Hawthorne & Heaney visits Peru: A Journey in Time
Independent, isolated yet highly developed. The Andean people challenge contemporary ideas of what makes a successful society, yet their civilisation began 3,500years ago (900 to 200 BC). The British Museum’s exhibition ‘Peru: a journey in time’ intrinsically integrates the different Andean communities in chronological order yet still allowing for an organic integration of life, […]
Hawthorne & Heaney Explores London Craft Week
Last week was full of London Craft Week events, workshops and open houses. A few of which we had the delight to attend including an open house and embroidery demonstration at Erdem, an exhibition of embroidery artist Rosalind Wyatt’s work and a talk and demonstration by the Heritage Craft Association on the red list of […]
Sneaker Unboxed – Studio to Street
This exhibition showcased how the sneakers you choose can relate to a particular sport, music genre or subculture. Fast paced production leads to us and the brands themselves dismissing the history of where it all started. The motivation for the exhibition was the innovative attitude and products within the sneaker industry being developed today. Stock […]
Hawthorne and Heaney Explores the Online V&A Museum Exhibition – Schiaparelli and Surrealism
With London being placed into tier 4 and the closure of all things deemed as non-essential, I decided to explore some of the virtual exhibitions available online and came across the Schiaparelli and Surrealism collection displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian fashion designer who challenged the concepts of dressing, […]
Hawthorne and Heaney Visits David Adjaye’s Making Memory Exhibition
British based Architect of Ghanaian descent, Sir David Adjaye OBE, known for his beautifully and carefully thought out landmark structures within the architectural world, is showcasing his past, present and future work at The Design Museum. Adjaye’s international recognition comes from his ability to immerse himself and fully understand a culture’s past in order to […]
Hawthorne & Heaney Visits the Yayoi Kusama Exhibition
The exhibition features new paintings, including works from the iconic My Eternal Soul series, painted bronze pumpkin and flower sculptures, and a large-scale Infinity Mirrored Room, created for this presentation, Kusama’s twelfth exhibition at the gallery. Yayoi Kusama exhibition Victoria Miro: Infinity Mirrored Room, 2018 Upon arrival, we were ushered up a vertigo inducingly narrow […]