Monthly Archives: March 2012

Stockholm’s Rainbow Apartment

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

A few years ago I had seen images of an incredible apartment where the oversized parquet flooring was an undulating expanse of changing colour and it had somehow slipped from my radar and I have just found some images of … Continue reading →

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Significant Colour hits 1STDIBS.COM in the USA

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

I’m testing the USA market with a new agent called art1. Two artworks have been listed on a site called 1stdibs…apparently the place in the USA to source unique and unusual furniture, art and antiques. I’ve already got my eye on … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing – Orange velvety curtains…

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

As the sharp sunlight disappears behind the orange velvety curtains in the village hall we settle down to some life drawing to the tunes of Miles Davis. This is what I drew…          

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Livia Firth chooses Eloise Grey and Ptolemy Mann’s IKAT dresses for her Eco fashion collection….

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

I am very excited to announce that the dresses I collaborated with Eloise Grey on have been selected by eco fashion diva Livia Firth (wife of Colin Firth)  for her online collection of ethical fashion labels on the website YOOX. … Continue reading →

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Colour of the Moment – Spider Silk Yellow Gold

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

There is a small room at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London at the moment where an extraordinary thing can be seen… fabric woven from the silk of the Nephila madagascariensis. Once you have digested the fact that a million … Continue reading →

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ARAM…. in Pictures

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

A massive Thank You to everyone that showed up on Thursday… I felt very honoured to have such a great crowd there. For those that couldn’t make it take a look at these wonderful pictures taken by Christina Theisen. The show … Continue reading →

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THE ARAM GALLERY – Sneak preview

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

My show opens tomorrow at The Aram Gallery and it feels like a momentous event…. The culmination of sixteen years post college hard work (and probably a million hours at my loom). Geographically I am only about 500m from the … Continue reading →

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The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space @ THE ARAM GALLERY – Private View 15th March 2012

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Ptolemy Mann

I’m very pleased and excited to announce the opening of my show at its new venue – THE ARAM GALLERY in London on the 15th March. It will be quite a different show, although for those who didn’t make it to … Continue reading →

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