Timorous Beasties welcomes our new London Showroom Manager, Kate Mitchell. Kate, a fellow graduate of Paul and Alistair’s from Glasgow School of Art, has a wealth of experience in printed textiles and interiors. Most recently Kate worked as a Senior Designer and Project Manager with Brintons Carpets and previously with Stoddards, Ulster Carpets, Edinburgh College of Art and as a freelance designer. Kate is busy getting up to speed on all things Timorous Beasties and is looking forward to catching up with our existing customers and introducing lots of new ones to Timorous Beasties London.
Our favourite Burns’ verse - 'To a Mouse', 'Ae fond kiss', 'Death and Doctor Hornbrook', inspired the design for a 21ftx8ft carpeted artwork now installed in the café of the Burns Museum in Alloway. The rug was produced by the world class local craftsmanship of Turnberry Carpets, described as ‘artisanal’ (not our word!) in Ayrshire. This is our second installation at the impressive Burns museum, this time last year we installed two engraved overslabs on the walkway leading from the museum to the Burns cottage.
Two years in development (including four weeks on the scaffolding for Ali) and the exterior decoration of Princes Square, the upmarket shopping centre on Glasgow's Buchanan Street, was finally completed in November 2011. Taking inspiration from the faded grandeur of many of the city's Victorian buildings the design reflects foliage that emerges from neglected historical buildings. The trailing leaves design was produced locally in powder coated aluminium and moulded on site by Glasgow sculptor, Kenny MacKay.
“Working with Ali gave a new dimension to our design aspirations for the refurbishment as well as helping to overcome the not inconsiderable task of satisfying planning and heritage concerns on a listed building within Glasgow’s showpiece shopping street. The finished installation catches the eye, attracts attention and arouses curiosity and is a beautiful, sensitive and timeless addition to one of Glasgow’s landmarks.” Adrian Higson, Design Director, Three Sixty Architecture.
