St Bride Foundation Design Conclave 2024

On Saturday it was the Design Conclave at the St Bride Foundation. Nine fantastic speakers and a whole day of thinking outside the lines...

It all began at 10.30...

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The online audience reached far and wide from Ipswich to Texas to Paris - a truly global event.

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Here are just a couple of the words received so far from attendees which resonates with how everyone on the day felt: 

‘It was absolutely inspiring listening to all the amazing speakers and learning about their creative journey, how they got to where they are now, and how each of them created their own unique space in the industry. It was also really great getting to talk to them afterwards and connect with the other creatives in the room.’

‘I loved how the speakers were so unafraid of finding their place in work – it seems so freeing.’

‘I just wanted to share my thoughts on yesterday’s event at St Bride Foundation – it was truly amazing! I found it incredibly inspiring, especially Kelli Anderson’s presentation. Please keep organising events like this! :)’

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‘Thank you so much for organising such a brilliant event! I felt so inspired by the speakers and the range of different work . . . It was also super special to hear about the speaker’s own doubts and struggles and how their work helped get them out of challenging points in their lives. I spent the rest of the weekend doing crafts as I felt so motivated to do work just for me!’

‘I have found this event to be very useful in thinking “outside the lines” by hearing all these amazing creatives talk about their processes and creative journeys. It has been amazing finding these creatives – the majority to which I haven't heard of – and seeing their outlooks on how they got where they are. I especially loved Aoife Dooley and Seb Lester’s talks! I have been given a better understanding creating opportunities for yourself by being unique doing the things you love and experimenting, all of which I have been trying to embody in my work.’

Everyone was invited to spend some time in the workshop, which they thoroughly enjoyed...

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As one of the sponsors of the event, we were invited to have a 'stall' where I showed samples of papers from our ranges as well as printed examples...

Fenner Paper are pleased to be one of the sponsors of this superb event and I had a great day too!

Posted by Justin Hobson 30.09.2024

From _______ To ________

People's History Museum (PHM) in Manchester is the national museum of democracy, telling the story of its development in Britain: past, present, and future. The museum holds the largest collection of political material in Britain.

From 1819 to 2019, from Peterloo to… where?  Marking the 200 year anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, this exhibition features a wide selection of artworks inspired by that event. While Peterloo undoubtedly remains a horrific chapter in British history, the displayed work is also an exploration of correspondence; looking further than one single time and place.

These crowdsourced works (both from invitees and via an open call) all utilise the humble envelope to creatively explore the idea of ‘From _______ To ________’ highlighting a range of examples where force has been used to control citizens and suppress dissent.

The exhibition includes a fantastic selection of submissions from established designers and artists, alongside emerging student work. Displays include artwork by Craig Oldham, James Cauty, Extinction Rebellion, film director Mike Leigh, and many more.

...and just to reiterate - all the works are either printed on an envelope or are inserts or a montage on an envelope - an inspired idea!

You can see all the exhibited pieces on Instagram on the following link: https://www.instagram.com/frompeterloo/

 

Below is a small selection...

Submission from Thea Koutas / @theakoutas

letterpress submission from Alan Kitching / @thetypographyworkshop

Submission from Craig Oldham / @officeofcraig 

 

Submission from Tony Pritchard / @tonypritchard_

 Darren Leader & Jason Hyde / @studiogram& @jasonleehyde 



Rob Scargill and Alex Finney / @robertscargill and @xelafinney

...and our involvement was in supplying the humble envelopes! A box of our lovely Colorset, Light Grey 120gsm (100% Recycled) 155mm square envelopes...as you can see in the picture below. The exhibition is coordinated by Dr Daniel Cookney who is a lecturer at the University of Salford.

The full list of contributors is as follows: Adelina Court, Alan Kitching, Amrit Randhawa, Anthony Sims, Bill Hards, Callum Dawes, Cleon Peterson, Craig Oldham, Daniel Cookney, Darren Leader and Jason Hyde, David Mauger, Dr.ME, Elaine Loader, Emily Schofield, Erik Brandt, Extinction Rebellion, Goodness, Guy Field, Harry O’Brien, himHallows, Ian Morris, Jimmy Cauty, Jody Barton, Joel Sleet, John Rooney, Jonny Pell, Laura D’Eath, Laura Jones, M-Four, Malcolm Garrett, Mark James Works, Mark Kaufman, Mark Murphy, Mark Stewart, Matthew Challenger, Michelle Murray, Mick Marston/du.st, Mike Leigh, Miroslaw Ogorzalek, Nick Bax, North or Nowt, Optigram/Manuel Sepulveda, Rick Myers, Rob Ryan, Rob Scargill and Alex Finney, Simon Harrison, Simon Palmer/ Show\Trial, Supermundane, Tara Collette, Tea Uglow, Thea Koutas, The Print Project, Tim Isherwood, Tony Pritchard, Vicky Carr, Will Bindley.

The exhibition identity is by Jenny Hall, Nicole Candiotto and Harry Steele. The exhibition is coordinated by Dr Daniel Cookney who is a lecturer at the University of Salford.

You should go and visit NOW as the exhibition at the PHM (which is FREE) only runs to 8th September.

https://phm.org.uk/visit/

Posted by Justin Hobson 20.08.2019