Building Blocks + Moss Gallery

The Building Blocks have had a great reception in New York. I sent off the final batch for Christmas two days ago. In New York this Christmas? Go visit Moss at: Moss, 150 Greene street, New York, NY 10012
Not in New York for Christmas? CLICK HERE to visit the website.

Building Blocks on sale this Christmas @ Pollyanna

The Building Blocks are now for sale in store at the highly regarded fashion boutique, Pollyanna.
Check out their FACEBOOK page to see the amazing clothes they are getting in all the time.
Havent had the chance to visit myself yet, but i hear they make a mean cup of tea too!

Pollyanna
14-16 Market Hill

Barnsley, United Kingdom, S70 2QE
www.pollyanna.com

Building Blocks + Moss Gallery = IN STORE NOW!

I am very excited to announce that the Building Blocks are exclusively in store at Moss, 150 Greene Street, New York, NY 10012.






Hailed as "the best design store in the World" Int'l Herald Tribune, Moss will be exhibiting the blocks in store throughout the winter season. CLICK HERE for the Moss website and more information about Moss, or even better, if you live in or are travelling through New York this winter, go ahead and take a visit to the wonderful zoo of imagination that is Moss Gallery. Images and updates to follow soon!

CityScape Coat Hangers - Black Swan Arts

I am very pleased to be stocking Black Swan Arts in Frome, Somerset with the London CityScape Coat Hangers. Black Swan will be stocking them throughout the Christmas period.
CICK HERE to visit the Black Swan Arts website.

16 sets...................

Hip Hout

Cindy Kutin, author of Dutch blog; www.hip-hout.nl very kindly informed me that she has posted an article about the Building Blocks. Only for the literate in Dutch.

September Press and 100% Design

Along with a great show at 100% Design (Thank you to the [re]design team and also to all the people who came and took the time out to talk about the Building Blocks) September has seen some new press clippings come in to.


The blog for all things children & sustainability - Inhabitots have put up a piece on the Building Blocks here: http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/10/01/new-christopher-jarratt-building-blocks/

It was a huge (but good) surprise to see, the Building Blocks also in Design Week (24th Sept) under the heading of; Showroom Stars.

you can read about it here: http://www.designweek.co.uk/showroom-stars/3004442.article

HookPegSupport and the CityScape coat hangers also got a mention in Living etc. India edition!

Here are some shots from 100% Design:




see more shots of the stand here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/redesigndesign/

BUILDING BLOCKS @ DOING IT FOR THE KIDS - 100% DESIGN 24-27 September 2009

[re]design presents – Doing it for the Kids, an exhibition of sustainable play design. The project explores play types, the importance of play in child development, how toys help mould our kids’ values and how they impact on the environment. The exhibition will present examples of sustainable toys and other play resources that inspire designers, educators and parents to be more critical and creative.

See the BUILDING BLOCKS on the Doing It For The Kids stand at 100% Design, Earls Court, London from the 24th - 27th September 2009

Trent Park - Slingshot

Just finished the latest slingshot. Made out of Sycamore from the wonderful Trent Park near Cockfosters, North London. View more sling shots HERE.

NEW - Building Blocks

The original City Blocks, which were originally made out of ply have received so much interest i have re-designed them to make them affordable and just a little bit nicer and have now become the - Building Blocks.


Made from solid FSC and PEFC registered pine, the are all hand cut and individually hand screen printed here in my workshop. They are available to buy direct from me and can be bought individually (£12 each) or as a complete set (£80).
email me at: contact@christopherjarratt.com for more information or visit the webpage: http://www.christopherjarratt.com/building_blocks.html

CityScape Coat Hangers on '60 Minute Makeover'

The CityScape Coat Hangers had a great feature on ITV's 60 Minute Makeover on Friday the 8th of May.

You can WATCH IT AGAIN HERE.

Lilly Wood & The Prick - 'Down The Drain' - Video Release

I am very excited to announce the video release of 'Down The Drain' by one of Paris's most exciting new bands; Lilly Wood & The Prick. Working alongside director Alex Turvey, I ran the Art Department and assisted Alex in the Set Design for the video, which is currently video and single of the week on iTunes France. Enjoy.

Lilly Wood & The Prick - Down The Drain from Alexander Turvey on Vimeo.

Set deep within a surreal woodland party, Nili And Ben are caught within a scene of bizarre theatrical violence between a gang of melancholy cats and owls.

After a long day of shifting large amounts of bark, glitter and more glitter. There were a few issues of things not working or breaking on us, but after a few hours of repairing and fixing, we had the set looking wonderful, ready for the next day and a great shoot.

(photo by Jessica Piergiovanni)

(photographs by Edith Bergfors)

PLACE at Composition

The full collection of CityScape coat hangers are currently being exhibited and sold at the wonderful; Composition, a gallery/design shop in Denver, Colorado.

PLACE explores human connections with physical places and how that can both be an impetus for the creation of goods and also creates a connection with the consumer that ultimately purchases a “place-based” product.

The exhibition runs until; 20th June 2009. More information can be found at Composition's own website: www.shopcomposition.com and on their Flickr page

See more wonderful detail shots of the hangers HERE.

new website, new work

My new website is up and running! It still needs a few tweeks but it is getting there. I have some new work up too. Let me know what you think. I am going to use this blog as my news page, to receive news updates you can either subscribe to this blog or if you prefer newsletter style email updates, you can email me (contact@christopherjarratt.com), and i will put you on my newletter list.

I am currently working on some exciting new projects, more information on these will be posted in the next week or two! enjoy.