Future of Print – Second Life Colour
Future of Print – Second Life Colour
Behind The Scenes, VACMA - Natural PrintingMhairi AllanPaper Houses DesignNatural dyes, Natural printing, Ceres Studio, Brixton, Brixton Market, London, Workshops, Creative Workshops, Eco Printing, VACMA, Visual Arts and Craft Makers Award, Creative Scotland, Funding, Arts Funding, Textile Hub, Textile Studio, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire council, Creative Aberdeen, Whats on Aberdeen, Lara Mantell, Florence Hawkins, Flo Hawkins, Print Designers, Print Studio, screen printing, Scottish Design, Scottish designer, surface pattern design, Pattern designer, contemporary Scottish Design, contemporary textile design, sustainable design, Eco design, Future of textiles, Dyers and colouristsComment
Why Made to Order?
Why Made to Order?

I'm excited to share that I am transitioning to a "Made to Order" model for Paper Houses Design! You might wonder, why the change? Well, this shift allows me to minimise waste by producing items based on demand, rather than creating excess inventory. This means I'll be focusing on creating pieces that are popular and truly resonate with you, my amazing customers.

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Sustainable Business, Behind The ScenesMhairi AllanMade To Order, made in Scotland, contemporary textile design, contemporary Scottish Design, Shop Sustainable, sustainable design, support small business, screen printing, digital textile printing, Tay, River TayComment
Stay See Share /// Clay Coven
Stay See Share /// Clay Coven

For the last interview with Stay See Share series I chat with Kirsty, Lillian + Aimie from Clay Coven based in Leith, Edinburgh. When lockdown hit and they couldn’t get access to the open access workshop they had been using. So the coven jumped into action creating a makeshift workshop with one wheel in a family members shed! I love a shedio (shed/studio),

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Stay See ShareMhairi AllanCeramics, Stay See Share, Creative Wellbeing, Creative Scotland, Textile Hub, Ceramic Studio, Scotland, Leith Creatives, Creative Spaces, meet the makerComment
Stay See Share /// Gaada
Stay See Share /// Gaada

As part of the brilliant Stay See Share project I had a great talk with Amy Gear from Gaada. A visual arts workshop and collaborative projects in Shetland. Gaada is a multi-purpose space working with artists of all abilities and interests over a range of art forms including printing. The space itself is located on the Burra Isle, Shetland and was started in 2018 by Amy Gear and Daniel Clark.

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Stay See ShareMhairi AllanStay See Share, Printing, accessible, art studio, creative facilities, Gaada, Creative ScotlandComment
Stay See Share /// What is Stay See Share + What Are We Doing?
Stay See Share /// What is Stay See Share + What Are We Doing?

In the run up to autumn I have been working on a really exciting project via Creative Scotland’s Stay See Share looking at if opening an open textiles studio in Aberdeenshire would work. What is Stay See Share: It’s a fund that offers applications the opportunity to work on a body of research for a creative idea that they have then share the learning back.

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Stay See ShareMhairi AllanStay See Share, screen printing, Print Studio, Textile Studio, Textile Hub, Creative Aberdeen, Creatives in Aberdeenshire, Workshops in AberdeenshireComment