Sunday 18 March 2012

Hidden Treasures in Liverpool


This Georgian terrace house in Liverpool once belonged to photographer Edward Chambré Hardman and his wife Margaret who lived and worked there for 40 years. Little has changed in this flat since the 60s and now luckily for us The National Trust have preserved it and opened it up to visitors. I have rarely seen anywhere like this before. Being inside must genuinely feel like you are going back in time and actually looking round Chambré Hardman's photography studio and living space.

I have looked at many photographs in the past of houses from bygone eras but if I was designing a set I couldn't think of anything that would be as inspirational as this. I am now going to go and seek out a play or a film that will give me an excuse to go and visit this place for set design inspiration. Whether I manage to find that design job or not Liverpool is definitely top on my list of places that i need to visit just to go here!

 

Saturday 10 March 2012

Laura Marling and her Beautiful Artwork


I just stumbled across these illustrations for 'The Beast' by Laura Marling, taken from the album "A Creature I Don't Know'. I had to post because they are absolutely beautiful. The art is by the very talented group of artists that call themselves Shynola.

You can see these drawings in use at http://the-bea.st/ . This is probably aesthetically the best website I have ever seen. It is a piece of artwork in it's self and could probably stand alone as an amazing music video.