FOR SALE

This amazing house is for sale...!
For more details, see here

Turner & Harper at Labour and Wait

If you happen to be near Redchurch St this Design Week, go see these BEAUTIFULLY made brushes & homewares by Turner & Harper.

Agnes Richter's Jacket

 

When we first talked about opening Shelf I was keen to do a project involving Costume Designers and prison uniforms, I thought there could be a really interesting exhibition exploring how people express their personalities and their character through the constraints of uniform and I was particularly keen on having Costume Designers, whose job it is to find and express character through clothing, work with prisoners and uniforms. 

Outsider Art was always something Katy and I were interested in. 

Anyway, the shop took a different course and I never really thought about that idea much again.

But yesterday I was reading this quarter's Selvedge magazine where there's an article about prison clothing and I was reminded of the exhibition idea and Agnes Richter's jacket which I had become aware of around the same time. I can't remember which website I originally discovered the jacket on, I read about it such a long time ago, so I rummaged around again this morning and found a few listings with information - here and here. 

Agnes was a mental patient in Austria in the 1890's and the jacket was standard issue of the time. The embroidery is beautiful and intense. Fascinating, unstoppable self expression. 

NOTE: The jacket is in The Prinzhorn collection in Heidelberg, which is where the photograph originally stems, I haven't linked to the collection because the English translation isn't working today.

Michael Marriott

And another thing at SCP this week: Mr. Marriotts homage to Brancusi installation.
If you are in the neighbourhood, do pop in and see all the beautiful things in store for Design week.

Donna Wilson

Donna Wilson has a new collection out!
Go see it in the flesh, from tomorrow at SCP

House Industries

 

As a fan of the ampersand, I think House Industries designed this table just for me.

KH

Lubna Chowdhary

Lubna now has an online SHOP!

Russian Doll Balloon

Love this balloon, found here.

Beautiful Home

Found through Yellow Trace Blog: this fantastic Japanese apartment was renovated by
Naruse Inokuma, It is so good it makes me slightly anxious.

Leaves

The top leaves are for sale in our shop, the bottom is a present from N.

Barry McGee

Go see the Barry McGee exhibition at Modern Art before it ends.
Beautiful!

London Fields Screen Prints

New in this week - the second in the London neighbourhood series.
'London Fields' Screen prints by Beyond Thrilled.
Beautifully printed as expected, again in 2 colourways.

You can buy one HERE

Hoping it wasn't too out of hand down there last night, we hope people see sense & calm down!

Intelligent trouble: Loop

6 artists: Katy Hackney, David Littler, Helen Carnac, Robert Ebendorf, David Clarke and David Gates.
We've been working together, David Gates has been the chief instigator, things will change as the show settles in..
come on thursday if you can, there will be extra sounds & projections for one night only...
(kh)

Hackney Wicked

Shelf spent the scorching weekend at Hackney WickED Festival, and back to Folly for a Flyover,
what fun!