Hello! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year. We are now back in the office, a few pounds heavier, after a great few weeks off to recharge the batteries. We have lots of lovely projects that our Photographers have been up to that we will start blogging about on monday. In the meantime, here is a lovely picture from Pete that he snapped in the gorgeous mountains of Switzerland:
For our last post before the festive period, Sehmi finished a brief over the weekend for Winston Cigarettes. A festive themed greetings card with his signature Calligraphy. you can view the greetings card above.
Have a very merry Christmas, we look forward to showing all of our lovely new work our team has been up to very soon!
Pete is currently having a lovely time in Indonesia shooting for something top secret that we will be thrilled to show you very soon. In the meantime, here are some lovely snaps from what he’s been up to so far, which makes us very jealous as I write this from a very windswept London:
Here is a recent campaign Spiros has shot that we saw out and about on our travels last week:
We have also just been sent some lovely new beauty work by Spiros, check it out below, with hair by our very own Jo Brown:
Great work as always Spiros!
Tif’s recent project ”On Maltby Street 2011” which is currently on show at his studio in Bermonsdsey, has just been featured on AnOther Magazines blog! Remember to go and check out the exhibition, which runs until the 3rd of November:
booksOn Friday, Tif had his grand unveiling of his latest project “On Maltby Street 2011”, which was an absolutely roaring success. Lots of gorgeous food provided by some of the stall owners that Tif had photographed for this project, with the private view enjoyed by all who attended. Here are some images below:
Here is the opening times for the exhibition, which runs until the 3rd of November 2012. Be sure to check it out, Tif also has prints and books for sale too, so be sure to have a look!
Tif’s series of work “On Maltby Street 2011” is now being prepared for Saturdays grand unveiling to the public. Opening times are below:
Come down to see the Polaroids and Tin Types up close, this beautiful project won’t be around for long!
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Amelia has just photographed the front cover of GQ Italy with model Eva Riccobono. The story is ”all About Eva, a real game of contrasts”.
More to come soon, with the full story being featured here when we receive our copy in the post!
Check out Sehmi’s latest typeface, also known as “FS Sammy” which has just been licensed in 20 different languages:
Sehmi’s brief was to come up with a handwritten typeface which had a chalkboard, brushy and grainy character. Nail well and truly hit on the head Sehmi!
Tif Hunter’s beautiful Tintype of a Romanesco (from his upcoming On Maltby Street show) won best in Category for Non Commissioned Object at the AOP awards last week:
Well done Tif, a fantastic night had by all at Sue Allatt.
Tif Hunter’s brilliantly executed new studio work is now live, which was created in conjunction with Show Media:
Laure & Sarah have been shooting for GREY Magazine’s latest issue, with Fendi’s accessories and brilliant set design that they also created:
GREY Magazine #7 -Fall/Winter 2013
Fendi’s baguettes
Photography and set design : Laure & Sarah
Fashion editor : Moreno Galatà
Afternoon! We have made contact with Pete over the weekend, seeing what amazing things he has been up to on assignment in Switzerland. Pete has sent Sue Allatt HQ some lovely images, and a small video of the clouds from a recent excursion up a mountain. Thanks Pete!
Our brilliant Calligrapher, Satwinder Sehmi has had his latest work literally hanging in the Tower of London, and he has written an absolutely wonderful piece about the process of creating the pieces of work for this historical London Landmark. Grab a cup of tea, and have a good old look at how the piece came to fruition. Thanks Sehmi!
“The oldest zoo in our fair islands was in The Tower of London, and was to Regent’s Park when the number of animals became unmanageable there. Kings and Queens were given gift of exotic animals, which were housed in The Tower. Currently, there are numerous models of these beasts, made of chicken mesh, displayed around The Tower.
Historic Royal Palaces decided to create new signage regarding some of the animal exhibits based on the calligraphy of the era when the animals were gifted. Designers at HRP had researched into manuscripts relating to the period when King Henry III was given a polar bear by King Haakon IV of Norway and an elephant by King Louis IX of France. This concept was a complete departure, untried, from the usual signage at The Tower. Working with senior designer, Steve Burgess, there was an infectious enthusiasm about this project.
The brief was to create an illuminated (gilded) panel stating the gift, and a letter written by King Henry III instructing the Royal Builders to make specific housing for each animal. In fact, the keepers of the elephant had no concept of it’s diet, and allegedly fed it pheasant and red wine. I want to be that elephant!
Working with manuscripts from around the 1250’s, Sehmi was asked to produce signs to be encased in perspex to explain the exhibits. As The Tower is visited by a huge percentage of non-English tourists, it was vital that legibility was paramount. It is even difficult for indigenous visitors to comprehend the legibility of the writing styles of the period. With the premise that the signs stayed true to the writing styles of the period, a compromise style had to be created. This would have the characteristics of the period, but also be instantly legible as well. Easier said than done. Everything is possible!
The calligraphy on the illuminated panels was relatively easy to achieve. However, there were numerous tests for the King’s instructions. A style was achieved which remained true to the feel of the style and yet making it very legible.
A ‘test’ piece of the illuminated panel, using traditional methods of gilding with 22 carat gold leaf, and the King’s instructions were made and rigorously tested on the visitors and the advisory panel at HRP. The results were very positive, and from the feedback, the only changes were to the text of the King’s original instructions as some the language then used is now archaic.
The final work was photographed and mounted on regal background to be encased in perspex, and will be hung besides the models of the Royal Beasts.
It is worth going to The Tower just to see these magnificent pieces of work, or as they say,
Sehmi hanging in The Tower!”
The brilliant Spiros Politis has been working on a series of personal projects focusing on hair and beauty. These are the first of his gorgeous images with make-up by Angela and fabulous hair by Jo Brown, well done team:
Pete’s just sent us a great image through from his travels in Switzerland at the moment, here is a photograph he shot this morning, hot off the press:
Another week, another hard day in the office! Pete this time has been in Switzerland shooting for Lonely Planet, with the full story to come soon. He has also been shooting at Gruyere, home of the cheese, which we will hopefully have some of those images to share with you very soon!
Pete’s been recently featured in Singapore Airlines ‘SilverKris’ magazine, showcasing some of Pete’s work, with a great interview with the man himself on how he got into photography, and how his career has taken him to some of the most beautiful places in the world:
Tif is still hard at work with his onmaltbystreet2011 project, here are some recent images from the series, lovely work as ever, Tif!
Pete Seaward is currently in Mauritius on assignment, he sent us a photo of his view for the next few days:
We are a bit jealous, but I think he doesn’t know its going to be a pretty good weekend in England too! Fingers crossed….