curator – Nicky Brooks

The Ba Bar

The Ba Bar in Edinburgh’s Dunstane Houses is a stylish retreat for residents. I was delighted to curated the photo montage next to the bar. The photos are snapshots of the famous Orkney Ba through history.

Our Ancestor’s opened at The Red Door Gallery in April 2012. All works by Glasgow based illustrator and architect, David Fleck.

A wonderful review of The Broughton Deli, the exhibitions went down well 🙂

Some of the works we featured on our Studio 203 Gallery blog from Merriment Makers 2011. The Christmas Pop Out Boutique was filled with beautiful gift ideas made by Scottish creatives in the design, music, art and illustration sectors.

Merriment Makers 2011

2011 saw the return of Merriment Makers Pop Out Christmas Boutique to Studio 203 Gallery, Edinburgh. This year we were delighted to see some returning contributors as well as some new works. In colaboration with the wonderful Sharon Kirby, we transformed the busy Studio into a shop packed full of artwork and carefully designed andContinue reading “Merriment Makers 2011”

Lindsey Brown’s exhibition flier from 2011. Curated by Nicky Brooks

The List Magazine cover photoshoot from April 2011, back when they were a well loved printed publication. This special feature issue was devoted to works made in Scotland. I gave contributions to this display from The Red Door Gallery and Elsie Dodds. Loved the final design! Edited by Claire Sawers

Shelf detail from the Merry Menagerie Christmas exhibition at The Broughton Deli, Edinburgh.

Jeff Josaphine’s Sophie Elm enjoyed taking part in the Customised Tenement Exhibition so much that she has transfered her design for the Finch and Fouracre DIY Tenement Kit into a charming £22 poster… how could you not fall in love with this wee hoose? All we need now is an architect to build a lifeContinue reading

In response to the “Halfway Home” exhibition I curated for The Red Door Gallery back in 2010, the tallented Finch and Foreacre team decided to launch their own customised tenement design. This tartan treasure was limited edition, but you can see their full range here.