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LOCAL ARTISTRY adds tordoff. “the house provides the
one of the most striking aspects of this family with a sumptuous weekend and
project is the extensive use of cumbrian holiday retreat right in the heart of the
artists and producers to create a unique lake district – while at the same time
interior setting. Award-winning glass delivering ‘city-style’ elegance and state
designer jo vincent (perhaps best known of the art gadgets to enhance their
for her glass designs for Brown’s hotel comfort. it truly is a modern retreat.”
london) created new light fittings and designer
glass artworks.
A bespoke rug made from herdwick Fidget Design
wool (a breed of sheep only found on www.fidgetdesign.com
lake district fells) was designed and
hand made by the woolly rug co. of
Ambleside, and several pieces of specially-
designed furniture were created by local
furniture maker iain childs.
lake district photographer jack loan
provided images for distinctive ‘tree’
printed fabric and wallpaper found in the
guest bedroom and matching en-suite
bathroom.
Also, local Artist julie Ann scott
supplied artwork for printed canvases to
cover the wall speakers and turn them
into pieces of art.
“this project demonstrates that any
home can be overhauled and given a
totally new look without junking all
existing fixtures and fittings – which
naturally makes the budget go further,”
“A key pArt of the project wAs to
look for innovAtive wAys to recycle
whAt wAs AlreAdy there, And to use
locAlly sourced nAturAl mAteriAls”
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