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Author Archives: Ptolemy Mann
MANN FOR MADE…
As in MADE.COM…. but firstly big apologies for my lack of Blogging recently. Autumn is well and truly with us and with it I hope to get back into the blogging swing of things. Time always seems so short and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Chroma, Colour, Design, Ikat, Ikat Collection, Rugs, Textiles, Weaving
Tagged Colour, Design, Ikat, ikat rug, made, made.com, Ptolemy Mann, Rugs, Significant Colour, Textiles, Zap Ikat
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New Summer Colour Rugs…
The sun is streaming through the window as I type. Apologies for such a gap between postings… the joys of DIY are taking over my life. However, we just got these gorgeous blasts of colour sent over from India. Inspired … Continue reading
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This Creative Life….
After a staggeringly inspired visit to the Sonia Delaunay show at Tate Modern last week I am compelled to celebrate the idea of art and design standing hand in hand. She represents a true merging of the two and appears … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Colour, Design, Exhibitions, Ikat, Weaving
Tagged Art, Colour, Delaunay, Design, Ikat, Mark Rothko, Ptolemy Mann, Significant Colour, Sonia Delaunay, Tate Modern, textile art, Textiles, Weaving
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POP UP SHOW IS OPEN……
Dear Significant Colourists… delighted to say the Pop up Show is now open and we’ve had a fantastic first day. Thanks everyone for coming in. For those of you that can’t make it see below for a taste of colour… … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Chroma, Colour, cushions, Design, Exhibitions, Ikat, Ikat Collection, lampshades, Rugs, Textiles, Weaving
Tagged Architecture, Art, Colour, Craft Central, Design, Ikat, Mid Century Modern, Ptolemy Mann, Retro Rug, Rugs, Textiles, Weaving
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Celebration of Cloth and Colour – Show Opens Tuesday 28th April – Next Week…
A Final reminder to make your way to Clerkenwell this week from Tuesday 28th April – Saturday 2nd May to Celebrate Colour and Cloth at the Craft Central Gallery. I will be there all five days, with Julian Blair from Rugmaker, from … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Chroma, Chromatic Landscape, Colour, cushions, Design, Exhibitions, Ikat, Rugs, Textiles, Weaving
Tagged Art, Colour, Craft Central, Design, Ikat, Ikat Bed Linen, Ikat Lampshades, London Craft Week, Mid Century Modern, Ptolemy Mann, Rugs, Significant Colour, textile art, Textiles, Vintage Kimono, Weaving
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SPRING CIRCLE – An entirely new kind of flatweave rug
I’m so excited to be able to share a sneak preview of an entirely new rug. In fact, I’m not sure I have EVER seen a circular flatweave rug. Never. Please let me know if you have? This is called … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Chroma, Colour, Design, Ikat, Rugs, Textiles, Weaving
Tagged Art, Circular flatweave rug, Circular Gelim, Clerkenwell, Colour, Craft Central, Design, Ikat, Ptolemy Mann, Rugs, Significant Colour, Weaving
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Gelim Furniture – In time for Pop Up
28th April – 2nd May @ Craft Central – Clerkenwell It’s that time of year again… My annual Pop up event at Craft Central. This year more of a gallery theme than last year. We will be focusing on Gelims … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 …for the weekend
I’m very honoured to have been asked to be on BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour. For those who live further afield Women’s Hour is a bit of a British institution. It’s a programme which airs every day for an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Colour, Design, Textiles
Tagged Art, BBC Radio 4, Chinelo Bally, Colour, Craft, Donna Wilson, Jane Garvey, knitted textiles, Ptolemy Mann, Womens Hour
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A colourful vision of the Taj Mahal
My final post this week links the previous ones together… (magazine covers + colours of India) – as you may have gathered I went to India recently to meet my rug weavers and while I was there we went to the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Chromatic Landscape, Colour, Photography, Travel
Tagged Agra, Architecture, Art, Colour, India, Indian colour, Photography, Significant Colour, Taj Mahal, Travel, Visiting the Taj Mahal
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