Designers team up with London Printworks Trust
COUNTER FEAT
‘threatened London printmakers print their own money’
Bundle of notes
London art charity the London Printworks Trust (LPT) has enlisted the help of ten artists and designers to create and donate art work to be hand-printed on limited edition bank notes. Designers participating include Jonathan Saunders, Holly Fulton, Zandra Rhodes and Heikki Salonen. The sale of LPT’s notes, available in £10s, £20s, and £50s will raise vital money to prevent the closure of the charity; notes are available to purchase online now or at the LPT textile factory in Brixton, London.
Last Tuesday, was the opening of the first ever ‘open’ held by London Printworks Trust: The Hankie Show. Many of the handkerchief makers had cut a swathe across London to meet, spot their hankies, and compare notes, techniques and ideas with fellow contributors. Thankfully, Florence and Maciek had helped devise and make a structure by which the works could all hang on washing lines at eye level- the rewards of close inspection were plentiful- beautiful embroideries, witty lines, the hankie as a nifty home for detail!
Website: www.londonprintworks.com
On the theme of print. I purchased a ‘Turtle’ bag from amnesty to give away as a Christmas present, but I have fallen in love with it and so it remains here with me. Turtle is the name of the company, not the material from which it is made. It is from a recycled cement bag, and is made in Bangladesh.
Great graphics
Bag back with zipped pocket for your purseSide view
Shopping trolley with adjustable handle
