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Made In The UK

Macleod — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:32 +0000

Interesting article in the business section of the Sunday Telegraph. Headline…

‘Made In UK’ at John Lewis

John Lewis is to launch a ‘buy British’ campaign in its stores and mark all products sourced in the UK with a Union Jack. They are doing it because they believe businesses should be supporting UK manufacturing.

And so do we at Coulson Macleod. Obviously the design of both the artwork and the frames are done by us at Coulson Macleod. So the entire piece is unique to us. That is very important. All of our typographic prints are made in the UK. In fact we source not just UK-based businesses, but businesses as local to us as possible.

At the moment we use six businesses in a twenty mile radius to us and two more that are a little further afield. Most of these are small artisan firms, specialising in their craft whether it be high-end bespoke carpentry or reclaimed wood or Fine Art Guild framing. Most are in our own county of Northamptonshire.

We could buy in bulk from China. Which would bring the cost down. But we value craftsmanship. And we value the idea of supporting our region.

In our own small way we are making a difference. And that feels good.

Britain’s Got Talent

Macleod — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:53:29 +0000

Do you have a favourite British dish? If so, what is it?

Well we’ve opted for three classics for our latest limestone art collection ‘Made In Britain’…

Our ‘Made In Britain’ Collection features distressed typography and a Union Jack flag printed onto solid limestone.

As the base for the artwork we’ve chosen a natural limestone with a warm, creamy colour and soft white undertones. This has been given a tumbled finish (this is a process by which stone is tumbled or vibrated with smaller abrasives to produce an aged appearance) which results in a rough and pitted surface with broken, rounded edges and corners.

The stone tablet is then overprinted with distressed typography, which follows the contours of the pitted stone to give a lovely touchy-feely piece of artwork.

Made In Britain can be purchased unframed and looks great leaning on a bookcase or mantle, or it can be framed to hang on a wall.

The frame is handmade using reclaimed antique Victorian roof timbers. We purposefully retain any defects in the timber to add to the charm and character of the piece. These can include knot holes, nail holes, warps and water marks, so each frame is totally unique.

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Rule Britannia

Macleod — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:00:37 +0000

If there was any day to promote our Union Jack typographic art, then it definitely is today.

‘Rule Britannia’ is a huge canvas (76.2cm x 117cm x 4.5cm) — a funky typographic twist on the British flag. Here’s to being patriotic.

Available to buy from Coulson Macleod.

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Coulson Macleod Keeps Calm

Macleod — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:57:04 +0000

Coulson Macleod’s latest collection of limited edition prints… Calm Britannia

Distressed Union Jack flags printed onto natural, coarse-weave, unbleached linen and then encased in a chunky sandwich of reclaimed wood.

Three different quotes.

Each print costs £169.

The frames are all handmade using reclaimed antique Victorian roof timbers. We’re totally loving all the natural defects in the timber too, they just ooze charm and character. Bring on the knot holes, nail holes, warps, and water marks!

We’ve fallen head-over-heels in love with these prints. So unique. And we particularly enjoy seeing the linen slightly waft when you open a door!