Help solve a giant jigsaw puzzle at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire
Cliveden have a stack of around 5,000 Minton floor tiles that needs to be moved into better storage. We want to reuse the flooring in future, but don’t know what the whole design looked like. So we need your help to work alongside our conservators to dust, number, photograph, check, and pack the tiles – and to work out how it all fits together! Accommodation for the week is at Buckinghamshire University College at High Wycombe, in small flats with individual study bedrooms. Facilities include an outdoor swimming pool.
Spaces are available: 12-18 July cost £295 per person.
More National Trust working holidays
Photos of the Leeds Tiled Hall Restoration
Some interesting photos of the restoration of the Tiled Hall Leeds have been uploaded to Flickr by the Leeds Library Information Service
Maw 2008. Maw & Co management buy-out
Report on Postwar Murals Study Day
Alan Swale's report on the recent Postwar Murals Study Day held in London has now been published. Read report
BBC Home & Antiques January 2008
The January issues of BBC Homes and Antiques Magazine (Pg 66-70) contains an article on the Sheila Hughes tile collection. There is a short interview with the TACS Chairman Hans van Lemmen.
The Sheila Hughes tile collection. TACS Private view and study day
Saturday 5th January 2008 . Fieldings Auctioneers, Stourbridge, Birmingham.
A private view of the Sheila Hughes tile collection exclusively for TACS members where there will be an opportunity to handle and examine the lots in advance of the sale on the 12th of January 2008. Hans van Lemmen will also present a short lecture on Architectural Ceramics supported by key items from the sale.
The Sheila Hughes collection numbering in the region of 3000 tiles was put together over 30 years and represents many of the greatest designers and manufacturers in this medium.
The sale will be supported by an illustrated colour catalogue with over 300 illustrations. These will be available to TACS members at a reduced rate of £5 (or £6 by post). Numbers for this event are limited so please reply by the 21st of December via email or phone. RSVP Will Farmer 01384 444140 / will@fieldingauctioneers.co.uk
The online catalogue can be viewed at http://www.fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk/nextsale.asp?menuItemOn=3
Out on the Tiles - the restored Tiled Hall in perspective
Tuesday 18 December 2007 1.10-1.40. Lunch time talk given by TACS Chairman Hans van Lemmen in the lecture theatre of Leeds City Art Gallery which is adjacent to the Tiled Hall. The lecture is free and is open to anybody who is interested.
Jean Powell exhibition - Earth, Fire and Water.
The Jean Powell exhibition Earth, Fire and Water exhibition has now moved to the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead. 1st September - 7th October. More Information
Land:forms - Bronwyn Williams-Ellis
1 - 30 September 2007, Victoria Art Galllery, Bath
An exhibition of large wall hung ceramic pieces by Bronwyn Williams-Ellis RCA. More Information
Part Two of the Peter Creffield Collection of tiles at Bonhams
Wednesday 26th September, Bonhams New Bond Street.
(not the 28th as previously indicated)
The sale viewing dates and times are:-
Sunday 23rd September 11am - 3pm
Monday 24th/Tuesday 25th 9am - 4.30pm
and also the morning before the sale 9-10am.
Following on from the highly successful Part One in March Bonhams are looking forward to hosting the final part of Mr Creffield's collection, and hope it offers some exciting lots for TACS members to expand their collections further.
TACS members will once again qualify for a special £5 off the catalogue price (£10 instead of £15, plus Postage). The printed catalogue shall be available in the second week of September. Please contact Will Gilding +44 207 468 8381 to take advantage of this offer.
The online catalogue can be found at
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=Catalogue&iSaleNo=15304
International Colloquium on Medieval Brick Architecture
24-27 October 2007, Abdijhoeve Ten Bogaerde, Koksijde, Belgium
This colloquium looks at medieval brick architecture in a broader perspective and wants to encourage both reflection and research into medieval brick architecture in the North Sea area.
For further details see www.tenduinen.be
Maggie Angus Berkowitz Exhibition
A Universal Language An exhibition of tile panels and other works by Maggie Angus Berkowitz Severn Studio, Brantwood, Coniston, Cumbria September 1st - 30th, 11.00 am-5.30 pm daily
2007 Heritage Open Days programme, Leeds Art Gallery Victorian Tiled Hall
As part of the 2007 Heritage Open Days programme, Leeds Art Gallery, with its stunning and newly restored Victorian Tiled Hall, is open to the public.
Opening times:
Thursday 6th September, 10.00-17.00
Friday 7th September, 10.00-17.00
Saturday 8th September, 10.00-17.00
Sunday 9th September 13.00-17.00
Each day at 13.10-13.40 there will be a talk on one aspect of the history of the Tiled Hall. The Sunday talk will be given by Lynn Pearson, editor of the TACS Journal, on Tile Manufacture in Britain: the background to the ceramic decoration of the Tiled Hall. For more details see http://heritageopendays.org/ed/west_yorkshire/leeds/
Architectural Ceramics in Norwich
Some photos from the TACS Walking Tour of Norwich May 07 have now been uploaded to flickr.
Updated TACS Publications Index
An updated version of the combined TACS publications index is now available online. It covers Glazed Expressions nos.1-57 and the TACS Journal nos. 1-12
View Online Version
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TACS Church Ceramics Conference papers now available online
The papers from the TACS conference ‘Church Ceramics: Decorative tiles, mosaic and terracotta during and after the Gothic Revival’ are now available as free PDF downloads.
Iranian Ceramic Patterns on Flickr.com
We have recently been made aware this excellent set of photographs of Iranian Ceramic Tile patterns located on Flickr.com.
http://flickr.com/photos/horizon/sets/333597/detail/
Flickr.com is a photo sharing site and is well worth browsing as it contains thousands of photographs of tiles and architectural ceramics. Just search for "tile" or browse tile related groups such as:-
Tiles Tiles Tiles
Art
of Turkish Tiles and Ceramics
Traditional Tiles
NYC Subway Tiles
Tiles
Bernard Leech tiles at Bonhams
The International Contemporary Ceramics auction at Bonhams contains a number of tiles by Bernard Leech. Click on the link below to view the online catalogue and search for tile in the description.
Bonhams
Sale 14818 - International Contemporary Ceramics
New Bond Street, 20 Mar 2007
Sir John Smith has died.
Sir John Smith, founder of the Manifold Trust, one of the major funders of the Gazetteer project, has died.
John Piper, set of 4 portrait head ceramic tiles
Sotheby's 1st March 2007 20th century British and Irish Art Lot 359 John Piper, set of 4 portrait head ceramic tiles, estimate £2000-3,000 catalogue available online Sold for £2,880
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159333323
Important Tile Auction at Bonhams
Bonhams London will be selling the entire tile collection of TACS Member Peter Creffield on March 14th and September 26th 2007 (and not the 28th as previously indicated).
Peter began his collection in 1965 and by 2007 had amassed over 800 select British tiles by key makers and key designers from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. There is a stunning array of William De Morgan tiles as well as tiles by Voysey, Pugin, Moyr Smith, Walter Crane, Edward Baldwin, Dora Batty, Kate Greenaway and Stacey marks.
The March 14th Auction will include a special reception evening on Monday March 12th as well as a Sunday afternoon view on the 11th between 11AM and 3PM.
Rare William De Morgan tile panel aquired by the De Morgan Centre
The De Morgan Centre has been successful in bidding for a 40-tile (5' x 2') panel by William De Morgan which recently came up for auction at Sotherby's. The panel depicts ships, fish and birds against a tropical landscape. The panel will go on display at the centre after restoration.
Cheadle church beauty
BBC Article on St Giles Catholic church in Cheadle, north Staffordshire.
Includes a short video and some 360 Degree panoramic photos.
Minton Mosaic Blog
Andy Marshall an architectural photographer has added some images of the Minton Mosaics he has been photographing at Bury Parish Church to his blog.
http://fotofacade.blogspot.com/2006/09/minton-mosaic.htm
http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view/110795/
V&A to open new Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art
The V&A will open the new Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art on Thursday 20 July 2006. The new Jameel Gallery will house over 400 objects, including ceramics, textiles, carpets, metalwork, glass and woodwork, which date from the great days of the Islamic caliphate of the 8th and 9th centuries to the years preceding the First World War.
Ceramic highlights include:
- A tile-top table from Turkey, made about 1560. Many large polygonal tiles survive from the Ottoman period, but this is one of the very few that still serves its original purpose, as a table top. The sides are decorated with ebony, inlaid with ivory and mother-of-pearl.
- The Seven Sleepers tilework chimney-piece, made in Istanbul and dated 1731. The names around the hood are those of the Seven Sleepers. Persecuted under the Roman emperor Decius, the Christian men took refuge in a cave. They fell asleep, waking centuries later under Christian rule. Interesting external article on how the fireplace was restored
Design Registers
New online exhibition of Design Registers on the National Archive web site including some Tile Designs
BBC Homes & Antiques campaign to Save the Design Registers
Restoration of Minton Tile Ceiling
Restoration of the Minton Tile Ceiling Bethesda Terrace Arcade, Central Park, New York City. Video & Article