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25 JULY 2024 - FARRS HOUSE & GARDEN, BEAMINSTER

Farrs House

John is delighted to announce that it will be possible to visit Farrs by prior booking through the National Garden Scheme on 25th July.  This presents visitors with a rare opportunity to enjoy the interior of the property as well as the gardens.  

 

John will talk about his approach to design amidst examples of recent commissions. Also on display, will be other contemporary artists and crafts people.

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Outside you will be invited to enjoy the distinctive walled gardens, rolling lawns, sculpture and giant topiary around one of Beaminster's historic town houses.

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Please book your tickets via the National Garden Scheme.

6 SEPTEMBER - 26 OCTOBER 2024

GALLERIE 56 X SARAH MYERSCOUGH GALLERY GROUP EXHIBITION AT GALLERIE 56, NEW YORK

John will be exhibiting a new collection of furniture at Gallery 56 in New York in association with Sarah Myerscough.

 

His latest edition of Scorched Embrace, made in blonde oak, will be on display.

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For more more information please visit Sarah Myerscough Gallery

Scorched Embrace Chair

PRESENT TO 19 OCTOBER 2024

CHRISTEIN MEINDERTSMA: REFORMING WASTE, THE V & A, LONDON

Making Good Meindertsma

At a time of climate emergency, Christien Meindertsma engages with natural resources and waste to explore the creative applications of linoleum and wool.

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This display is part of Make Good: Rethinking Material Futures, a ten-year project supported by John Makepeace OBE.​ 

 

For more information visit The V&A

26 NOVEMBER 2024

MAKING GOOD DISPLAY (MATERIAL CULTURES), THE V & A, LONDON

Coming soon!​

MAKE GOOD: RETHINKING MATERIAL FUTURES

Make Good: Rethinking Material Futures is a V&A curatorial project that John supports.  It was launched in 2022 and will run for ten years.  It investigates the use of natural, renewable materials in design and architecture and invites practitioners from different fields to share research, knowledge and skills and considers the responsibilities of designers and consumers toward the natural world.  The project encompasses an annual symposium, an annual display and an ongoing acquisition initiative, capturing the program's research outputs in the museum collection.  

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For more information visit Making Good

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John works closely with the following galleries and associations:
 

The Sarah Myerscough Gallery                                             The V & A

The Architectural Association                                                The Crafts Council

Design Council                                                                         Woodland Heritage

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