register now for a free ticket!
10/12/2011
New pictures have been added of the latest commission of the new ltd edition chandelier in Gold, Bronze and Silver. Please contact me for enquiries.
30/11/2011
The Skeleton Lamps collection will be on sale at the TOTES CHRISTMAS event organised by Stitch Up London at Ground Floor Left on the 10th of December. Not only will Stitch Up be launching their new collection, but you'll also be able to purchase fantastic gifts from a selection of up and coming designers. Great place to get your Christmas presents, have a cocktail and listen to some live music! From 1pm until late, more info can be found here http://www.facebook.com/events/113986802044327/
29/11/2011
The lovely Stitch Up London girls feature Skeleton Lamps in their photo shoot of their new collection, keep up to date with Stitch Up as they launch their new collection in December this year here http://www.stitchuplondon.blogspot.com/
15/11/2011
aMEND features in Mondo Arcs London Design Festival Review
24/10/2011
I have been asked to exhibit part of my skeleton lampshade collection at this years Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair with Candid Arts. Open between the 28th - 30th October, details below:
20/10/2011
aMEND featured in Elle Decor Italia
07/10/2011
Images from the aMEND exhibition are online now. Click here to view.
02/09/2011
Now open and showcasing the new collection at The Residence Gallery 229 Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7HD
Opening times:
Wed. - Sat. 11am-6pm
Sun. 12pm-5pm
13/08/2011
aMEND will feature in the Icon Design Trail this year! Sign up to the mailing list for an invite to the private view!
11/07/2011
The new collection aMEND, will be launched during the London Design Festival, at The Residence Gallery in Victoria Park, in September this year. If you would like to be invited to the private view please sign up to the mailing list. The press release is below.
aMEND is the launch of designer/maker Donna Walker's most recent
collection. Following on from previous work questioning the
mass-produced, as well as the value and memories that can be imbedded in
our possessions, aMEND concentrates on the existing beauty, form, and
craftsmanship in old and discarded pieces of furniture. These once
redundant pieces are lovingly transformed with a contemporary twist, in
what can only be described as a colourful blend of decades. The
collection consists of a range of furniture and lighting.
http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/amend-donna-walker
19/06/2010
This Friday the 25th of June, the Make Do and Mend exhibition opens at Arts Centre Washington. You can see pieces from the new collection including part of Window Series and Skeleton Chandelier.
01/03/2011
Today was installation day for a commission I've been working on for a Quarry Hill Primary School in Grays, Essex. It's a giant snakes and ladders board made from steel and perspex. All pieces are magnetic which allows the format of the board to be changed around as and when the teachers decide. The design of the snakes and ladders was done in conjunction with the students at the school. See the installation below.
29/11/2010
Photographs of Farm:Shop commission now online, click here to view, or go to the Window Series under furniture tab. Also newly updated is the Secret Classroom Project, click here, or go to The Secret Classroom under Spatial Design tab. More work coming soon.
30/10/2010
Tomorrow Farm:Shop by Something and Sons in Dalston will open its doors to the public for the first time. The project has taken over an old shop as part of the Art in Empty Spaces programme, and has looked at new and more traditional ways of growing fruit and vegetables in doors. As part of the project I was asked to design and make twelve chairs for the cafe area, below is a sneaky peak, more photo's to follow. In the meantime get yourself down to 20 Dalston Lane and check out Farm:shop, it's open Fridays-Sundays.
For more information please visit Farm:Shop's website by clicking here.
03/09/2010
Many thanks to everyone who voted for me in the Hackney Wood competition, I won the Peoples Choice Award and so will be having my own solo show at The Residence Gallery, Victoria Park, London next year!
01/08/2010
I will be taking part in the Hackney Wood Art Prize and Auction at the Residence Gallery in Victoria park between the 5th August-2nd Sept. If you are not able to attend but would like to vote for your favourite piece please visit www.residence-gallery.com
Please see below for further details.
15/07/2010
I will taking part in the Shoreditch Festival for Pangolin's Ark, at Shoreditch Park this weekend 17th-18th July. I will be re-designing one of their existing benches, so feel free to come along at any point or just go along after for a sit down in the new bench!
- The bench is now completed please click here for more information and photographs.
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11/05/2010
The website is currently being updated so please be aware that navigating it may be a little more difficult at the moment. You can select a category from the left and then click on any of the projects below to view. The website should only be affected for a week. Thanks for your patience.
22/04/2010
Knitted Chairs will be exhibited at The Castle Climbing Centre in Green Lanes, London. If you fancy trying one of these chairs out come along!
08/01/2010
Kingsland Road, Shoreditch from the 11th Jan - 10th Feb. So come along, have a drink and enjoy!
01/01/2010
Irony features in the Casa Viva Magazine December issue.
15/10/2009
Below is a video about the Pangolins Ark project I was involved in during the summer, where Steffi Orke and I did the project Knitted Chairs. Please view to get an insight into my practice.
Copyright Matthew Barton, 2009.
Pangolin's Ark from MattBarton on Vimeo.