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Liz Valenti designed for Mary Quant!

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There is currently an exhibition at the V&A celebrating a lifetime's work of Mary Quant. It is on until February 2020. Guild member Liz Valenti designed for Mary Quant in a freelance capacity for about eight years in the 1970’s. Here are some relevant images of Liz's design drawings for Mary, as well as one… Continue reading →
The Guild at 51 Shop front

The Guild at 51 Studio Seven present SPRINGBOARD II

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In the window of The Guild at 51 Studio Seven present SPRINGBOARD II, a collection of new work developed from a 3D sketchbook of ideas inspired by the old Chair Factory at Chalford, near Stroud, which has become the Victoria Works Studios. The work draws on the colours, textures and patterns in the building’s structure,… Continue reading →