Common Objects x WORKKS
In summer 2018 the ceramics studio Common Objects and WORKKS. collaborated to create a makers’ space and shop in Windermere, Cumbria.
The space occupied an extremely old, and extremely unloved, coal and animal store under The Elleray Pub & Hotel in the centre of the village. WORKKS. designed and installed bespoke metal work, jesmonite shelving and surfaces for display, and for the coffee bar. Rinaldo’s of Cumbria installed some special coffee machinery and coffee and we were off. The shop opened for two weeks in August, displaying and selling crafts and produce by makers from across the country, with a focus on those from the North West.
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The space occupied an extremely old, and extremely unloved, coal and animal store under The Elleray Pub & Hotel in the centre of the village. WORKKS. designed and installed bespoke metal work, jesmonite shelving and surfaces for display, and for the coffee bar. Rinaldo’s of Cumbria installed some special coffee machinery and coffee and we were off. The shop opened for two weeks in August, displaying and selling crafts and produce by makers from across the country, with a focus on those from the North West.
Collaborators and makers included:
- Laura’s Loom
- Del Amaor Y la Belleza
- Rinaldo’s Coffee
- Anna Jones Ceramics
- Same Pearce
- Fettle Studio
- Mako Koko
Today the space is used as the Cumbrian base of Common Objects.
Status: completed 2019
Client: Common Objects
Location: Windermere, UK
Contractor: WORKKS.
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Status: completed 2019
Client: Common Objects
Location: Windermere, UK
Contractor: WORKKS.
Project Development.
