Botanical Studies
CURATED BY EDWARD HURST
Composed of large scale botanical illustrations, hand painted onto individual segments of India Tea Paper, ‘Botanical Studies’ references the 17th Century home of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who papered walls of his home with studies by the artist Georg Dionyius Ehret.
EDWARD HURST
A pre-eminent antiques dealer with an instinctive flair for finding unusual and beautiful pieces. Operating predominantly by word of mouth, Hurst has been dealing in Antiques for 35 years – specialising in 18th Century furniture and art. Fascinated by the passage of time and the history of each object, he seeks out antiques with heart and soul.
‘There are four important things I look for before buying a piece: originality, condition, romance and crucially, good design.’
KUSHEDA MENSAH
A British born Ghanaian designer who explores fun yet functional living environments, promoting human connection in an increasingly isolated world. Her range of modular furniture encourages a more fulfilling social experience – adaptable, interlocking forms realised in a bold aesthetic help to reimagine how communal spaces can be used. Her Mutual furniture collection debuted at Milan’s Salone de Mobile in 2018.
JERMAINE GALLACHER
A young British design dealer championing local talents and his own intrepid vision from an old cork factory hidden within South London – a space acting as both a gallery showroom for his works as well as an occasional bar.
AMANDA BROOKS
A Native New Yorker ensconced in the English Countryside, the home of her British born husband. Proprietor of the eponymous ‘Cutter Brooks’ shop, her aesthetic interpretation of classic English style where fashion intersects interiors.
TING YING GALLERY
Founded in 2016 by ceramic and product designer Peter Ting and Ying Jian, a Chinese national specialising in traditional Blanc de Chine porcelain, Ting-Ying gallery is an established voice in the sphere of contemporary craft, championing new and current artists worldwide and especially from the Chinese diaspora. Stimulating creative dialogues between East and West, the gallery promotes the resulting merger of historic materials with innovative and modern techniques – artworks that celebrate the beauty and precision of craftsmanship in the 21st century.