"QUICK EWE LOT, I'VE FOUND A WAY IN!"
"WILL EWE PUSH ME ON THE SWINGS?"
"WHAT ARE EWE LOT UP TO?"Here at Design Farm we are celebrating our 4th Birthday today! Wow! Where has the time gone?
We feel so privileged to be able to still be doing what we love and enjoy 4 years down the line. We really couldn’t have done it without the support and trust of our loyal client base. We have learnt so much during the past 4 years and we are so pleased to be growing bigger and stronger every year and always looking for ways to improve our knowledge, skills and services.
We have had a fantastic time working on so many projects of all shapes and sizes and with people from all walks of life and this is what makes what we do so exciting.
A few personal highlights for us are:
July 2005 - Formica Design a Laminate 2005 Shortlist
We had two of our graphic designs short listed and published in the Formica Design a Laminate Book 2005. One of the designs 'Roses' was put into the final 25 in the 'Organic Category'.
January 2006 - Sky One's Project Catwalk
Cheryl-ann spent time in January working on 3 knitted garments for our good friend and Fashion Designer Debi Walker - www.dewk.co.uk who appeared on Sky One’s ‘Project Catwalk’. Debi’s designs were displayed and scrutinised by the judges Ben De Lisi, Julian MacDonald, Lorraine Candy and Liz Hurley at London Fashion week on 13th February 2006.
May 2007 -
Design Farm wanted to create a functional yet aesthetically pleasing group of furniture pieces that would compliment the interior of the Ryedale Folk Museum Gallery and the Museum itself. The concept of ‘Old at Heart’ came about through in the initial brainstorming session. We wanted to combine the immense sense of history the Museum has with the contemporary feel the new Gallery achieves by using the ‘Old’ materials running through the ‘Heart’ of the new materials. We knew that the pieces would need to be used collectively and individually so were very careful with the design to allow this multi-functional usage.
We believe that ‘Old at Heart’ conveys the past, present and future of the
This piece can be used as a plain, simple plinth to accommodate works of art in an exhibition scenario and also as a display area for a touch screen computer and monitor. The oak ‘Spine’ literally runs through the heart of the plinth giving it a connection to the other pieces. The angled shape of the plinth at the bottom is to allow easy and neat storage of the other pieces.
The sides of the oak topped stools have waney edges giving the oak a natural feel to it. The fronts and backs are cut into straight segments across the width of the oak spine. The stools all have identical steel frame legs which are angled at the bottom to gives the user a guide to alignment when tidying the stools away.
November 2007 - Channel 4 Documentary 'Vocation, Vocation, Vocation'
The 10 part series was based around the decisions that young people have to make when they leave school and how they will affect them for the rest of their lives. Vocation, Vocation, Vocation tackled the problem head-on and followed ten individual teenagers as they seek to find their true vocation in life.
Liam Meeson, a budding young entrepreneur from
We were asked to produce a mini project for Liam allowing him to experience the creative design process. Our role was to act as mentors throughout the day, allowing him to take control of the project and make his own decisions. As we offer a range of design services at Design Farm, from bespoke contemporary furniture commissions and fashion design to web site and graphic design, we feel that our diverse skills were put to great use guiding Liam through a ‘day in the life’ of our design studio. It was a very exciting and enjoyable day for us all.
August 2008 - Cheryl-ann's 'Dress' Exhibition at The Gallery at Ryedale Folk Museum
During the residency
"Movement in is so important to me, therefore creating garments which flow and hang exquisitely is key to expressing my vision of what the garment should be. Creating innovative silhouettes using knitwear to enhance the female form is where my passion lies. By weaving together beautiful yarn, strong use of colour and the flair to mix charming prints, delightful embroidery and exquisite knit stitches enables me to thrive as a knitwear designer.
My current work explores the concept of ‘vintage proportion’, and my main focus is to create garments which are beautiful but only fit the forms of old, where possessing an hour glass figure was so important. The scale of the dresses will be of vintage proportion, the dresses will be whole but only the front of the garment will be dressed or adorned – This reflects what I do with my samples as I only make the fronts."
May 2009 - Our Period House Cover Story
Our home features on the front cover of the May 2009 edition of Period House Magazine features our country cottage home. Pages 62-69 feature the article about us, view a PDF version here.
Back in November we did a photo shoot and interview at our home for Period House Magazine which was a fantastic couple of days full of laughs, cake and plenty of coffee! It also got us out of the studio for a change which was nice too.
The opportunity for the article came about through Cheryl-ann's Knitwear exhibtion 'Dress' which she undertook at The Ryedale Folk Museum From August to October 2008. We met the journalist when he came to The Studio to write and article about Cheryl-ann for Yorkshire Life Magazine.
It was good in a way that the magazine came out on the 2nd of April because we think if someone had said we were on the front cover of Period House Magazine the day before (April Fools Day) we may not have believed them!
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Who knows what the next year of Design Farm will bring but we assure you, recession or no recession, we will be challenging ourselves to achieve your goals to the highest standard and pushing for perfection every time.
