A lecture with prof. Graeme Brooker
Today, we were honoured by prof. Graeme Brooker from the Royal College of Art joining us at the University of Northampton for a lecture...
A visit at the Pen Museum
The Birmingham Pen Museum is unique in the world and celebrates the role the Jewellery Quarter had to play in pen manufacturing. After...
The Sounds of the Jewellery Quarter
As I was walking around the Jewellery Quarter on this cloudy and chilly Sunday afternoon, I decided to take my phone out and simply...
The Colmore Family
The Colmore family was one of the wealthiest families in the history of Birmingham. Being of French origin, the Colmores gained their...
Streets of the Jewellery Quarter – Name Origins
Some of my close friends will already know that I find the meaning of names absolutely fascinating! Whether it’s a new person I met with...
A little update
Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great Easter time with family and friends! I certainly have, and today it's time to get back to...
Studio Seminar Discussion, 26.03.2018
Today we had another group discussion about our project and the quickly approaching deadline. Here are my notes: The presentation...
Studio Seminar Session, 20.03.2018
Hello, Today it was a rather chilly Tuesday in our studio. How we are doing - you wonder? Well, I think we are generally still pretty...
Studio Seminar Discussion, 05.03.2018
Hello. Every Monday, and occasionally on Tuesdays too, we have a group get-together with one (or two) of our lecturers, and we have a...
Crime Rates in the Jewellery Quarter
I believe that just taking a look at the crime rates of a place says a lot about what that place is like. I recently looked up the crime...
