pachadesign

midcentury modern show

2011-11-18T17:32:00.004Z

we will be selling work this sunday at the midcentury modern show - hope to see you at dulwich college {click here for info}.

midcentury modern {website}
dulwich college
london
se21 7ld

sunday 20th nov 2011
10am - 4pm

winter 2011: shows & ticket giveaways

2011-11-04T18:52:00.007Z

our winter 2011 newsletter is now online {here} & we have updated our events & news page on our website {here} with details of all the shows we will be exhibiting and selling work at this november & december - we hope to see you at one of the shows this xmas.

we also have a few free tickets to giveaway to some of the shows - please read our newsletter {here} for more details.

our first show this winter is hereford contemporary craft fair, 11th - 13th november at the courtyard centre for the arts. the show will be open from 10am - 6pm on friday & saturday and 10am - 5pm on the sunday. we have 3 tickets to giveaway to the private view which is on thursday evening - email us at info{at}pachadesign.co.uk by 7th nov with your name & postal address for your chance to win.

hope to see you at the hereford contemporary craft fair next weekend & good luck with the ticket giveaways.

hereford contemporary craft fair
the courtyard centre for the arts
edgar street, hereford, hr4 9jr
11 - 13 november
www.h-craftfair.co.uk

origin 2011: part 2

2011-10-12T11:01:00.007+01:00

as promised, here is a little selection of some of the work that we liked at this years Origin.

we thought we'd start with Derek Wilson's beautiful work because he is one of our favourite ceramicists. we met Derek at last years show and absolutely fell in love with his work. this year we got 4 pieces from him: a beautiful large stemmed bowl, a little pourer, a tea pot, and a little lidded pot in chalky grey. it's so nice when you meet a designer maker, who's work you really love, and they share the same appreciation for your work. Derek got one of our groupie tables that we had at Origin this year - a little low bench/table with a lovely silvery grey old oak top.

here are a few images from Derek's beautiful website and a link below so you can check out more of his stunning work.

© derek wilson

derek wilson ceramics {website}

we've also put together a selection of other work we liked at the show. click on the names below to visit the designer makers websites to see more. enjoy.

top: soung chuel park, inhee jeon, james & tilla waters.
middle: stephanie wooster, abigail brown, john alfredo harris.
bottom: ella robinson, sophie woodrow, pauline edie.

origin 2011 {website}

origin 2011: part 1

2011-10-10T11:05:00.006+01:00

thanks to everyone that visited us at Origin this year. we had a really lovely show and met some great people. thanks to our lovely neighbours ella, abigail, norman, stephanie and katie for keeping us entertained for the week.
part 2 coming up with a little selection of some of our favourite work from the show.

pachadesign {website}

still here

2011-10-03T11:18:00.003+01:00

we are still here! despite our lack of blog posts lately.
we just got back from Origin so lots to tell you about,
but for now enjoy this beautiful sunshine & buy Ben's lovely debut album {it's out today}.

ben howard - keep your head up from the debut album every kingdom {here}.

welcombe open studios 2011

2011-08-08T14:06:00.009+01:00

our last event of the summer this year is Welcombe Open Studios 2011 {12th - 14th august}.
we will be opening our studio {follow signs to studio 1} for 3 days & will be having a little sale of our furniture and accessories - 20% of all accessories at the studio {mirrors from £28, slate sushi plates from £24 a set, oak chopping/serving boards from £12, oak & slate lamps from £156, & more}.
we will also be reducing all furniture shown at the studio during the 3 day event {see image for details and prices}.

Welcombe Open Studios, now in it's 6th year, has 8 artists & designer makers opening their studios for 3 days. Come & see where they create their work and buy directly from them or commission a special piece, from ceramics to paintings, furniture to textiles, photography to poetry, and more.
And for the first time, this year the event has a hands on art for families day {friday only, 11am - 3pm} at Welcombe Mouth Beach, hosted by the National Trust.
Most studios are within walking distance of each other but all have parking facilities if you do intend to drive - all studios will be signposted from the A39 & around the village.
Detailed leaflets with a map to find all studios will be available in Welcombe.
For more details of the event please visit the website here.

we hope to see you at our studio.

pachadesign open studio {studio 1}
12th - 14th august {10.30am - 4.30pm}
well barn, welcombe, near bideford, devon, ex39 6hg

tomorrow at the cabin

2011-07-21T16:58:00.008+01:00

our exhibition at the bucks mills cabin opens again tomorrow for another 3 days only. we hope you can come along - the exhibition will be open 11am - 3pm friday, saturday & sunday. we have really enjoyed putting together this exhibition with the National Trust and we were delighted that designer makers RAMP and Sam Pickard wanted to get involved with the project too.
we have all been so inspired by this tiny little cabin that artists Judith Ackland & Mary Stella Edwards once owned and lived in and it's been a real privilege to be able to spend time there and to put our own modern day interpretations in amongst their personal belongings for our exhibition.

we've had lovely compliments about the exhibition and some nice press too.
thanks so much to Emile for the piece he did on his blog Treasure Hunt, National Trust Collections {here}. thanks also to Sarah & Katie from madebyhandonline for putting it on their what's on pages {here} and to everyone that has blogged or tweeted about our exhibition.

the bucks mills cabin: a modern take
an exhibition by pachadesign, RAMP & Sam Pickard
in association with the National Trust
15-17 and 22-24 july 2001 {11am - 3pm daily}
the cabin, bucks mills, north devon, ex39 5dy
more info {here}

a sneak peek & press

2011-07-16T20:32:00.007+01:00

we thought we'd show you a little sneak peek at our exhibition at the bucks mills cabin. thankyou to everyone that has visited so far and for all your lovely compliments & feedback.
the cabin is rarely open to the public and we've had lots of visitors that have always wanted to see inside it. if you haven't been to see the exhibition yet, it's open tomorrow and then next friday, saturday & sunday only {11am - 3pm daily}.

ceramics by RAMP

lamp by pachadesign, ceramics by ramp

mirror by pachadesign

curtains and chair by sam pickard, table by pachadesign

table by pachadesign, textiles by sam pickard and ceramics by ramp

textiles by sam pickard

view from the cabin

thanks to jago from proof magazine for her lovely review of our exhibition {here}, and to selvedge blog {here} and the crafts magazine {here} for kindly advertising our exhibition.

the bucks mills cabin: a modern take
15-17 and 22-24 july {11am - 3pm daily}
bucks mills cabin, bucks mills, north devon, ex39 5dy

the bucks mills cabin: a modern take opens tomorrow

2011-07-14T22:00:00.004+01:00

we had the loveliest day setting up our exhibition at the bucks mills cabin today - it's looking so lovely inside with a collection of our furniture & accessories, beautiful textiles by Sam Pickard and lovely ceramics by Roop & Al {ramp}, all in amongst the pieces that have been left inside the cabin for many years.
the exhibition opens tomorrow from 11am - 3pm - hope to see you there. for more info click here.

the bucks mills cabin: a modern take
15-17 and 22-24 july {11am - 3pm daily}
bucks mills, north devon, ex39 5dy

new rustic in living etc

2011-07-08T11:43:00.005+01:00

another bit of lovely press - our kitchen table new rustic is in the august issue of Living etc magazine, in the shopping focus online buys section.

thanks to stylist Hannah Franklin and photographer Polly Wreford for their lovely work.
the august issue of Living etc is out now and for more info about our kitchen table new rustic go to our website {here}.

© pachadesign

new rustic by pachadesign {website}
Living etc {website}

the bucks mills cabin: a modern take

2011-07-06T18:37:00.010+01:00

in conjunction with the National Trust, Devon based designer makers pachadesign, Sam Pickard & RAMP explore a modern take on the everyday objects left inside the artists cabin at Bucks Mills, a picturesque village on the North Devon Coast.

the cabin was owned by artists Judith Ackland & Mary Stella Edwards and is an evocative time capsule of their lives together - left today as it was in the 70's and now owned & carefully preserved by the National Trust.

this new group of artists will select some of the simple, everyday objects that Judith & Mary owned & used whilst living there and replace them with their own modern day interpretations.
{pachadesign: furniture & accessories, RAMP: ceramics, Sam Pickard: textiles}.

Hannah Jefferson from the National Trust says "The project with pachadesign, Sam Pickard & RAMP is a great way to bring the cabin to life in 2011. Involving local artists who are inspired by the same coastline as Judith & Mary, a modern take exhibition is the perfect opportunity to open the doors of the cabin to the general public, and get people talking about contemporary craft & design, in a setting which is lost in a different era".

the exhibition is open 15th - 17th & 22nd - 24th july 2011 {11am - 3pm daily}.
free entry & free parking at the top of Bucks Mills village, which lies on the North Devon Coast between Clovelly & Bideford.
postcode for sat navs: EX39 5DY

for more info & designer makers details:

pachadesign {website}
RAMP {website}
Sam Pickard {website}
the National Trust {website}

eden

2011-07-06T12:28:00.004+01:00

fleet foxes

2011-07-01T12:00:00.003+01:00

we are off to see these chaps later today at one of the coolest gardens in Cornwall.
enjoy your friday & your weekend.

fleet foxes {website}

recent press

2011-06-29T12:25:00.007+01:00

we've had some nice features about us recently on some lovely blogs so we wanted to say thankyou to:
trouver les bonnes choses for their kind words about our new groupies tables {here}
wood design for the feature they did on their lovely blog {here}
and lisa from natural modern interiors blog for her lovely email & feature {here}

pachadesign {website}

sun

2011-06-27T17:03:00.004+01:00

the last day of our open studio was yesterday and was lovely and warm and sunny. it felt like how summer is supposed to feel .... but today went back to grey and mist and rain. we want more sunshine please.

thanks to everyone that popped in to see us at the studio over the weekend. it was nice to see friends and meet some new people too. details about more summer shows coming up soon.

1 day left

2011-06-26T11:46:00.003+01:00

the sun is shining today, at last .... one day left of our june open studio, we'll be open until 4pm so we hope to see you here.

© pachadesign

© pachadesign

pachadesign {website}

our june open studio

2011-06-23T18:49:00.005+01:00

we open tomorrow from 10.30am - hope to see you this weekend.

contemporary craft fair update

2011-06-23T18:01:00.004+01:00

thankyou to everyone that visited us at this years Contemporary Craft Fair at Bovey Tracey. despite the awful weather on the sunday, we still had a good show and it was nice to catch up with you all.
no pictures of our stand this year unfortunately ..... we left it until last thing on sunday to take some photographs and realised we'd left the battery for our camera at home.

so we thought we'd share a photograph we took of this lovely little pot that we bought at the show by maker Lucianna Gallucci. Lucianna's work and her stand at the show looked beautiful - her website will be online soon.
as always, there was lots of beautiful work at the show - we'll do a little collection of our favourites next week.

ed sheeran

2011-06-16T16:50:00.006+01:00

we love this song and video by ed sheeran.
hope you enjoy it too.

ed sheeran {website}

this weekend

2011-06-09T22:50:00.004+01:00

we hope to see you this weekend at The Contemporary Craft Fair
{10th - 12th june, open daily 10am - 5pm}
click here for info

calgary by bon iver

2011-06-08T15:38:00.010+01:00

we've been waiting for this.

calgary by bon iver {website}

the contemporary craft fair 2011

2011-06-07T20:25:00.004+01:00

The Contemporary Craft Fair at Bovey Tracey is this friday, saturday & sunday {10 - 12 june}. we will be exhibiting new work there so we hope you can make it along to the event - we are stand A29.

The event showcases 165 of the uk's finest designer makers from many disciplines including ceramics, glass, textiles, furniture, jewellery, metal, fashion, mixed media and more. there is also workshops, demonstrations, children's craft tent, entertainment, great food & live music over the 3 day event.

our little selection of some of the lovely work you can see at the show (including our new work): top left - pachadesign, top right - cleo mussi, bottom left - adam buick, bottom right - tanja ufer

for more info: The Contemporary Craft Fair {website}

precious

2011-06-06T17:55:00.008+01:00

a long overdue thankyou to everyone that came to see us at our 2nd love factor group exhibition precious in appledore. everyones work looked amazing in the huge white space of the old glove factory (thanks again to Sandy for letting us hold the exhibition there).

© pachadesign

© pachadesign

square slate coffee table & groupies by pachadesign

© pachadesign

rust shikiri by pachadesign

© pachadesign

new rustic {kitchen/dining table with benches} & square off-set slate mirror by pachadesign, rest as above

© pachadesign

we each had a display box filled with things that were precious to us - this one is ours.

there are more images from the exhibition on the love factor blog {here}

new work - groupies

2011-06-03T10:35:00.015+01:00

our latest work is called groupies, a collection of small tables combining raw materials: steel + brass + old oak.

© pachadesign

our concept behind groupies started with little pieces of reclaimed oak that we had been saving - too precious to not be made into something beautiful like these little tables.
always passionate about the imperfections in the materials we use, we felt that with groupies they should be left as raw as possible.
the oak is left natural and the metal bases show the welds and the colour change that happens durning the heating process. as a contrast to the thick gnarly old oak tops of most of the groupies, one table has a thin polished brass top.

© pachadesign

© pachadesign

© pachadesign

groupies designed & made by pachadesign {website}
for more info & images on our website click here

a missing month

2011-06-03T08:58:00.012+01:00

we've been off the radar for about a month.
we had been catching up and planning stuff and working hard and, before we knew it, may had come and gone. so, we have loads of stuff to tell you about and we have summer events coming up so hopefully we'll catch up with some of you too. thankyou to everyone that visited us at our easter open studio and our 2nd love factor exhibition precious (photographs from the show coming up on the blog soon). lots of details about the summer shows coming up over the next few posts as well and we are going to show you our latest work next - hope you like it.

© pachadesign

open studio - 28th april to 1st may

2011-04-28T07:59:00.005+01:00

we are opening our studio in Welcombe, Devon for 4 days {28th april - 1st may} so we'd love to see you. it's our 1st open studio of the year - come and see where we live and where we design & make our furniture and accessories, see new work and snap up some discounted pieces!
we will have a selection of mirrors, clocks, lamps and leaf lanterns as well as our oak chopping/serving boards and our sushi serving plates. we will also have a selection of new furniture.
you can find directions to Welcombe {here} ...... follow signs to our studio from the A39 at Welcombe Cross {we are 150 yards from The Old Smithy Inn and Welcombe Pottery}.
we are open from 10.30am to 4pm - hope to see you at our place.

pachadesign open studio - 28th april to 1st may {10.30am to 4pm}
well barn, well farm, welcombe, near bideford, devon, ex39 6hg

{credits}

pachadesign {website}

images: copyright © pachadesign 2011

love factor presents: precious

2011-04-17T20:59:00.006+01:00

our next exhibition starts this friday and we will be showcasing new work - we hope you can make it along {we will be present over the 4 days along with the other love factor members}.

love factor presents: precious {22nd - 25th april}

what do we perceive as precious ?

this easter sees an eclectic exhibition of contemporary furniture exploring the concept of what we see as precious, presented by 5 leading designer makers from the southwest.

in their 2nd love factor exhibition, paul anderson, sam walsh, christian o'reilly and glenn rushbrooke + samantha robb {pachadesign} will be showcasing new work over the 4 days at renowned ceramicist sandy brown's glove factory in appledore, north devon.

sammy of pachadesign explains: "to us, precious is about how much we love & cherish something. it's about its meaning to us, not simply its monetary value. what we make, why we make it, how we make it, the materials that we use, the lifestyle we have chosen as designer makers: it's all incredibly precious to us".

as well as giving an in-depth view into the meanings & processes behind their work, the makers will also highlight what is precious to each of them.

the exhibition runs from 22nd - 25th april {open daily 10.30am - 4pm, all designer makers will be present}

the old glove factory, newquay street, appledore, north devon, ex39 1lu

more info & directions: www.lovefactor.wordpress.com

our sj coffee table

2011-04-16T11:19:00.004+01:00

do you remember a while ago we did a blog post about our sj coffee table {here}? we had designed and made it for sarah who wanted a little more space in her living room and for the new table to have drawers to keep magazines in. sarah is the director of madebyhandonline & the contemporary craft fair at bovey tracey and recently had her home featured in devonlife magazine, so we thought we'd show you one of the photographs from the magazine shoot of the sj table in situ.

there are more images of sarah's home on the madebyhandonline facebook page {here}

you can read more about madebyhandonline in our blogpost about the website {here} and also on the FT's how to spend it website {here}.

{credits}

sj coffee table by pachadesign {website}

madebyhandonline {website}

the contemporary craft fair {website}

mast brothers chocolate

2011-04-13T09:21:00.006+01:00

we like these guys.
their work ethic & their passion for craft.
the time & care spent on each bar of their chocolate.
{a 37 day process & each bar is hand wrapped}.

we like their "new" old-fashioned values.
their factory/store {where you can see the chocolate being made}.
their beautifully designed packaging.
we like their story {and we like their beards}.

{credits}

mast brothers chocolate {website}
film directed by brennan statiewicz {website}

currently loving

2011-04-08T06:27:00.005+01:00

we really like Lidewij Edelkoort's beautifully curated website Trend Tablet - it's full of stunning photographs, great insights into how trends grow & evolve and features some very cool work by artists & designer makers. our favourites so far: water, farm of the future & grey {with a lovely piece by loraine from one of our favourite blogs grijs}.

{credits}

trend tablet {website}

seedlings

2011-04-07T10:18:00.005+01:00

we have lots of seedlings growing at the moment {and a few things planted out in our vegetable garden already}. this little selection lives on our kitchen windowsill at the moment. tell us what you are growing this year, we'd love to know.

giant sunflowers and sugar snaps

opal dark red basil and poached egg plant

p.s. there will be garden updates soon.

svpply

2011-04-05T19:35:00.005+01:00

we recently discovered svpply - a growing collection of products hand-selected by members and the perfect way to keep your own wishlist. we've started ours {here} and we have included some of our own work because we always want the things we make. we'll update ours from time to time and, if you join too, don't forget to let us know & become a follower.

we've just realised that galit from slow noodle is a member {here} which reminded us ..... thanks galit for including one of our lost gardens of heligan photographs in your "inspiration elsewhere" section the other day {here}.

elle decoration may 2011

2011-04-01T19:27:00.004+01:00

we thought we'd share some of the things we like in this months elle decoration magazine {delivered this morning & then photographed on our kitchen table - new rustic here}. info & links below. enjoy & let us know your favourites from the magazine too.

1. elle decoration may 2011 cover, taken on our kitchen table new rustic {here}. 2. an eye for detail article - a neutral palette + the elegance of marble, linen & ceramic. 3. a stunning home in brazil - these leaves are the same as the skeleton leaves we use in our leaf lanterns {here}. 4. the beautiful little porte-plumes box for your treasured feathers, leaves, shells & stones by L’Atelier d’exercices {here}. 5. green streets - urban gardening article by emma love. 6. a lovely mention in the shopping news about madebyhandonline - we sell a selection of our work on sarah & katies website & featured it a couple of weeks ago {here}. 7. artist david bromley's amazing home/studio in a former arcade in melbourne {especially this ceiling}.

elle decoration {website}

the lost gardens of heligan {part 3}

2011-03-29T16:28:00.003+01:00

{credits}

intro {here}, part 1 {here} & part 2 {here}

lost gardens of heligan {website}

the lost gardens of heligan {part 2}

2011-03-29T16:09:00.005+01:00

{credits}

intro {here}, part 1 {here} & part 3 {here}

the lost gardens of heligan {website}

the lost gardens of heligan {part 1}

2011-03-29T16:01:00.006+01:00

{credits}

intro {here}, part 2 {here} & part 3 {here}

the lost gardens of heligan {website}

the lost gardens of heligan: intro

2011-03-29T15:38:00.006+01:00

we spent my birthday, last month, wandering the beautiful lost gardens of heligan in cornwall. you can read the story of how the gardens were found & restored {here}. the gardens are stunning. we have put together some of our photographs ..... in parts 1, 2 & 3 - coming in the next posts. enjoy.

{credits}

the lost gardens of heligan {website}

a few thankyou's

2011-03-24T11:19:00.007Z

thanks to everyone that came to see us at Midcentury Modern and for all your lovely compliments about our work. we had a really nice day and managed to raise a little cash {£90 in total} for the japanese tsunami appeal too - we were donating 50% from all our sushi serving plate sales to the british redcross so thankyou very much if you bought some on sunday.

thanks to si & sarah for helping us set up on sunday and for buying me a lovely new bag from the guys at mini moderns {here}.

and finally we wanted to say a huge thankyou to trouver les bonnes choses {here} ..... we've just discovered your lovely blog and wanted to say thanks for all the features of our work!

{credits}

images: pachadesign furniture & accessories copyright © pachadesign 2011

whirring

2011-03-22T19:14:00.004Z

we are home from london & the midcentury modern show ...... updates & news coming soon.
but for now - hope you enjoy this song & video from the joy formidable. we are loving it.

{credits}

the joy formidable {website}

see you at the show

2011-03-19T12:25:00.004Z

hope to see you tomorrow at Midcentury Modern {show details here}.

madebyhandonline.com

2011-03-16T10:07:00.006Z

we've been meaning to tell you about madebyhandonline.com for a while now - a new online store that we have been selling a selection of our furniture & accessories on {see our page on the site here}. our friend sarah, along with her business partner katie, set up madebyhandonline to promote & sell high quality craft from some of britain & ireland's most exciting contemporary designer makers.

the site offers beautiful handmade work in 3 sections: jewellery, fashion and home & garden, and has profiles of all the makers so you can learn a bit more about them and their processes behind the making. there is also a great resources section, makebyhand, which includes a national directory of makers, jobs & opportunities, courses & workshops, news & more. sarah & katie have just started the mbhblog too.

we've put together a little selection of some of our favourites from the site {details & links below}. hope you enjoy looking through the site, let us know!

1: vintage plaited necklace by sarah drew {here} & small reclaimed cornish slate portrait mirror by pachadesign {here}
2: magpie bag by peris and corr {here} & cow parsley enamel panel by janine partington {here}
3: byrdhouses by chris eckersley {here} & shimmer collar by kokkino {here}
4: snow white by ecoh by eiko yoshida {here} & square textured ring by clare kilgour {here}

madebyhandonline {website}

currently loving

2011-03-15T17:23:00.004Z

for our latest currently loving collection we thought we'd feature pia's new online portfolio.

we've followed pia's blog ever since we started our own journal. we love reading her stories about distant places she's visited, or a day spent simply watching the snow fall in winter in amsterdam. her stories about artists and beautiful handmade design. and stories of her own work as a stylist, photographer & writer. they are always told so beautifully and accompanied with the loveliest of images.

pia has just launched her new website/portfolio where you can see a beautiful collection of images of her styling, photography and snippets from her books - paris: made by hand, amsterdam: made by hand & her soon to be published travel memoir my heart wanders.

here is a little selection of some of our favourite images of pia's work - click on the link below to see more & enjoy.

{credits}

pia jane bijkerk {website} {blog}

all images: © pia jane bijkerk 2011

help japan

2011-03-14T19:30:00.004Z

british redcross - japan tsunami appeal {donate here}

poster by james white {here}

midcentury modern

2011-03-12T12:11:00.017Z

we are going to be exhibiting a selection of our furniture & accessories at Midcentury Modern next sunday at Dulwich College in London.
in association with Elle Decoration, the show is a perfect mix of original midcentury furniture & collectables and new contemporary work by british designers. we hope to see you there on the 20th!

"everyone from the serious collector to the design addict will love this show voted one of London's top attractions by Time Out mixing the best midcentury dealers with cool British designers dealing in furniture, ceramics, glass & textiles. Source Jacobsen, Eames, Day, Ponti, Nelson and Aalto. You can't fail to enjoy this pop up shop for the eclectic home in a 70s building filled with natural light".

midcentury modern {website}
dulwich college, london, se21 7ld
20th march 2011 {10am - 4pm}
show details {here}

friday

2011-03-11T08:31:00.004Z

we are making one of our rust shikiri open shelving units at the moment for our next show {details about that very very soon}. the last one we made was a commission and went straight to our clients house so we didn't get to exhibit it at any shows or exhibitions. fingers crossed we will have it ready for next weekend.

rust shikiri
open shelving with cupboards

sustainably sourced local oak - finished with an eco hard wax oil
rusty steel - protected with a sealant
all glues used are non-toxic & solvent free

click {here} for more info

{credits}

rust shikiri by pachadesign {website}
image: rust shikiri open shelving by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2011

noritamy

2011-03-09T09:21:00.006Z

beautiful new pieces from noritamy - necklaces & bracelets. strong, sculptural shapes and the perfect combination of black & gold.

{credits}

noritamy {website}

thankyou charlotte

2011-03-08T15:24:00.003Z

we want to say a huge thankyou to Charlotte Abrahams for the lovely post she did on her blog Style Insider about our new rustic kitchen/dining table & benches - very flattered by her lovely compliments! we needed cheering up and this absolutely made our day, thankyou Charlotte.
we have just discovered Charlotte's blog and are really looking forward to the new book she is currently working on, A Place to Live, in collaboration with Wayne & Gerardine Hemingway - you can read more about the book on Charlotte's website {here}.

{credits}

charlotte abrahams {website} & style insider {blog}
new rustic by pachadesign {website}

elle interiør

2011-03-07T17:58:00.004Z

today we are wishing we could get hold of a copy of april's elle interiør - we have totally fallen in love with the kitchen on the cover! our own kitchen is a mix of black, natural wood, dark slate & stainless steel but we love the concrete surfaces in this kitchen and the walls (and the little hand broom - we have a similar one ourselves).

you can see more from the latest issue of elle interiør (soon to be re-named elle decoration norway) on their lovely blog {here}.

{credits}

elle interiør {website}
kitchen image by jeroen van der spek {website}

toast house & home

2011-03-04T18:18:00.005Z

hope you have all had a lovely week. it's been another beautiful day here. we have been thinking about gardens and holidays alot lately (probably because of the lovely weather), so expect a few posts about that soon.

our toast house & home book came today. beautiful styling & photography and such lovely locations, as always. here is a little selection of our favourites. credits & links below.

enjoy your weekend.

{credits}

toast {website}
photograpy by jonathan west
styling by lesley dilcock

pictures

2011-03-03T16:06:00.002Z

a beautiful song for a beautiful day. hope it's sunny & bright wherever you are today.

pictures by benjamin francis leftwitch {website}

pachadesign press

2011-02-21T10:41:00.003Z

we wanted to say a huge thankyou to Mansoor - he interviewed us for the first article in a new ongoing series about woodworking & sustainability on getwoodworking.com - you can read the whole article {here}. thanks Mansoor.

{credits}

pachadesign {website}

a little garden update

2011-02-16T10:25:00.004Z

alot of our garden looks dead at the moment but in a beautiful way, with dry stalks and twisty vines and dead flower heads here & there.
we are still picking cavolo, cress, japanese salad leaves, chard and leeks, and a little bit of purple sprouting broccoli has appeared.
and, after clearing away all the fallen leaves from the garden and the flower pots, we discovered new things growing - little yellow crocuses and delicate white snowdrops.

more about our garden {here}

images: pachadesign garden copyright © pachadesign 2011

currently loving

2011-02-14T18:55:00.006Z

hope you all had a lovely weekend. we finally managed to spend some time in our garden and sort some stuff out, so there will be a little garden update coming soon. and we finished a bit of decorating too, so a productive couple of days for us.

we added 2 new furniture pieces to our website on friday and our lovely friend David over at YHBHS featured our kaiseki table straight away {here}. thankyou David! we will be doing an interview with David soon for his lovely blog - we'll keep you posted.

so, no.12 of our currently loving series is all about the selby, which we are sure you have all heard of but if not check out the links below & look out for the book too. we have followed todd's website for a while now and got his lovely book for xmas - refreshingly real homes & spaces of interesting people with their stuff. here are 4 of our favourites. enjoy.

annie novak at eagle street rooftop farm, brooklyn {website}
artist meryl smith, east village {blog}
eileen peters {tumblr} & mark wiesmayr {website}, venice beach
retts wood, canal boat, london {website}

the selby {website}

images: todd selby

ceramics for new rustic - brickettdavda

2011-02-14T08:55:00.007Z

we've always liked the beautiful ceramics by BrickettDavda and think a set would look perfect on our new kitchen/dining table new rustic. any from the colour palatte would work but pumice or slate would compliment the colours of the oak and the grey metal.

from the BrickettDavda website: "BrickettDavda produces a range of beautifully simple handmade tableware inspired by a very english palatte. the colours reflect the grey skies and the sea of the british coast & countryside, pigments that are calm and serene.
the shapes are concieved and designed from pure, functional objects, cherished and worn by use. the most important aspect of Jo Davda's work is that every piece inspires and enhances cooking & eating, with friends & family or simply on your own".

{credits}

BrickettDavda {website}
new rustic by pachadesign {here}

top image: new rustic by pachadesign 2011 copyright © pachadesign 2011

new work - new rustic

2011-02-13T17:18:00.004Z

the 2nd of the two pieces we just added to our website is new rustic, another kitchen/dining table with benches. new rustic combines beautifully raw wide oak boards with a steel base powder-coated grey.

the table can be commissioned on it's own but we designed & made benches to go with the it for a more sociable feel. the perfect table for serving simple, wholesome, real food in a modern rustic kitchen (perhaps that's why we have this piece, new rustic, in our own kitchen).

for more info & images on our website {here}

new rustic designed & made by pachadesign {here}

images: new rustic by pachadesign 2011 copyright © pachadesign 2011

bowls for kaiseki

2011-02-12T10:38:00.006Z

when we made the new kaiseki table + bench (see post below), we also made 2 cornish slate pieces to go on the table - like placemats but for putting serving dishes on. they worked really well with the oak and the black steel. and when we set the table for the studio photographs we wanted a very simple look, nothing formal, just white plates and little tumbler glasses.

a couple of other pieces we thought would work really well with kaiseki is vincent van duyson's collection of pots for when objects work - beautiful earthenware containers with sand blasted oak lids. this black bowl or a collection of them would look great on the table.

we also love gary allson's hand made wooden bowls, plates & kitchen utensils. we've posted about gary's work before after we met him while exhibiting at origin last year. all of his pieces would suit the table but we thought this burnt oak bowl would look especially beautiful.

{credits}

kaiseki by pachadesign {here}
pottery by vincent van duyson for when objects work {here}
oak bowl by gary allson {here}

top image: kaiseki by pachadesign 2011 copyright © pachadesign 2011

new work - kaiseki

2011-02-11T18:40:00.004Z

we added a couple of new pieces to our website today - this piece is called kaiseki and combines beautiful locally sourced oak and powder-coated black steel with stainless steel bolts. we also designed benches as a seating option for the table.

we named this piece after the japanese style of cuisine - kaiseki transforms the everyday & mundane. it uses simple seasonal ingredients and creates dishes of elegant simplicity & style.

the kaiseki table & bench was made for matthew & barbara's beautiful london kitchen and is featured on the product pages of the march 2011 issue of Icon magazine.

for more info & images on our website click {here}

{credits}

kaiseki designed & made by pachadesign {here}

images: kaiseki by pachadesign 2011 copyright © pachadesign 2011

news snippets

2011-02-09T19:47:00.004Z

we've been busy this week - we've been working on a few updates for the website (not on there yet, but soon), making orders for a couple of galleries, decorating our house (slowly) and getting seeds ready for our garden (we are looking forward to getting out there and sorting out the beds). how's your week been so far ?

we wanted to thank Margarita from Chocolate Creative for including our rust shikiri unit in her wish list ..... thankyou! check out her blog {here} and her lovely shop too {here}.

we have a couple of new pieces of furniture to show you very soon and we'll have details of our next shows, exhibitions & open studios coming up too.

we also wanted to thank those of you that are following us on twitter - we don't "tweet" all that much, just every now and again to let you know what's new with us. follow us {here} if you aren't already.

spaces

2011-02-07T11:06:00.004Z

we've posted before about how mark borthwick is one of our favourite photographers - take a look at his work {here} and get a copy of "not in fashion" if you like what you see. we also love the space he lives in - this is his townhouse in brooklyn. beautiful, simple calm spaces full of light & plants & musical instruments & japanese teapots.

{credits}

mark borthwick {website}
photographs by christopher sturman + keetja allard

currently loving

2011-01-28T09:22:00.006Z

no.11 in our currently loving series - a little collection of things we are loving at the moment.
info & links below, as usual. enjoy your friday.

top left: beautiful silver spoons by david clarke {website}
top right: tea blend no.22, noble savage at the lovely bellocq tea atelier {website}
bottom left: original little bird's fabric covered vintage suitcases {website}
bottom right: new pure white bone china ceramics by caroline swift {website}

brooms

2011-01-27T12:06:00.004Z

we love all of the brooms on analogue life's website. can't decide which to buy.
what is your favourite ?

top left: large grass broom, top right: shuro tabletop broom
bottom left: grass hand broom, bottom right: hand broom with harimi dustpan

{credits}

analogue life {website}

saatchi gallery

2011-01-22T10:00:00.006Z

we went to the beautifully curated "newspeak: british art now" exhibition at the saatchi gallery a little while ago - here are a few photographs we took of some of our favourite pieces. richard wilson's oil installation is breathtaking.
info & links below.

1 + 2. swarm by tessa farmer {website}
3. christian dior - j'adore (mountain goat) by steve bishop {more here}
4. hotmail and untitled (man with fruit) by graham durward {more here}
5. shelves by dean hughes {more here}
6, 7 + 8. 20:50 by richard wilson {more here}

newspeak: british art now - part 2 (ends 17th april 2011)
saatchi gallery, duke of york's hq, king's road, chelsea, london, sw3 4sq
saatchi gallery {website}

images: saatchi gallery 2011 copyright © pachadesign 2011

our leaf lanterns

2011-01-21T15:23:00.005Z

we spotted that our leaf lanterns were featured over at mydeco - in Kelly Hoppen's gift guide for the best items for xmas stockings {here}. very cool - thanks Kelly.

leaf lanterns {here}
pachadesign {website}

a belated happy new year

2011-01-21T12:29:00.005Z

a little later than expected but happy new year to you all!
hope you all had beautiful xmases. ours was pretty hectic right up to the 25th.
but we did go for a lovely walk to our beach on xmas day. it was beautifully sunny but still with snow on the trees and icicles on the rocky headland. and we were lucky to have the whole beach to ourselves.

happy 2011.

images: pachadesign xmas day set copyright © pachadesign 2011

merry xmas

2010-12-25T10:52:00.002Z

{credits}

pachadesign {website}

image: merry xmas 2010 from pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

isabel dammermann

2010-12-19T11:17:00.005Z

a little selection of some of our favourite pieces from jeweller isabel dammermann. these stunning pieces are from her "treasuries" collection. isabel uses some unusual & beautiful materials for her work: found objects, silver, fake ivory, shibuishi, shells, fabric and even transparent paper.
we love the way her silver pieces look so raw and chalky and unpolished, like the two neck pieces and the two rings below. and we had never heard of shibuishi until seeing her work - an alloy of silver & copper that, in isabel's pieces, produce beautiful colours from blacks & greys to reds/pinks & browns.

1. rings, silver
2. pendant, silver, cotton
3. brooch, silver, shell
4. necklace, silver, ebony, leather
5. brooch, shibuishi, silver, found stone

{credits}

isabel dammermann {website}

found via the best time of the day - thanks g, you always find the coolest jewellery.

snowy

2010-12-18T18:25:00.012Z

noma + ditte isager

2010-12-16T11:33:00.012Z

we always have books on our xmas wish lists and this year noma is one of them. noma: time & place in nordic cuisine is a collection of over 90 recipes created by chef rené redzepi with some beautiful photographs by ditte isager, one of our favourite photographers. we have admired her work for a long time and the images she has taken for this book look stunning. we have only glimpsed a few shots that ditte has on her website but it's enough for us to want this book. so, it's on our xmas list and if we get it, maybe we'll be trying our hand at nordic cuisine over the holidays. some of the recipes sound very intriguing.

{credits}

noma: time & place in nordic cuisine by rené redzepi
published by phaidon {website}
images by ditte isager {website}

currently loving

2010-12-15T11:09:00.006Z

it's time we did one of our currently loving collections - this one is all about soft winter light with a little hint of warmth. we hope it's sunny where you are today. info & links below. enjoy.

come darkness, here we are again - photographs & fabrics by maria alexandra vettese for chelliswilson {website}
preciousness of moments - brooch, silver, knitted yarn, natural dye by leila arzaghi {website}
zalm: a collection of naturally dyed scarfs - by loraine (grijs), this one is no5 salmon {website} {blog}
fleurs - beautiful & delicate pieces by artist lyndie dourthe {website}

tredegar house - made by hand 2010

2010-12-11T10:42:00.006Z

we are a little late with this post .... we came home from last weekend's show to lots of orders so we have been pretty busy this week.

thanks to everyone that came to see us at Made by Hand held at the beautiful Tredegar House in Newport. we had a really good show and, despite the bad weather that was forecast for that weekend, there were lots of visitors - so thankyou to everyone that braved the cold and came to visit. the show hosted a great selection of designer makers from all over the uk and looked beautiful set in the house & grounds of Tredegar House.

{credits}

images: made by hand at tredegar house by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

made by hand

2010-12-02T05:54:00.004Z

hope to see you this weekend.

made by hand {website}
3rd - 5th dec 2010
Tredegar House
Newport
Wales
NP10 8YW

a few thankyou's

2010-12-01T20:18:00.007Z

thankyou to everyone that came to see us at the crux craft fair at the weekend and especially to Molly & Mr G ... it was really lovely to meet you both and glad you liked the lanterns you bought from us. we completely sold out of them just after you bought yours.
Molly wrote a lovely piece about us {here} on her blog last week and then came to visit us at the fair. you can read about her day at crux craft fair {here}.

we also wanted to say a huge thanks again to David for including our oak edge & slate dining table in his blog post "portrait of a dining table" .... what an honour! you can have a look at the post {here} and do check out the rest of David's blog Y.H.B.H.S ..... it's one of our favourites so we weren't surprised to see that it was recently included on Remodelista's 100+ must read design blogs!

another big thankyou to Devon Life magazine for including our leaf lanterns in their Made In Devon article about inspirational xmas gifts made by local artists. you can find the article in the december issue.

and finally thankyou to those of you that emailed about the free tickets for our next show Made By Hand - the winner was Stuart from Bristol - your tickets are in the post and we hope to see you this weekend in Newport, Wales.

made by hand show 3rd - 5th dec + ticket giveaway

2010-11-24T09:51:00.006Z

our last show of the year is in a couple of weekends time: Made By Hand is a brand new craft & design event for xmas and will be held at the beautiful Tredegar House in Newport, Wales. you can buy direct from 140 of the UK's finest designer makers: furniture, ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery, silver, leather, metal, fashion, wood, interiors & more.
over the 3 days there will also be workshops & demonstrations including children's crafts, family entertainment & live music and delicious locally sourced food. the parking is free and an adult day ticket for the show is £5 (there are concessions & 3 day tickets available too - accompanied under 14's get in free).

it's going to be a beautiful show and we really hope to see you there. we have a pair of free tickets to giveaway each admitting one adult - all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning both tickets is to leave a comment on this post before this sunday evening (don't forget to leave your email address so we can notify you if you have won). the winner will notified on monday 29th.

here is a little selection of some of the beautiful work you will be able to see & buy at the show (details & links below):

images:
pachadesign, anne morgan
jennifer collier, ruth green design
laura thomas, mark hilde
stephanie ray, sarah malone
daniele geargeoura, pachadesign
becky adams, ecoh by eiko yoshida
peris & corr, sarah malone
ruth harries, anya keeley

Made By Hand {website}
3rd - 5th dec 2010
Tredegar House
Newport
Wales
NP10 8YW

good luck with the ticket giveaway & we hope to see you at our last xmas 2010 show.

winter

2010-11-20T11:33:00.003Z

it really feels like it today.
fresh & blue but with an icy chill in the wind.

and we have neglected our garden for a little while now.
it's covered in autumn leaves .... but it's still there.

think we may have some more collections coming up soon.

enjoy your weekend.

{credits}

image: dead flowers by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

our next show: crux craft fair - 27th & 28th nov

2010-11-19T15:31:00.006Z

the next show we will be exhibiting & selling our work at is crux craft fair in rattery, south devon on the 27th & 28th november. it's a lovely little fair with some great designer makers from devon and the crux cafe serves the yummiest food & cakes. it will be the perfect place to buy handmade gifts for xmas and a chance for you to meet the makers themselves.

here is a little selection of work you will be able to see & buy (details below).

top: yamato nadeshik, pachadesign, heather williams
middle: the inky otter, iris milward, sarah scott
bottom: fluxplay, deborah jones, hilary burns

crux craft fair {website}
27th & 28th nov 2010
10am - 5pm
rattery village hall
rattery, south devon, tq10 9ld

our solo exhibition

2010-11-19T09:12:00.006Z

our solo exhibition at makers gallery in taunton has finished now - we have left a few pieces for sale in the gallery for their xmas exhibition so you can still pop in and buy our work if you didn't get to the solo exhibition.

thanks to everyone that went to see our display, we had such lovely comments in our comment book which makes all our hard work setting up the exhibition worth while. thought we'd share a few of the comments here for you. there are more images from our solo exhibition {here}

{credits}

pachadesign {website}

image: pachadesign solo exhibition comments 2010 copyright © pachadesign 2010

billy bride

2010-11-18T09:09:00.007Z

we spotted one of these beautiful rings on the man make home blog and had to investigate further. these stunning raw crystal rings are made by renee warne as part of her billy bride jewellery collection. all pieces are made in australia using indigene australian materials.

we think they are beautiful and we love the way she is passionate about keeping the stones so raw so as not to distract from their natural state.

there are more lovely rings on her website and do check out her blog too (details below).

lita - pyrite, energy & fire, boosts confidence & communication and overcomes indecision.
orin - smokey topaz, a divination stone, brings heightened awareness & clarity of mind.
ieke - clear quartz, a harmonizing stone, to amplify energy & thought.
issa - lapis lazuli, truth & protection, brings harmony & self knowledge, stimulates objectivity.

{credits}

billy bride {website} & {blog}

thankyou for coming to see us in hereford

2010-11-17T17:48:00.004Z

we are back from the hereford contemporary craft fair and want to say a huge thankyou to everyone that came to see us there. it's such a lovely show to take part in and it's always nice to catch up with our customers in that part of the country.
if you didn't make it to the show (or you want to come and see us again!) hopefully we'll see you in a couple of weeks time at made by hand in Newport, Wales - more details about the show coming soon with a little ticket giveaway too!

thanks again for coming to see us at the weekend & for buying some of your xmas presents from us ..... we totally sold out of our leaf lanterns again but will have plenty more made in time for made by hand (3rd - 5th dec).

{credits}

pachadesign {website}

image: leaf lanterns by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

hereford contemporary craft fair this weekend

2010-11-09T17:26:00.004Z

our first xmas show of the year is the hereford contemporary craft fair this friday, saturday & sunday (12th - 14th nov). the show is held at the courtyard centre for the arts and showcases 58 of the finest makers in contemporary craft - jewellery, furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, stone carving, basketry, porcelain, fashion, metal work, sculpture & more.

we will have a range of work for sale at the show including furniture, large sculptural mirrors, a range of clocks, oak & slate lamps, leaf lanterns, our new slate sushi plates & coasters, a range of different size mirrors & our oak chopping boards.

we hope to see you at the show.

pachadesign {website}

hereford contemporary craft fair
courtyard centre for the arts, edgar street, hereford, hr4 9jr
12-14 nov (fri & sat 10-6, sun 10-5)
for more info: www.h-craftfair.co.uk

wo & wé collection

2010-11-09T16:23:00.008Z

we had a lovely email the other day from Olivier at wo & wé collection telling us how he liked our work and asking us if we would have a look at his work. so, we had a look and we loved it and we thought we'd share it with you.

Olivier is a light "creator-assembler" and makes the coolest adjustable vintage lamps, restored & re-assembled from industrial components. He is based in Lyon, France and has been creating, restoring and assembling his pieces over the last four months.

we think they are very cool. we love where he photographs them too. hope you enjoy looking at his work as much as we did.

{credits}

wo & wé collection {website}

images: copyright © wo and wé collection

surf jumble & board swap

2010-11-03T08:56:00.006Z

there are lots of events happening this xmas but we think this one is a little different. a mix of surf related jumble, a bit of lovely art, yummy cakes & tea and the place to swap your board with someone else. {read more here}

our mate cai, over at gul bude, sent us this lovely poster with all the details. if you are interested in having a stall contact cai at gul (details on poster) and maybe we'll see you there.

{credits}

gul bude {blog} & {twitter}

midlake

2010-11-01T19:25:00.004Z

hope you all had a wicked halloween. we spent ours at a great little gig watching these guys. last night was the first night of their euro tour - catch them if you can {here}

{credits}

midlake {website}

studio mumbai

2010-10-30T11:01:00.007+01:00

we've been enjoying looking at the work of studio mumbai based in india (found via one of our favourite blogs - the best time of the day). beautiful use of wood, glass, stone, water, fabric, with beautiful shapes that play with light & dark. we love the wooden slated screens that occur in many of their projects and the use of agricultural shade net that wraps the structure of the reading room project to let in light & air.

"The essence of our work lies in the relationship between land and architecture, it requires coming to terms with the presence of the environment through the succession of seasons. Projects are developed through careful consideration of place and a practice that draws from traditional skills, local building techniques, materials, and an ingenuity arising from limited resources"

studio mumbai

{credits}

studio mumbai {website}
all images from studio mumbai website

busy + work in progress

2010-10-29T14:50:00.004+01:00

we've been pretty busy over the last couple of weeks .... hence our lack of posts lately. lots of orders made for shops & galleries ready for xmas and we've been working on two large scale pieces that will be finished very very soon (all will be revealed soon).

I've been making lots of our leaf lanterns but still have to make more for xmas shows we have coming up. we'll be posting details about the shows & exhibitions we are doing this xmas soon.

work in progress: metal & oak for the two pieces we are working on at the moment. we are really looking forward to showing you these when they are finished.

happy weekend

2010-10-16T12:32:00.004+01:00

story + deli

2010-10-11T17:27:00.007+01:00

story has always been one of our favourite places - it's such a beautiful space and ann shores styling is perfect. we went to the story deli for pizza twice while we were exhibiting at Origin - if you haven't already been, we think you should.

story {website}

assemblage 1 by studio toogood

2010-10-10T12:04:00.005+01:00

studio toogood can do no wrong in our eyes - we were so gutted to have missed the debut during the london design festival of their 1st collection of objects (the project called super natural was on at the same time as we were exhibiting at Origin, so we couldn't go).

the collection, titled assemblage 1, features furniture, lighting & textiles of simple geometric forms from wood, stone & brass. we think the collection is beautiful and, as always with studio toogood, the styling of the project is perfect. our favourite pieces are element table, element light in stone, mobile and diagonal textile 1.

to see more: assemblage 1 {here} & super natural {here}

{credits}

studio toogood {website}

stuff we liked at origin 2010

2010-10-09T10:17:00.004+01:00

as promised, a little selection of more stuff we liked at this years Origin. if you missed our other post of things we were looking forward to seeing - click {here}.

derek wilson's stunning ceramics {website}

laura bennett's lovely fragile jewellery {website}

kaori tatebayashi's beautiful teapots {website}

claire loder's cool & always so perfectly titled ceramic heads {website}

gary allson's beautiful tactile plates & bowls {website}
p.s. don't forget to vote for gary's work at the british design awards {here}

solo exhibition at makers gallery

2010-10-08T17:44:00.005+01:00

we spent monday setting up our solo exhibition at Makers Gallery in Taunton, Somerset. the exhibition features a selection of our accessories including our little mirrors, some larger pieces like our panoramic mirrors and large portrait mirrors and a squares configuration, as well as clocks and little gold leaf bowl lanterns.

the exhibition opened on tuesday 5th and runs until 14th november but we will also be putting work into the xmas exhibition which runs until the end of december.

we thought we'd show you a few pictures that we took of the exhibition - hope you like them and if you are in the area, do go and have a look (our exhibition is upstairs in the gallery). Makers is a co-operative gallery run by it's members so features work by them which includes pottery, textiles, woodwork, jewellery, etchings & more.

{credits}

pachadesign solo exhibition (accessories only)
makers gallery, 6 bath place, taunton, somerset, ta1 4er
01823 251121

pachadesign {website}

images: pachadesign solo exhibition at makers gallery 2010 copyright © pachadesign 2010

thanks for visiting us at origin

2010-10-06T21:24:00.006+01:00

thankyou to everyone that came to see us at Origin. we met some really lovely people and had such nice comments about our work. alot of people said that they thought our work was honest and real which is exactly what we wanted to get across to people. there is this misconception that if something looks very simple then it must have been simple to design - it was nice to talk to people about our work and explain how we spend such a long time getting proportions just right and that simplicity in a design doesn't mean it wasn't a complicated process. alot of people got it which is cool.

we sold our rust console table that went to a lovely house in Cambridge and our beautiful off-set slate mirror has gone to a house in Bosham on the south coast. our sushi serving plates were really popular - we sold all the sets we had made for the show.

we had lovely neighbours at the show too and saw so many lovely things that we wanted to buy - we are going to do a couple more posts about some of the other artists who's work we loved. it was nice to catch up with a few friends and to meet a few of you who read this blog too!

thanks again to everyone that visited us & keep an eye on our events & news page and this blog for info about our next shows, exhibitions and open studios.

{credits}

images: our stand at Origin 2010 by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

home

2010-10-04T07:39:00.006+01:00

we are home from Origin and the big smoke ..... it's so nice to be next to the sea again, feels like we have been gone for such a long time. our heads are still in a blur and we have lots of catching up to do, but we will post about the show very soon. we are off to set up our solo exhibition at Makers Gallery today (more about that later too). enjoy your monday.

{credits}

image: home by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

origin 2010

2010-09-21T22:21:00.003+01:00

we are off to Origin tomorrow to set up our stand - wish us luck! and if any of you are in the area, pop in and say hi. details for the show below.
we don't think we'll get time to post while we are at the show but we'll let you know all about it after next week. keep an eye on our twitter though {here}

pachadesign - stand J43

origin - the london craft fair
23-29 sept '10
old spitalfields market, london, e1 6ew
{website}

thankyou yhbhs

2010-09-20T18:23:00.004+01:00

david knows how to make us blush!

thankyou once again for your kind words about our work david. we really appreciate all your support and are so pleased that you like the new piece.

read david's thoughts on our new piece rust shikiri {here}

and if you haven't already checked out david's blog, you must. it's one of our favourite blogs and david has impeccable taste (and we aren't just saying that because he's featured our work 3 times now!)

thanks again david!

{credits}

you have been here sometime {here} & on twitter {here}
rust shikiri open shelving by us {here}

rust shikiri open shelving

2010-09-19T08:55:00.010+01:00

we promised you some pictures a while ago now of our latest piece of furniture. we had designed a few different open shelving units and thought this one would be good for Jill's commission. this one incorporates rusty steel and oak - this was our favourite from all the designs we had given Jill so we were really pleased that she went for this one.

this piece is called rust shikiri - it would work really well as an open shelf screen in a large room (shikiri means screen in japanese). we designed the piece with different size openings, cupboards with rusty steel doors & sides in rusty steel too. the images were taken by us in our workshop, displayed with a selection of black ceramics, metal pieces and some of our favourite books.
more details below and on our website {here} - hope you like it.

rust shikiri
open shelving with cupboards

sustainably sourced local oak - finished with an eco hard wax oil
rusty steel - protected with a sealant
all glues used are non-toxic & solvent free

made to order - click {here} for more info

{credits}

pachadesign {website}

images: rust shikiri open shelving by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

origin 2010 part 2: come & see us

2010-09-16T18:38:00.005+01:00

only 1 week to go now before Origin - we still have lots to do but it's all coming together (despite a few set backs). we'll be showing a selection of pieces including furniture and large sculptural mirrors, and a few smaller accessories too. we hope to see some of you there.

we will be at stand J43 and if you want to book your tickets for Origin, you can book online {here}.

come & see us.

{credits}

pachadesign {website}

Origin - The London Craft Fair {website}
23-29 september 2010
old spitalfields market, london, e1 6ew

images: pachadesign furniture & accessories copyright © pachadesign 2010

origin 2010 part 1: makers

2010-09-15T17:11:00.005+01:00

as you know, we are exhibiting at Origin next week, so we thought we'd put together a little selection of makers work that we are looking forward to seeing, as part 1 of our posts about the show. there will be 220 designer makers at the show, exhibiting & selling their work over the week at lovely Old Spitalfields Market in the east end of London.
we are really looking forward to the show and will hopefully get time to check out some of the other things that are going on as part of the London Design Festival too.

we will post part 2 later this week, but for now we hope you enjoy our little selection - credits & links below.

{credits}

top: hannah james, corrie williamson, abigail brown
middle: wycliffe stutchbury, james & tilla waters, louise greenfield
bottom: louise francis-evans, lubna chowdhary, lowri davies

Origin - The London Craft Fair {website}
23-29 september 2010
old spitalfields market, london, e1 6ew

wednesday already

2010-09-08T20:47:00.003+01:00

hope you all had a good weekend .... and a good monday & tuesday .... and most of wednesday now too. we have been pretty busy making work for Origin, which is in less than 2 weeks! some things are going to plan, others absolutely not, and we keep changing our minds about things too, but it's all fine (she typed calmly).
we finished some of our beautiful reclaimed oak & slate lamps today so they will be coming to Origin with us. we will be doing a post very soon letting you know a bit more the show and what other exhibitors we are looking forward to seeing.

enjoy the rest of wednesday.

{credits}

lamp: reclaimed oak with reclaimed cornish slate inset by us - click {here} for details
pachadesign {website}

image: oak & slate lamp by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

bombay bicycle club

2010-09-04T12:51:00.004+01:00

we are loving this beautiful song called rinse me down by bombay bicycle club at the moment. hope you do too.

have a lovely weekend.

{credits}

bombay bicycle club {website}

series: collection 4 honesty

2010-09-04T11:23:00.004+01:00

honesty (common name)
lunaria (latin name)

the seedpods of the plant honesty are one of our favourites. the seed capsules are like little discs that have two outer walls that fall away to reveal a beautiful papery thin transparent partition inside and small flat dark seeds. even the name is beautiful - lunaria, derived from luna meaning moon.
ever since I was really young I have been a little obsessed with this plant - I used to string the papery discs together and hang them everywhere and in college I made sculptures using them too. we made some mobiles again this summer with the seedpods we had collected and have hung them in our house.

this is the last of our collections for now - hope you liked them and we shall post some more from time to time too. if you missed the other's you can find them all {here}

{credits}

images: collection 4 honesty by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010

series: collection 3 columbine

2010-09-02T14:27:00.004+01:00

columbine (common name)
aquilegia (latin name)

we picked the seedheads from our aquilegia weeks ago and dried them out on our kitchen windowsill - they look like little crowns and contain shiny black seeds. we've collected so many seedheads but thought we'd show you a few we have kept in a little glass jar.

hope you are enjoying the collections so far. a couple more to come soon but we are sure we will be showing more of our little collections regularly, especially as autumn is just around the corner.

collections 1 poppies {here} & 2 foxgloves {here}

{credits}

images: collection 3 columbine by pachadesign copyright © pachadesign 2010