Bruton: A High Street Through Time
‘Bruton: A High Street Through Time,’ invited audiences to share recollections and discover more about the history of Bruton with writers and historians Emma Craigie and Philippa Lewis.
An informal display presented early findings from their ongoing research project. Visitors viewed photographs and artefacts from late 19th and early 20th Century Bruton, alongside stories of the Stockwell family, after whom the house takes its name. Saturday 6 June — Sunday 7 June
[Re] Covering — a Typo/Graphic Intervention
[Re] covering
a Typo/Graphic Intervention
a collaboration with Alexander Ballinger
from Bailey Hill Bookshop
Castle Carey / Somerset
Launching at
Hauser & Wirth’s Stockwell House
Autumn 2026
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some lists
some categories
some covers
some re ordering
some re: covering
some type
some typography
some printing
Begun in earnest in the summer of 2024 the modest idea of re covering and re designing some second hand books evolved into a substantial systematic re categorising & re wrapping of every second-hand book at the Bailey Hill Bookshop in Castle Carey.
To allow the opportunity to make this an effective, interesting & thorough intervention, we would need to re design, re print and re wrap 80 dust jackets. The process is underway the substantial amount of work involved will take some time to complete — launching at Hauser & Wirth’s ‘Stockwell House’ in 2026.
*Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves.
The resurgence of Letterpress over the last few decades has triggered a passionate respect for the craft of Typography & has reinforced its position in the visual arts. Letterpress has evolved as a natural ally to the graphic arts & identified itself as an exciting process to express ideas & an extraordinarily thorough process to examine language & typography.
As an antidote to the immediate — often dispensable nature of modern technology — the slow articulation of the technical side of Letterpress allows the designer to immerse themselves in the focus of the craft & revel in the simple joys of making.
Conceived & directed by leading typographic practitioner Mr Smith: Smith’s Rules is running a series of typographic & letterpress classes at the Bruton workshop. From April to October we offer one & two-day classes each month as well as two intense four-day Summer Schools.
The courses offer art directors, artists, designers, printmakers & students the opportunity to study typography & work closely with wood letter & metal type, letterpress materials & printing equipment.
