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Hatfield & Pannier: Silk: from Spitafields to Sudbury
Read moreRead about the history behind the Pannier and Hatfiled Damasks, currently on display at Grainsboroughs’ House, Sudbury
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Lincoln Cathedral – Heritage Skills festival
Read moreRichard Humphries will be representing the Humphries Weaving Company at Lincoln Cathedral on the 23/24th June 2017 alongside The Worshipful Company of Weavers.
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Richard Humphries talk at the V&A
Read moreRichard Humphries will be giving a talk at the Victoria & Albert Museum on the 29th June at the course ‘Textiles: Ancient to Modern’
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House Style: Five centuries of fashion at Chatsworth
Read moreThe exhibition celebrates the fashion and style of Chatsworth’s residents over five centuries. From coronation gowns to All Star Converse trainers, the house is bursting with personality alongside showcasing some of the finest tailoring millinery and jewellery making.
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Kedleston Hall – Championing a 30 year restoration
Read moreThis spring sees the 30 year restoration of The State Apartments at Kedleston Hall come to a close. Beginning in 1987, the series of Robert Adam rooms have undergone an 18th century make over taking three decades to complete.
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London Design Week 2017
Read moreLondon Design Week is an opportunity for designers and showrooms to swing open their doors and showcase their newest and most exciting collections.
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Robert Adam at Sir John Soane’s Museum
Read moreIn 1833, Sir John Soane became the proud owner of the 8,000 strong collection of Robert Adam drawings and documents sold by Adams niece upon his death. A fragment of the collection is currently on display at the Sir John Soanes Museum
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The Treasures of Opus Anglicanum
Read moreOpus Anglicanum is the Latin phrase for ‘English Work’, used to describe the luxurious embroideries of silk, gold and silver; the most prized art forms in medieval Europe. This exhibition at the V&A showcases some of the oldest and most treasured embroideries.
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The Georgian Group Splendour Exhibition
Read moreThe Georgian Group has opened its doors of 6 Fitzroy Square, London to celebrate 80 years of conservation work by the charity.
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Thomas Chippendale – The Furniture Trend Setter
Read moreThomas Chippendale was a British cabinet and furniture designer of the mid-18th Century. His styles are best classed as being English Rococo and Gothic Chinese. There have been many re works of Chippendale furniture over the centuries as it was, and still is, one of the leading styles in historic furniture.
