BIG news time and it’s all to do with Jamie Oliver.

Coulson Macleod was approached by The Jamie Oliver Found­a­tion who asked if we’d con­sider design­ing a piece of bespoke typo­graphic art for their annual fun­drais­ing event, A Big Night Out With Jamie.

Well, we didn’t have to think twice. We love Jamie Oliver.

Coulson Macleod’s bespoke design for Jamie Oliver

The event is being held this Thursday (11^th Novem­ber). And it’s being held in St Paul’s Cathed­ral. Wow!

Our ‘Pukka Print’ (get it?) is being put into the silent auc­tion, which will be dis­played on elec­tronic keypads at every table, shown on screens around the room, and goes into the auc­tion pack. Cool! When we showed The Jamie Oliver Found­a­tion our final design, they loved it so much they asked if we could send the actual print to them, so people at the event can admire it in the ‘flesh’.

The annual fun­drais­ing event is in aid of Fifteen’s pion­eer­ing Chef Appren­tice Pro­gramme. Money raised at the event will be rein­ves­ted so Fif­teen can con­tinue to offer young people, often in need of a break in life, the exper­i­ence of learn­ing to work in the res­taur­ant business.

I also men­tioned this on BBC radio last week if you’d like to listen to this interview.

If you want to watch a bit of last year’s Big Night Out With Jamie, you can view a snap­shot at http://​www​.you​tube​.com/​f​i​f​t​e​e​ntv

Jamie will be there. Obvi­ously.  As will his wife, The Lovely Jools. Ben Shep­h­ard is co-hosting. The Fif­teen chefs and appren­tices will be cre­at­ing a four-course meal designed by Jamie. Diana Vick­ers is performing.

Just wish we were going.

Tags: BBC, Ben Shephard, bespoke art, Coulson Macleod, Diana Vickers, Fifteen, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Oliver Foundation, Jamie's Big Night Out, oak-framed art, personalised art, St Pauls Cathedral, typographic art, word art

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