Interiors LDN
My experience of Interiors was of course with the sprawling multi roomed space at the Birmingham NEC. For the launch of Interiors London, four exhibitions were condensed into one. The exhibition environment, by Ab Rogers design didn’t disappoint – dramatic use of colour , shape and open areas enticing you in. After a flight from […]
Second Sitters
The Second Sitters exhibition at the Cass has been a huge success. The love for the work on show from upholsterers and civilians alike has been overwhelming. Here is a selection of press clippings.
Guardian Weekend Magazine
A large part of March was spent collecting, upholstering and photographing furniture for The Guardian Weekend Magazine. Hannah Booth editor of the space section in the magazine was looking for a more inspiring way to show off this seasons fabric and wallpaper collections.
Second Sitters
Second Sitters, a new exhibition by Upholstery alumni of The Cass reveals that the traditional craft is increasingly attracting a new breed of more experimental artists and designer-makers.
Contemporary Upholstery
Contemporary Upholstery: Techniques and Inspirations for Upstyling Your Furniture is a beautifully designed new book that combines straightforward upholstery techniques with detailed guidance on choosing and styling fabrics.
The Girls, ‘Diamonds and Toads’
Upholstered wardrobe for ‘Diamonds and Toads’. ‘I am a Fantasy’ exhibition in collaboration with Margaret Harrison. The Girls new static performance evokes ill-fated heroines of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. The enchanting tableau gives way to unnerving rumblings. At the PayneShurvell gallery, Shoreditch. 15 April – 21 May 2011. The Girls are emerging […]
In Brief
Hannah Stanton is a designer, award winning upholsterer and author. Much of her work incorporates elements of memory and place alongside carefully considered material combinations. Her early upholstered pieces concealed engraved boxes containing salvaged fabric & mementos – time capsules for future custodians. Reclaimed materials and objects found in her work often contrast with high […]
