tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55725303198815377882024-03-21T06:40:17.443-07:00Sarah Heatonsarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-82875216760822973172013-12-29T06:44:00.001-08:002013-12-29T06:44:18.571-08:00TOKYO !!In December I had an amazing trip to Tokyo, saw lots of great stuff even saw my pots in a store !! Here's some photo's of my trip - lots of sights, food and more sights !<br />
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<br />sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-22265327626947493542013-09-24T07:20:00.004-07:002013-09-24T07:23:17.426-07:00Take Two launch<div class="p1">
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Leading contemporary ceramic designer Sarah Heaton has joined forces with Eve Midwinter to launch a brand new take on the best selling mid-century pattern ‘Roselle’.</div>
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‘Take Two’ takes a fresh, new look at this blue and green classic which sold in its thousands and was a must-have style statement in the homes of every bright young thing of the swinging 60’s.</div>
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In close collaboration with Midwinter, Heaton brings ‘Roselle’ bang up to date and will launch ‘Take Two’ on a range of her own contemporary shapes. Said a very excited Sarah; “This is such a tremendous opportunity for me as I’ve admired Eve’s work for many years, and when I was approached to bring her pattern to a new market, it was a dream come true.”</div>
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Heaton’s tableware shapes are clean and contemporary; fitting in perfectly with the revival for mid-century appeal. In addition, she has worked closely with Eve Midwinter to re-interpret the Roselle pattern without losing its playful 60’s integrity.</div>
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Sarah told us; “My brief for ’Take Two’ was basically to take Eve’s original pattern and develop it for a new, younger market. Recognising the growing interest in mid-century ceramics, I wanted to create a product which was contemporary, beautiful, slightly retro in feel and of course dishwasher and microwave safe for the modern home.”</div>
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This is Heaton and Midwinter’s first collaboration, and the launch of ‘Take Two’ at Maison et Objet Paris is testament to their on-going commitment to Britain’s ceramic renaissance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">The retro look is everywhere at the moment. Sit back and take a look on
TV, in magazines and in the shops, and mid-century style stares back from every
direction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Consider the hit US TV series <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mad
Men</i> with its gorgeously seductive interiors, singing with 1960s
sophistication – don't we all want a piece of<i> that</i>? Well, here is the
good news, a slice of that retro-licious look in our homes is easy to achieve!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Nobody wants to live in a time warp, so the key to a successful retro
look in the home is to mix and match with modern pieces. The signature themes
to look out for are clean lines, bold colours, simple, organic shapes and a
playful approach to pattern and texture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">The lounge is the perfect place to begin experimenting with retro style.
As always, if the basics are right from the beginning, the rest tends to follow
naturally. Choose seating carefully as it is very much central to the room.
There is the Austin Powers school of thought that encourages the long recliners
in purple leather perched upon orange shag pile carpet – although this is
perfectly valid, is it a look that could be tolerated on a daily basis? Far
better to edge in the direction of the more restrained Skandi-retro look which
draws from a more sober colour palette and an emphasis on materials such as
wood, </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.sarahheaton.co.uk/our-lovely-ranges/accent-range/accent-range-large-serving-bowl"><span style="font-family: Arial;">ceramics</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> and glass. There is some </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.furniturevillage.co.uk/pages/ercol.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial;">really lovely furniture</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> being
manufactured today in styles that fit perfectly in a mid-century room, sofas
with delicate pale wood frames built with elegance and comfort in mind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Once the sofa has been decided upon, fun can be had developing the rest
of the ideas. Think glass or ceramic topped coffee tables, kitsch retro
lighting, sleek sideboards and shelving units in mellow teak and pale elm or
ash. Underline all these 50s and 60s flavours with killer accessories. Highly
patterned textiles inspired by Lucienne Day and Terence Conran add authenticity
and placed alongside some </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.sarahheaton.co.uk/our-lovely-ranges/accent-range/accent-range-large-jug"><span style="font-family: Arial;">cool retro styled ceramics</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">, the look
really begins to rock. For the ultimate nostalgic note try using classic retro
shades such as avocado and mustard yellow alongside contemporary hues like teal
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fantastically with coloured ceramics. Whether gleaming and glossy or subdued
and laid back, there is no doubting the power of ceramics to energise a room.
Retro pieces have a distinctive style and arranged collectively against a
strong contrasting colour, can look stunning. Grouping pieces by shade or shape
is eye-catching; a display of </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.sarahheaton.co.uk/our-lovely-ranges/accent-range/accent-range-bloom-side-plate"><span style="font-family: Arial;">decorative plates</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> on a wall
livens up a dull corner. Try placing favourite pieces in high traffic areas to
ensure they get the attention they deserve. Trawl car boot sales and flea
markets for interesting pieces, looking out for vintage marques such as
Portmeirion, Hornsea and Poole or check out </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.sarahheaton.co.uk/ranges/birdware"><span style="font-family: Arial;">fabulous modern ceramics</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> with a contemporary retro
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">So yes, it <i>is</i> relatively easy to achieve the retro lounge look
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sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-51656455640652030432013-06-17T23:24:00.002-07:002013-06-17T23:24:52.932-07:00Creative shift - guest blogger<div class="page clearfix" id="main" style="background-image: url(http://www.creativeshift.uk.com/wp-content/themes/pure/images/line.gif); background-position: 630px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; border: 0px; color: #7d7d7b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 960px;">
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In our latest Independents We Like feature, we talk to Sarah Heaton, of <a href="http://www.sarahheaton.co.uk/" style="border: 0px; color: #1e98c7; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah Heaton Ceramics</a>, who recently worked with us on our <a href="http://www.creativeshift.uk.com/getting-it-manufactured-free-12-day-seminar/" style="border: 0px; color: #1e98c7; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manufacturing Seminar for Coventry University</a>, for creatives looking to get their products manufactured on a larger scale.<span id="more-1040" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A champion of British Manufacturing, Sarah has exhibited in London, New York and Paris where her designs have met with critical acclaim. Her beautiful, functional products embody a deep understanding of the ceramic process and natural flair for future proof design. They show profound respect for the traditions of the past while emphasising contemporary living at its most desirable.</em></div>
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Having worked in the ceramic industry for nearly 20 years, I got quite angry with the overseas re-sourcing of product that many uk ceramic<br />brands embarked on. Quite quickly some of our famous brands had compromised quality, ethics and turned their back on years of traditional<br />skills and methods of production. I felt that I had to do something that embodied the best of our heritage and supported UK pottery manufacturers, while the big guys were chasing round the world to finder cheaper production methods I was working with an old factory in Stoke to design a product that used their knowledge and embodied the best of our tradition.</div>
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I now divide my time between running my own small ceramic design label and consulting for companies who need ceramic design expertise. I have a varied and busy week/weekend this keeps me on my toes and always challenges my pre conceived ideas on what can and can’t be done.</div>
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I met Helga from Creative suite whist sipping aperitifs in the ambassadors residence in Copenhagen !!! How cool is that ??? We got chatting and next minute I was agreeing to take part in a Creative Shift event.</div>
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The premis of the event was to help explain my path from having a creative design concept and turing it into a marketable product.</div>
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I think the seminar went really well and I now have contact with some of the attendees through Linked in and other social media, I had quite a few people with specific ceramic needs and I think I helped them on their quest to find uk manufacturers etc. I have had lots of positive feedback<br />from the event and hope to get involved with other Creative Shift enterprises.</div>
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I really enjoyed the open and relaxed atmosphere, this helped everyone ask any questions and the answers they got where as open and honest as<br />possible. The facilitator had a great approach and the afternoon flowed freely and if anything we ran out of time !</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Many thanks to Sarah for taking the time to talk about her business – you can find her beautiful ceramics on her <a href="http://www.sarahheaton.co.uk/" style="border: 0px; color: #1e98c7; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">website</a>, follow her on <a href="http://www.creativeshift.uk.com/independents-we-like-sarah-heaton-ceramics/www.twitter.com/sarahheaton_" style="border: 0px; color: #1e98c7; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">twitter</a> @sarahheaton_ or like her page on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heatonsarah" style="border: 0px; color: #1e98c7; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">facebook</a>.</em></div>
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sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-27813454474529658412013-03-12T07:06:00.002-07:002013-03-12T07:06:33.966-07:00shows on crutchescan't quite believe it's March already. It's been a speedy start to the new year, I've done HOME 2013 , Maison Objet , Ambiente Frankfurt and visited Denmark. It's been a bit of a slog especially doing HOME and Maison on crutches......<br />
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I'm really proud of HOME thanks to big sis and husband for helping to create such a nice stand, Minnie for making her amazing meringue mushrooms and thanks to Dean, Hayley and Colin for helping out with sales !!<br />
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sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-44897539563978249742012-12-21T02:07:00.002-08:002012-12-21T02:07:58.376-08:00Press release<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><b>Little Walton Bank Pottery relaunches as Sarah
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">After the global success of her Seedware and Birdware
ranges, leading ceramic designer Sarah Heaton is to rebrand Little Walton Bank
Pottery to reflect her role as the name behind LWB’s award winning ceramic
designs.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Sarah told us, “I felt that the LWB brand was not
getting across the fact that I was involved at every stage; from shape and
surface design to overseeing production. My total involvement is of paramount
importance to my market so, after lengthy discussions with my marketing team it
was decided that I should become the brand. It was a bit scary at first but now
I’m really enjoying the role.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">And so she should, with three major exhibitions lined
up for spring 2013 Sarah is looking to make a big impact with her latest range
of tableware.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">“I launched a very limited range of my new design
‘Accent’ at Maison Paris in September but the response was so overwhelming that
I am now working on extending the range to include mugs, plates jugs, bowls and
egg cups. I recently received large orders from Japan, Germany and America
which proves the global appeal for well designed pottery made here in England.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">To add to Sarah’s success she topped the year off by
winning the GNCCF Trend Bible Award for 2012. It’s not all been good news
though. Sarah broke her ankle while roller skating ... yes, roller skating at
Christmas and was completely housebound for 6 weeks however she has managed to
organise her spring exhibition stands for Home at Earls Court, Maison et Objet
in Paris and Ambiente, Frankfurt with the same attention to detail that she
applies to every product in the Sarah Heaton range.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">It looks like 2013 is going to be a great year for
Sarah Heaton. To find out more, buy online or to contact Sarah visit the Sarah
Heaton website <a href="http://www.sarahheaton.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.sarahheaton.co.uk</a></span><br />
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sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-41926352358964179532012-10-21T00:18:00.003-07:002012-10-21T00:20:03.626-07:00Big changes !I think I've neglected to keep my blog up to date, very naughty but things have been changing around here and I've had quite a few other priorities....sorry.<br />
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I decided to change my business name so the business is now called Sarah Heaton, yes I thought it was time to stop hiding behind my studio address and get myself out there and visible. I've spent alot of time on the whole re-branding excersise - logo, website , copy etc.Here's the new logo.<br />
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My mate Dean Brindley has generated some great copy so you can read all about me and my background on the website.<br />
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New branding complete and it took a while , I decided to tackle some new work to add to the collection and show the new direction of the company. Of course it's all rooted in my love of mid century design. Here's the CAD renders/3D designs of the large jug.<br />
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Here is the final piece , I think you'll agree that the modeller did a great job.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwnLTu8cVruC_mgPsPYqNTTUFg-eFZ8TN45t9KR-TJMif2AyVB4dhc6LVZtVV_g68tPQLk1EHfPYtHy4QRB1Y58iTMbvwx9-sri5obBLfpmWY-HZywwF8KzjDX2gsXWq6kSa_bE5yV2E7/s1600/large+jug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwnLTu8cVruC_mgPsPYqNTTUFg-eFZ8TN45t9KR-TJMif2AyVB4dhc6LVZtVV_g68tPQLk1EHfPYtHy4QRB1Y58iTMbvwx9-sri5obBLfpmWY-HZywwF8KzjDX2gsXWq6kSa_bE5yV2E7/s320/large+jug.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
Alongside new shapes I've introduced some accent plates and mugs in toadstool and blooms. The factory is producing these pieces now so I'm hoping to satisfy all the orders I took for them at Maison and GNCCF.<br />
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Here's the new look at Maison et Objet in Paris in September. Everything worked a treat and I will soon have my products in stores as far a field as Japan !<br />
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And finally - I've just finished my last show of this Autumn in Manchester. The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Show in Spiningfields. What a brilliant event and selling direct was quite an eye opener , a great confidence booster and I even sold a jug to Coronation Street's Owen the builder !!! Big tick from the children as they love Corrie on a friday night.<br />
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Here's a snap of my stand at GNCCF as you can see I took the trusty sideboard that's been all over the place with me and to be honest we've been through such alot that no matter how much people offer for it ( and they do ! ) it isn't for sale. Oh and I guess I've got to mention the very important point, I WON AN AWARD !!!! the icing on the cake !<br />
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I think I'm now up to date with the blog, watch this space as I've got some exciting things and challenges on the horizon.<br />
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www.sarahheaton.co.uk<br />
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@sarahheaton_ sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-9951000782269926382012-06-16T08:18:00.001-07:002012-06-16T08:18:27.995-07:00Random iphone download blog...Here's some random downloads from my year with an iphone ; it's a real mash-up of tradeshow sneaky pics, exhibitions to family happenings and our home. I think you'll see that pots play a pretty big part in my everyday life!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-82897369286059938442012-04-01T00:45:00.001-07:002012-04-01T00:59:52.318-07:00Meeting Theo Paphitis and Social MediaWe've had quite an exciting month here at Little Walton Bank, not only are we chasing orders like mad but we won a Twitter award from Theo Paphitis. If there are any other small businesses out there, you should have a go at #SBS @TheoPaphitis . Every sunday night between 5.30 and 7.00 you must tweet your business and include #SBS @TheoPaphitis, Theo will then choose 6 of the best and RT (retweet) them. The PR this generates and the list of new followers is pretty impressive. Theo is a keen supporter of small businesses and decided to put on an event to help us out even more, so last Friday we put our lippy on and headed for Edgebaston Cricket ground to meet all our fellow #SBS winners and importantly to meet Theo. We had a great time, it was a very inspiring day and we now feel excited and energised. One of the key points for me was the fact that through social media small businesses can compete with larger organisations, in a way there is a more level playing field, which is good news for us. Theo has even developed a website for the winners to help us even more, hopefully lots of buyers will use it and find our profile. So if you don't already follow us on Twitter or Facebook here are the links to help you out <br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Walton-Bank/274509429295655">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Walton-Bank/274509429295655</a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/LTLEWALTONBANK">@ltlewaltonbank</a><br />
<a href="http://www.theopaphitissbs.com/">http://www.theopaphitissbs.com/ </a><br />
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For all those who can't cope with too many words here are the pictures !<br />
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</tbody></table>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-79414583726095466742012-02-26T01:17:00.000-08:002012-02-26T01:17:37.848-08:00FEB 2012 and alot has happened already!January 2012 we launched our latest pattern at the HOME2012 show in London. The show was a great experience and we got to meet old and new customers, everyone was pleased to see us again and loved the new product. It was all a bit last minute as my prototypes were hot of the kiln the day before we set off to build the stand ! I hope you like the stand, we spent most of the Christmas holiday doing up the larder cupboard and searching for the right table.<br />
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</tbody></table>A week after the show I spend an exciting day at Maison Ojet a trade show in Paris, I'm really hoping to show there in the Autumn as it's such a great event.<br />
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Then two weeks after that...phew !.... Little Walton Bank showed at a major international trade show in Frankfurt. We managed to exhibit with the ENGISH ECCENTRIX'S.... a group of like minded individuals that support ceramics that is Made In England, specifically stoke-on-trent.<br />
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</tbody></table>I guess the big news is ....I have decided to give up my full time position as Design Manager at Denby Pottery to concentrate on my own Little Walton Bank. It's big news as I've worked there for 18years but I just haven't got enough hours in the day to keep everyone happy, including myself . Luckily for me Denby have decided to use me on a consultancy basis so I'll still be working with them and Burleigh Pottery in my capacity as a design consultant...it's time to be brave and show the world what I'm made of !<br />
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OH and I nearly forgot we won a @TheoPaphitis #sbs RT on twitter , so we'll be going to meet him in march with all the other #sbs winners......how cool is that ?!<br />
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If the rest of 2012 is as full on as January and Febuary we are in for an exciting year......sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-50994355759369797422011-12-01T14:08:00.000-08:002011-12-01T14:14:17.195-08:00Pop-up SuccessWell for the last 2 weeks we've been bitten by pop-up shop fever ! We decided to take our popular 'open studio' to the town last saturday. We managed to get an empty shop for the day, fill it with lots of lovely stuff and entice the shoppers of Ashbourne with our lovely wares.<br />
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We'd like to thank the landlady and John Taylor who helped turn our dream into a reality. Lots of sales were made and we managed to raise £180 for charity, here are some pics to prove we did it !!!<br />
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Little Walton Bank is showing on the open shelf section of the show and if I do say so myself it looks great !<br />
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Hopefully these shots will make you want to visit while you can, as you can see the setting of a recently closed factory is quite something, sad but at least it's being used in a positive way........<br />
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We showed in our good friend Tom's house which was great for us, and the children proved to be superstars selling trail guides, home made lemonade and elderflower champagne...Tom giving them commission on every drink sold turned them into demon ( but charming ) sales people. The weather stayed good, we had one down pour and had to relocate the children to the car boot...all great fun.<br />
Thankyou to everyone that visited our venue and passed on lots of fab feedback, here are some photo's to prove we had a ball !! And finally a big thankyou to Tom and his family who made us feel very welcome......<br />
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<br />sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-50644759886510544982011-08-14T04:47:00.000-07:002011-08-14T04:47:09.414-07:00escaped chickensPhew just back from running around the garden trying to catch a couple of escaped chickens, chickens seem to feature heavily in our life at the moment. We are looking after the neighbours and our persistent daughter is trying to make us get our own ! We've just dug up some 'early' potatoes and we are now wondering what to do with them all, it's proving to be a great summer here at Little Walton Bank, the house is nice and warm and the garden is full of veggies and fruit.<br />
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Ahh well back to real life and we've been busy for the last few months, fulfilling orders and getting new customers Being in charge of the paperwork has been another learning curve for me as I'm not the most organised person in the world ! I must say I'm looking forward to Hayley returning from maternity leave...I really miss her calm voice of reason and her brilliant approach to all of our new challenges. One of her first jobs will be to update the stockist list on the website as we've got lots of lovely new shops to add.<br />
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sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-39920437984815319902011-06-18T23:56:00.000-07:002011-06-18T23:56:43.761-07:00A New Arrival and New Shops.Okay lets get the car issue out of the way first, disaster struck my car was still in the garage and I had a trade show to do. At great expense we hired a car, due to my 60's cabinet I had to find a car to fit a specific measurements....it's too long for a little van and I'd already booked the parking in London so anything with height was also ruled out. Graeme spent hours on the phone sorting this one !<br />
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On the way to Earls Court we had to drop of a delivery to COSI HOMEWARE in Muswell Hill, they are doing really well with Little Walton Bank and needed-stocking . It was great to see our pots in such a fab shop, just the boost we needed before setting up the show.<br />
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We set up the show on Saturday and prepared for day one, as I was on my own this time I was quite nervous. Just as the show opened on Sunday morning I got a text from Hayley's husband to say Hayley had just delivered baby Harry Baden , mother and baby doing fine, what a great start to the show.<br />
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Sunday was very good we will now be supplying lots of new lovely shops, so the distribution of our first collection is now spread nicely across the country...even Northern Ireland.<br />
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On Monday and Tuesday I had lots of visitors from my very good friends and again met lots of new buyers, interested people and importantly shops who'd ordered at Top Drawer came with great feedback and repeat orders. One of the high lights was Mary Portas, the whole show went a little bit crazy as we tried to grab her attention.<br />
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On Tuesday afternoon, my good friend Dean came to join me on the stand and helped take the show down...so here's a BIG HUGE MASSIVE THANKYOU, you're a superstar for helping out and also coming to the rescue with a car issue...that still hasn't gone away !!<br />
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All in all Pulse was a good show, I met some great new customers and lovely fellow stand holders. Time to look forward, design a new collection and some additional pieces to build up the birdware range...my customers seem to be crying out for jugs !!!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-16684463078990581192011-05-30T03:43:00.000-07:002011-05-30T03:43:23.401-07:00looking forward to PULSElet's look back first....<br />
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A big thankyou to all who came to the third open studio at Little Walton Bank, here are a few photo's of the day. <br />
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</div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-39655274261987758082011-04-30T01:29:00.000-07:002011-04-30T01:29:28.490-07:00OPen StudioWell I spent most of yesterday morning glued to the TV, even the rabbits had a long wait for their breakfast ! We had our own little celebration and the girls baked a brilliant red,white and blue cake.<br />
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This month we've had a bit of local press interest, mainly from the derbyshire magazine, it's a great article <a href="http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Pottery-sees-boost-sales-TV-appearance/article-3023198-detail/article.html" target="_blank">http://www.thisisderbyshire.<wbr></wbr>co.uk/news/Pottery-sees-boost-<wbr></wbr>sales-TV-appearance/article-<wbr></wbr>3023198-detail/article.html</a><br />
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We've updated the stockist list so if anyone out there wants to see us in some great shops and on some lovely internet sites check out the website for details.<br />
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As for the rest of this month we'll be getting the pottery fully up and running, so I'll be rolling up my sleeves and getting dirty, once we are fully working I plan to start working on our next collection.<br />
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Oh and our next open studio event will be on May14th ....more to follow later but if you fancy having a go at throwing your own pot Little Walton Bank will be the place to be !sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-1108501768125854342011-03-11T23:33:00.000-08:002011-03-11T23:33:22.221-08:00the afternoon off !It's been a very, very busy month for me and last week I took the opportunity to have the afternoon off....if you've read any of my blog entries you'll be aware that I live in the beautiful market town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Now this town has a crazy tradition of playing street football on shrovetide Tuesday and Wednesday, basically one side of the town play the other in a battle to get the ball to one of the goals that are positioned 2 miles apart. Hundreds of people join in and the game is played until a goal is scored. It's a mad time to be in Ashbourne, the schools shut, the shops get boarded up and everyone is hyped up for two days. We had such a good time on Tuesday, you wouldn't believe how much fun you can have following a scrum around the town for 5 hours and how exciting it is when you see the ball and a hundred players heading in your direction ! If you've never been I would recommend it but in the meantime here's some photo's taken at Tuesday's match....if you are really interested the match ended up in a draw one goal each to the up'ards and down'ards.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'turning up the ball'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lullah hanging on to a shop!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-6048137749912526372011-02-16T01:23:00.000-08:002011-02-16T01:23:26.884-08:00invoices, orders, deliveries and mistakes !Well who'd have thought the trade show would be the easy bit ! I am sat here in my studio surrounded by boxes, bubblewrap, labels and tape, my house now looks like a warehouse. I'm feeling a bit calmer today as I get to spend the whole day working on Little Walton Bank, lately I have been pulled in many directions, I've been to Paris, London , Birmingham and Frankfurt all in the space of 1 month..it sounds quite jetset but the reality is stress and tiredness.<br />
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Anyway first I must say a big thankyou to all my new customers, they have endured invoices with the wrong numbers ( thanks to Hayley this is now something to put behind us ) and one of our lovely customers got a few extra items in her delivery yesterday ! I thought packing an order would be the easy bit, but oh no, especially when you are short on time and tired you do crazy things. Today is my day to take a step back, get some systems in place and keep calm !!!!<br />
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Last year one of my dragons said- remember the design side is the easy bit for me...I thought he was being funny, but I would never have guessed the amount of head scratching and pondering invovled in how to pack a box to minimise breakages...at this point I must confess I wished I'd designed a product that was small and not prone to smashing, but as you all know I'm a pot geek at heart and with that comes lots of challenges even if it is how to pack a box !<br />
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So despite all the trials and tribulations of the last month I'm still plugging away and as determined as ever to overcome hurdles and crack on with this thing called Little Walton Bank. As I start to send out product I'll update the stockist list...just in case you need get out there and see it in store and if anyone sees our product anywhere unusual let us know we'd love to hear from you.<br />
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Once again a big thankyou to everyone who's stuck with us, you're all super nice and super cool !sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-88347683582265654232011-01-22T22:56:00.000-08:002011-01-22T22:56:07.482-08:00Top DrawerWell what a week it has been, my feet haven't touched the ground- I'm on cloud nine ! I just didn't know what to expect from my first trade show and I must admit I was terrified but it was just brilliant, here's a brief account of my show....<br />
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During November I happened to find a very unloved piece of 60's / 70's furniture, it cost me the massive sum of £10...I knew instantly it would be a great way of presenting my range. After abit of attention ( thanks to my daughters ) it turned into my Top Drawer secret weapon, it was the focus of lots of conversations.<br />
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</tbody></table>We packed the car up after work on Friday and started the journey south, the children were left at my lovely sister's house in Thatchem and we carried on to London. With the help of Graeme ( patient husband ) and Simon S ( as mentioned before ) we put the stand together. Doesn't it look good !<br />
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Graeme and I set of to earls court on Sunday morning, I was very nervous, this soon disappeared as I took my first order before 10.00am !!! I couldn't believe it there I was writing orders and telling people about my journey, the day got better and better. By 1.00pm Graeme left me to pick up the children and I was flying solo. A few very good friends came to offer moral support and good wishes so that was even better. By the time Hayley arrived I was feeling on top of the world.<br />
Monday and Tuesday were very good but quite different and we continued to write orders and take information from interested parties. Hayley was great and as she's 5 months pregnant did ever so well to keep us focused and professional.<br />
We also got quite a bit of press interest so hopefully you'll be seeing our product in some nice magazines .<br />
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Well what can I say we've spoken to lots of lovely people and as from feb/march our product will be available in beautiful shops from Scotland to Cornwall and lots in between...watch out world here we come, I'll get our stockist list updated as the product gets shipped out.<br />
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I should just mention taking the show down was quite funny, Simon and I carried the sideboard out of the hall, put it into a lift ...as we got out of the lift too soon we had to carry it down a stairwell..it didn't seem funny at the time but I'm sure if Simon reads this he'll be smiling ! <br />
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One final thing....when I got on my computer on Wednesday morning I discovered we are featured on <a href="http://printpattern.blogspot.com/">printpattern.blogspot.com</a> .....how good is that !!!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-92142550215805100552010-12-18T07:20:00.000-08:002010-12-18T07:21:29.808-08:00on the telly !!Another busy month at Little Walton Bank ! We were on a BBC regional programme called Inside Out, it happened two weeks ago and it's been none stop ever since. We've had lots of brilliant feedback and importantly lots of interest from potential stockist. A big thankyou to Bennett's for allowing us on their feature.<br />
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I've also had 2 of my special friends help me out with a new photography shoot, they were very patient and brilliant, so another big thankyou to Mister Simon Stevens and Mister Dom Marshall...both are very talented in their own right, if you get the chance google them to see for yourselves. Here is one of their shots, doesn't it look good !<br />
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No time to rest here we are in the throws of sorting out our first trade show in January. It's a whole new ball game and another set of skills to gain, to be honest I'm terrified but very excited !<br />
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I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very <span style="color: red;">Happy Christmas</span> from <span style="color: #660000;">Little Walton Bank</span> <span style="color: red;">x x x </span>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-7250351962627914722010-11-29T12:58:00.000-08:002010-11-29T12:58:52.780-08:00open studio........I just wanted to say thankyou to everyone who came and participated in the open studio event on saturday. I thought I'd do a visual blog and give you lots of things to look at from another great day at Little Walton Bank........<br />
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While the prototypes were being generated I was tasked with naming the company, it was going to be so easy and obviously the name of our house Walton Bank.........but it already existed as a farm shop in staffordshire , we went through all sorts; walton and bank ( a dragon comment - stuffy solicitors ) , walton-bank (a Jak comment bad for google ), there was nothing left to do but go to the pub and have a brain storming session....one pint later Little Walton Bank was conceived and we think it's perfect !!!! With the name in place we could start getting the business stuff sorted....to be honest Hayley did a lot of this, we also started to talk to Jak about our future website.<br />
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I enlisted Graeme's ( very patient husband ) help to get the logo sorted, he's a mac genius, I drew the house and he turned it into the logo it is today, this is going to sound bonkers but we spent hours agonising over things like ; should we include curtains in the windows, what about wellies at the door and the list goes on............we hope you like it as it is special to us.<br />
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With our first production ready prototypes Hayley arranged a meeting with the lovely people at Bennetts. We pitched to them in the brasserie over coffee and to be honest it wasn't like 'The Apprentice' it was a great experience. I must say the reaction made us feel very proud, they loved the product, the branding, and the story. They agreed to be our first customer !!!!!! Not only this they happened to have the BBC in making a programme about retailers, so within minutes we were agreeing to them calling in at the studio and filming at Little Walton Bank. All very exciting, I'll let you know when/if we get aired but watch out for me throwing a pot!<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6EcPKJvBqC7gyUSE79Trc3J_VvIxvbafWP46wndU2azdOE6Kj62QFCrBkke7fk00DpyLLoj0WFOnnzr9-8TTzfYEL6WzOxegl-E2yooV3oLrD62J23FHe9B8ae3pH-dyJWhrzJ3q-dR4/s1600/BBC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6EcPKJvBqC7gyUSE79Trc3J_VvIxvbafWP46wndU2azdOE6Kj62QFCrBkke7fk00DpyLLoj0WFOnnzr9-8TTzfYEL6WzOxegl-E2yooV3oLrD62J23FHe9B8ae3pH-dyJWhrzJ3q-dR4/s1600/BBC1.jpg" /></a></div>At this point I must mention the website and our friend Jak....who has had to have the patience of a saint. We tried lots of different visual ideas to get the site off the ground and to be honest we were going round in a big circle...aesthetics v's technical capabilities....in the end Graeme came up with the visual solution, we'd been scanning in my sketch book for moodboards and then somehow he had the idea of using it as a backdrop for the homepage..Eureka moment..I left him to it and the results are there for everyone to see.....Jak scratched his head a lot and technically made it work and I must say we get some great feedback so it was well worth the time and effort. <br />
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Okay we are more or less up to date so from now on we'll be blogging in real time and there is quite a lot going on so hopefully you'll be sticking around for more postings...................sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572530319881537788.post-28554241521609276092010-10-17T01:50:00.000-07:002010-10-17T01:50:09.332-07:00finding a factoryso I've got the design concepts well underway and now all I've got to do is find a factory that can make it.Simple !!!<br />
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I'm not sure if any of you have been to stoke-on-trent but it's a bitter sweet place, the demise of the pottery industry has really taken it's toll, there are some amazing industrial buildings that are now shells of their former selves. The amazing thing is if you start to walk around the back streets you will find tiny potteries ( and some big ones too ) that are still managing to make beautiful products, the skill of some of the craftspeople employed in these places is quite breath taking. Anyway this is what I did I walked around the back streets of stoke and wandered into any small pottery I could find, most of them were very supportive and to be honest if you are willing to talk pots to anyone in stoke you can have many interesting conversations and pointers of where to go next.<br />
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My main issue was the breadth of making skill I required , some factories could only make mugs and some could only slip cast items and the real deal breaker was the fact that I needed plates and bowls.<br />
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With this in mind I decided to be brave and contact one of the larger potteries. With a couple of phone calls we agreed to meet, I was quite concerned that they'd not take me serious so I took one of my Dragons with me for back up. This was the turning point, they liked the concept and agreed to help me out.....things just got serious. Realising how much it was going to cost just to get proto types I decided to sell my car ( and it was a very nice car ) , borrow some funds ( thanks mum ! ) and turn this idea into reality.<br />
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I think I mentioned Hayley earlier on, well Hayley is the most upbeat, positive, enthusiastic and go getter person I know. I once flew to New York with Hayley, we started talking when we sat in our seats for take off and we didn't stop till we landed. Hayley was at the time ( and still is ) up to her eye balls in restuarant stuff...her and her brother own 3....but she always found time for an afterwork meeting, usually on a friday when we were both ready for the weekend. She focused me, made me do lots of branding stuff; who was my customer, what did the end user look like, what were their hobbies, likes , dislikes etc etc. I think we covered every possible scenario ! With her help Little Walton Bank started to get a personality.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524272788537783399noreply@blogger.com0