Designlsm have produced an article about the project they undertook with Felix Warley. There are some lovely images of the woven wire orbs we made for them shown in situ. All Images: designlsm.

http://www.designlsm.com/news/story-felix-warley/

Back to making stars, this time in cedar. " Its beginning to feel a bit like Christmas".

Really pleased to see images of the woven wire globes that we were commissioned to make for a entrance feature designed by DesignLMS. The globes were installed in the new Felix restaurant in Warley, which opens today.

We are knitting metal!

We're using 'Sprang' an ancient Peruvian knitting technique to make a large group of suspended metal spheres.

Steven is taking part in a discussion 'Why Make?' at Fabrica on the 20th August 6pm. Further details on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-make-tickets-48025380205?aff=ehomecard

'Today digital skillfulness is seen as the essential skill for an individual’s economic and social advancement. Innovations in design, farming and factory production coupled with access to a global labour force has removed the economic necessity to make our daily bread, mend our clothing, build our furniture or houses, and in the near future, even drive our cars. Whilst this is convenient and frees us from the drudgery of labour are we losing out in other ways by not getting our hands dirty? Join Fabrica Director, Liz Whitehead; artist, designer and maker Steven Follen; Samuel Wright from Build Brighton and student product designer Nuria Romero Juncosa to debate the merits of being able to make things for ourselves, if making skills have a future and what that future might look like.'

Gold-leafing metal components for a large scale commission. The project is a collaboration with metalworker Amanda Bright . More info/ images to follow.

Really pleased to have been able to support the 'Keep Fabrica' Campaign.

Following on from a workshop back in September 2017 I was really pleased to have been invited back this January to work with Anne Cunningham, Head of Art and pupils from Perse School in Cambridge for a second wire drawing workshop.It was a really enjoyable day and the pupils produced some great results on paper and in wire.

We have a workshop scheduled for 11th March @ Making Space in Havant, Hampshire. More details here: http://makingspace.org/spotlight-steven-follen/