HOWKAPOW

Howkapow is now open!!!

The Howkapow on-line shop showcases only the most innovative and interesting work from breakthrough talent. Treat someone special this Christmas with a truly unique gift, go take a look....

Furniture, Home Accessories, Jewellery, Stationary, Prints, Illustrations and loads more.....

Photo Shoot

I’ve spent the whole morning down at the Creative Mwldan in Cardigan, getting snaps of my new designs. An action shot with my lovely photographer Noelle Pollington. She brought along Jones The Graphics (who did my website) and their beautiful baby boy Jonah.

All will be on the website very soon…

The Dairy

The re-plied Top Coffee Table has been shortlisted for The Dairy’s Budding & Bespoke design competition in conjunction with the Cardiff Design Festival.

"The Dairy was created to showcase the exceptional work and products of high end designers and suppliers showcasing them to prospective buyers in a designed, working environment."

On display from the 30th September – 7th October with the award ceremony & drinks party on evening of 1st October - RSVP.

London Design Festival

Wow, what a week. For those who couldn't make it...my stand @ TENT - launching my new re-plied Top Series & Beveled Mirrors.

They've had a great response and will be up on the website soon with detail where and how to buy.

I also met some lovely new and established designers like the We Have Furniture boys Seb and Liam, the colourful Amanda from larkhappy, Andrew Beaumont, Matt Elton, Daniel of Orchard Studio, Simon of BYPLY. As well as my old favourites Lizzy Mary Cullen and Zoe Murphy.

On the other side of London was the re-plied Step Table & Bench with the Crafts Council at Few & Far.

An amazing exhibit using cardboard displaying exciting work by 12 emerging designer makers.

Big thank you to Elizabeth and Tina from the Craft Council and Priscilla Carluccio.

Check out Minja and Jez Price...great stuff.

Few & Far

The re-plied Step Table and Bench are now on display with the Craft Council as part of the London Design Festival.

Tables and Chairs; New Contemporary Voices in Wood, is an exhibition taking place at Priscilla Carluccio's Few & Far boutique in South Kensington. The showcase will be a chance to see, purchase and commission work from 12 new and exciting Designer Makers.

18th - 22th September 2010

Few & Far, 242 Brompton Road, London SW3 2BB, tel: 020 7225 7070

Opening times; 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday 12 – 5pm Sunday.

TENT London

Xylimn Art

Xylimn is now up and running - so to purchase some truly stunning pieces of Art, check it out….

He’s made mini films, printed T-shirts, painted huge murals and now creates amazing stencils of natural and thought provoking scapes.

John is based in Bristol, which is scattered with his walls murals.

Elderflower Cordial

I felt like a true hippy yesterday after making my first ever batch of elderflower cordial. It’s so quick and easy. I used this simple recipe from GoodFood.

But I’ve heard for the best cordial: Pick the creamy coloured flowers on a sunny day and remember to pick off the caterpillars!

Perfect with ice, soda and slice of lime.....

And don’t worry people – I know the flower in this picture is not elderflower….I haven’t poisoned everyone (I hope) – I just used all the flowers for the cordial!

Cheap Grand Designs Live Tickets

Grand Designs is less then 2 weeks away and everything is slowly coming together, minus the van-but that's another post. I've been working on several new products for the show so get money off your ticket! Click on the link below to get £6 off the door price...

Visiting Pembrokeshire????

The clocks have changed meaning an exciting exhibition season is upon us......

Last year I was lucky enough to join the Pembrokeshire Craft Makers(PCM), an extremely talented bunch of designer makers from all disciplines.

Newport Pembs will be re-ply designs first PCM show of 2010, starting on the 2nd to finish on the 25th of April. So if your in the area this easter just follow the signs up to St Marys Hall. I'll be exhibiting a wide range of smaller products, with a few new ones - for you to take home with you.

Swallow Boats

Here is a little background info on where I get some of the best scrap plywood from.......

Swallow Boats design and manufacture traditional style sail boats just down the road from my studio near Cardigan. Their stunning new workshop sits beautifully on the Teifi Estuary where they produce their epoxy ply boats using the highest quality marine plywood.

A large CNC machine is used to cut the boats ply components. The awkwardly shaped off-cuts are too be used for anything else so this is were I come in - scavenging anything I can.

Here is owner Tat Newland with Ian working on the first BayCruiser 20.

The ply collected from Swallow Boats is used throughout the re-plied Collection, mainly on the edges for a superior finish.

Meridian Magazine

A lovely mention in Meridian Magazine this month........thanks Nazia.

Grand Designs Live

I've always loved the Grand Designs programme - still an ambition of mine to one day be on the show.......but back to reality for the time being.

From the 1st - 9th of May 2010 London's Excel Centre will be jam packed with GRAND Kitchens, GRAND Bathrooms, GRAND Gardens, GRAND Interiors, GRAND Builds but most importantly GRAND Design, which is were I'll be.

re-ply designs will be at stand E81 in the Grand Design Arcade with fresh new designs from The re-plied Collection. Will give you a sneak peek later on......

Cardiff Design Festival

I have just been reminded by Angela Gidden to blog my heart out so here we go............

I'll start by going back to the Cardiff Design Festival in October where the re-plied Grow Table and Stool were shortlisted for the Furniture award. It was a great party in Cardiff's Mermaid Quay, only to be back a week later for Wonder Cultures Designers Market in the new Chapter Arts Centre. An amazing space filled with lots of talented Welsh designers including Nomad & Nest, Rachel Horrocks, Jenni Stone, Eak Design and many more.


re-ply designs had a few little mentions in Buzz Magazine, Design Up Your Street and the Western Mail - great stuff.