Royal Commission For Whittle Design

One of our artists, Tilly Whittle of Whittle Design, has just finished creating a superb commission piece for the Qatar Royal family.

The commission was an impressive three metre long triptych of wall panels, which were designed for the family’s main dining room in their new beach house.

The Qatar Royal Family are being dubbed by the press ‘The Most Powerful Modern Art Collectors’ after spending a record breaking £250 million on Cezanne’s The Card Players.

It’s been wonderful to be given the opportunity to work on a large scale, enabling me to produce a bold, dynamic piece of work. I’m thrilled that my panels will be displayed in such a beautiful setting and added to the Royal Families vast and varied collection of contemporary art. We are used to creating bespoke commissions but not of this large size. It was a big coupe for us’ Tilly Whittle

Tilly has created many wonderful pieces for us, including steel wall panels, clocks, photo frames and platters. To view the full collection, please click on the image to be taken directly to our website. 

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Angela Learoyd’s 1000th Piece of Jewellery for Artery Gallery

Fife based jeweller Angela Learoyd designs and creates beautiful statement pieces of jewellery, sourcing semi precious stones from around the world and creating focal points in each piece with handcrafted sterling silver beads.

‘I work in silver and use a variety of techniques to create surface texture and embellishment. Manipulating silver by doming, folding, hammering, die-forming and rolling allows me to produce three-dimensional pieces, especially hollow beads. My jewellery often incorporates gemstones. I particularly like stones with matt finishes and interesting markings and inclusions.’

We have been working with Angela for 7 years now and her award winning designs have been a great favorite with our customers. For her 1000^th piece, Angela set to work creating a one-off, St Andrews inspired necklace with matching earrings. To accompany the set, the full design process has been logged in a booklet including photographs of the ancient town, pin pointing textures and patterns of inspiration, and her sketches show the transformation into a spectacular piece of wearable art.

The necklace has been strung with Lapis Lazuli, representing the colour of the St Andrews flag. Lapis Lazuli was also used in ancient times to create amulets and ornaments, which I find so fitting for our art gallery. The sterling silver pendants show textures found along the rocky shoreline and the stone ruins of the historic St Andrews Cathedral.

To purchase this necklace and earrings set online, just click on the link below to be taken directly to our main website.

The 1000th piece. 

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Innovative Metal Art by Whittle Design

Husband and wife team Kerry and Tilly Whittle work from a small workshop in the countryside near Saltash in Cornwall. Together they specialise in the creation of innovative metal wall art and sculpture. Their designs are contemporary, sleek and funky with plenty of attitude.  

 

Kerry Whittle is a lecturer in 3D modelling and has a natural talent for sculpture. Tilly is a full time artist working in bronze and steel, she uses heating and texturing techniques to create a unique finish. 

 

Metal art is a great way to make a modern statement feature in your home and with endless design possibilities; you could even talk to us about a personalised commission. 

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