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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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}