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welcharchive · 2 months

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PEXMAS PATTERN ELF. @sophiehartwalsh #korokimono #threadspeckham

Dec 7, 2013

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theradkitchenldn · 7 years

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Throw back to when @anna_rama_tropicanna and I worked for @pexmas at The Elephant and Nun Festival and I had a clipboard!! #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #FestivalWork #Pexmas #SouthLondon #Festival (at Burgess Park)

#festivalwork #pexmas #festival #tbt #southlondon #throwbackthursday

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hezaprints · 3 years

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Stacked Heather Gray t shirt extra soft made with premium heavy organic cotton Created for comfort. crafted to last combining style and function. Designed and printed by HEZA London #fairwear #ecoinks #slowfashion #consciousfashion#buylesschoosewell #upcycling #sustainable#ecofriendly #savetheearth #consciousculture #recycling #zerowaste #climatechange #essentials #minimalism #responsiblestyle #ecosystem #globalmovement #ecofashiondesigner #organiccotton #hezaprints #organiccotton #vegan #broadwaymarket #hernehillmarket #pexmas #pexmas2020 (at Shoreditch) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIppA6PHj2a/?igshid=hf5yxskhnl6u

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peckhampeculiar · 5 years

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The Pex factor

SINCE IT LAUNCHED IN 2011, PEXMAS CHRISTMAS MARKET HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A FIRM FESTIVE FAVOURITE IN SE15.

With this year’s market set to feature new makers’ workshops and a visit from Santa, co-founder Sarah Taylor says it will be the biggest one yet

WORDS: HELEN GRAVES PHOTO: LIMA CHARLIE

It’s December, which means you’ll probably have noticed the signs for Pexmas, Peckham’s annual Christmas market full of festive food, drink and locally produced crafts. According to co-founder Sarah Taylor, it’s where you’ll find “everything you want to tick off your Christmas list”.

The market began in 2011 and it’s now “bigger than ever”, despite one new arrival to the team causing significant disruption. “I had a baby at the very end of last year and it’s delightful and all, but also quite time consuming,” Sarah says.

“I also decided that this would be the year to expand Pexmas, because you know, I’m nuts, so we’re adding in workshops. We also heard that Santa would like to visit Peckham this year. Of course we thought we’d better invite him to Pexmas, because where else could he really hang out? We’re making him a little grotto.”

It’s heart-warming to see the growth of a local market that began as “two friends wanting to do something a bit fun at Christmas”. The first market took place at The Dye House on Nutbrook Street.

“It was just lovely, loads of people came and we were really surprised,” Sarah says. “Everyone said, ‘You’re going to do another one aren’t you?’ And we were like, ‘Er, we suppose we better had, then!’ It just kind of snowballed from there.

“We did the summer markets and Pexmas every year. We did them in the Liberal Club, we did them on Holly Grove and we finally moved to Warwick Gardens, which is just the most sensible site. There’s more space for people to mill about and there’s just something special about the outside at Christmas. Plus there’s the really fun bit where you get to have heart attacks in the week running up to it thinking, ‘Is it going to rain? Is it going to snow?’”

Last year the weather was definitely not on their side. “We had what I refer to – with a big smile on my face – as ‘festive’ weather,” Sarah says. “It snowed, it rained, there was ice. So this year I’m basically tenting the whole thing. Who knows how that will go – it’s a slightly different look but it’s still essentially the same market.”

The challenges don’t end with the weather however, as Sarah explains: “Everyone thinks it’s the council that runs it or owns it, or that we’re making loads of money. We don’t. If we break even we are doing really well.

“A lot goes into putting on an event in a park. It’s entirely self-funded and we don’t like to put the stallholder fees up and up every year, because the nice thing is that Pexmas started with a mix of established businesses and new enterprises from local people and that’s still the mixture.

“We’ve got some traders who still trade with us who say, ‘Oh, you were our very first market!’ It’s so nice to be a very small part of other local people’s stories and we don’t want to lose that, because that’s what makes it different, something that’s part of this community rather than a cookie-cutter design that could happen anywhere.”

She also extends the market on a consultancy basis, helping create satellite markets elsewhere in London. The Pexmas brand was partly behind this summer’s Camberwell Fair.

“The crux is about increasing social capital, so we take on community engagement projects, whether that’s with a group of businesses or a geographical local area. Stuff that just makes life a bit nicer, where you get to meet people within that group, forge connections and maybe you’ll find a new local business to support or a service you want to be part of. The more links you make within your community the happier you are.”

The market is unique then, with a clear social conscience. “Unlike other markets that specialise a little bit, our thing is everything as long as it’s independent. We work with designer-makers, food people, small companies and people who import things, so we get people who support communities in other parts of the world.

“You can get stuff for your Christmas table, you can get pickles, chutneys, charcuterie, cheeses; you can pick up gifts for, hopefully, every member of the family, you can support community projects and charities and there’s nice stuff for yourself, baubles, decorations – and this year you can actually come and make those as well.

“We’re doing Christmas wreaths and things you might want to give as gifts, so London Terrariums are coming to do a workshop and the Social Circle are making pom-pom garlands. There’s street food. There’s 100 stalls a day and about half of those or just over are different each day.”

So what’s next for Pexmas? “I need to figure out how to actually remain in business with a baby! Pexmas will stay on the books for as long as I can physically muster the energy.

“I aired the idea with my partner that maybe I shouldn’t do Pexmas last year or this year, now that it’s just me who runs the company, and he said, ‘You do realise that if you don’t do Pexmas, we’ll have to move?’

“And I was like, ‘Really?’ He was like, ‘You’ve got to do it – everyone will be so disappointed.’ So I said fine. It’s not curing disease or anything, we’re just making a nice little market in our small corner of the world that does some nice things for other small businesses. Oh, and we have really great mulled wine!”

Pexmas returns to Warwick Gardens on December 8 and 9 from 11am-6pm. To book tickets for Santa’s grotto and/or the makers’ workshops, please visit pexmas.com

#peckham #pexmas #christmas #market #southeast london

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blondjenny · 2 years

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My and Elijah Blond's video will be in the Pexma 2022 film festival at Pier Contemporary in Seoul.

#theguywhopulledtheearthback #filmfest #film #videoart #shortvideo #art #artist #elijahblond #elijahblondartist #seoul #filmfestival #piercontemporary

#exhibition #blond jenny #artist #elijah blond

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elijahblond · 2 years

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My and Blond Jenny's video will be in the Pexma 2022 film festival at Pier Contemporary in Seoul.

#theguywhopulledtheearthback #filmfestival #film #videoart #shortvideo #art #artist #elijahblond #elijahblondartist #seoul #filmfest #photo

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theelephanthead · 3 years

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✨So excited to be trading at Pexmas this year. This is our only in person show of the year and we’re so looking forward to it!🤞 ✨ We’ll be there: ⭐️ on 19 December ⭐️@ Copeland Gallery SE15 3SN ⭐️ more details @pexmas and pexmas.com ⁣ If you’re in and around SE15 come and shop with us and several other. amazing small and unique businesses at this 2 weekend event! 🎁 If you can’t make the event, you can still visit pexmas.com to get a sneak peak, shop for some fantastic presents for the festive season and #supportsmallbusinesses 🙏 ⁣ ..... #peckham #peckhamlife #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smallbusinesssupport #christmas #christmasgifts #gifts #christmasdecor #woodenornaments #handmadechristmasdecorations #handmadegifts #shopsmall #shoplocal #shopslow #pexmas2020 #supportsmallbusiness (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYR6LXJaYd/?igshid=cngk03ja9yzo

#supportsmallbusinesses #peckham #peckhamlife #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smallbusinesssupport #christmas #christmasgifts #gifts #christmasdecor #woodenornaments #handmadechristmasdecorations #handmadegifts #shopsmall #shoplocal #shopslow #pexmas2020 #supportsmallbusiness

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gourmandizinglondon · 4 years

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Larder of London, supported by Bermondsey Business Improvement District and Pexmas

Produced with the helping hands of Toucan Signs

Bermondsey

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officeandschoolsuppliesrussia · 4 years

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Все Вещи Канцтовары

Сегодня The Stationer исполнилось три года, и что может быть лучше, чем это, наконец-то, чтобы ПОЛУЧИТЬ мои действия и запустить собственный продукт! Представляем… рабочую книгу У меня всегда были идеи для продуктов, которые я хотел сделать, но никогда не было никакой уверенности, или вообще никакой подсказки о том, с чего начать ... Еще в марте, когда я проводил семинар "Введение в переплет книги" в Лондонском Центре книжного искусства, и идеи действительно были в центре внимания. в моей голове. Может быть, я мог бы сделать это на самом деле! Я хотел сделать тетрадь, но с действительно хорошей бумагой. Что-то действительно красиво сделанное, с отличными, устойчивыми материалами, которые действительно хорошо работают со всеми видами письменных материалов. Я начал с того, что получил множество образцов бумаги и свел их к тем, которые выглядели хорошо, хорошо работали (особенно с чернилами) и были устойчиво изготовлены. Тот, на котором я остановился, был самым дорогим из тех, которые я пробовал (конечно!), Но мне нравится уникальный, крапчатый эффект, и я рад, что нашел бумагу, которая была наполовину переработана и наполовину сертифицирована FSC, которая может обрабатывать чернила (к сожалению, я не смог не найти полностью переработанную бумагу, которая не растушевывается чернилами перьевой ручки). При весе 100 г / м это хороший вес для книг такого типа, не слишком громоздкий. Я получил часть бумаги с цифровой печатью, чтобы я мог предложить Рабочие книги в простой, подкладке или сетке. Моим следующим решением была обложка. Я знал, что хочу использовать Risograph, поскольку мне нравится эстетика (если вы не знаете, это тип печати, который находится где-то между трафаретной печатью и фотокопированием, и печатает по одному цвету за раз, позволяя вам накладываться на два разных цвета, чтобы создать третий ). Я набросал некоторые идеи, которые Гарри (мой муж, который - очень услужливый! - дизайнер) выглядел довольно удивительно, а затем также попал в правильный формат для печати ризографов, который выглядит довольно сложным для меня. Я напечатал их в студии Risotto в Шотландии. Я был поклонником их работы некоторое время, поэтому был рад использовать их для этого проекта. Для обложки я нашел 100% переработанную карту в 270gsm, которая, вероятно, является самой толстой, которую вы можете вставить через принтер Risograph. Мне очень нравится этот светло-серый цвет, и я думаю, что он отлично сочетается с цветами, которые я выбрал для печати. Следующим кусочком головоломки было решение о привязке! В середине процесса я решил, что, вероятно, был безумен, связывая их вручную, поскольку у меня нет свободного времени (с малышом, работой на полставки и управлением бизнесом), но после изучения других вариантов, я решил, что элемент ручной работы это слишком важно и решил взять пунт. И, как я выяснил, это удивительно, чего вы можете достичь, если просто подумаете об этом. И если вы не против устать после недели, проведенной в книгах, посвященных каждому свободному часу (это я прямо сейчас)! Я так рад, что сделал это сам, в конце концов, это был действительно приятный опыт. Я использовал 2 разноцветные нити вместе, так как думал, что это круто, и раньше я этого не видел. И что касается последнего элемента, мне повезло! Я искал где-нибудь, чтобы урезать ноутбуки, так как их края оказываются довольно неровными, когда вы их связываете, и нашли финишер для печати в промышленном блоке прямо за моим домом! Я почти уверен, что парень, который управляет им, думает, что я довольно странный, потому что у меня было так много вопросов для такой крошечной работы, но я взялся там ярко и рано (7 утра!) В среду утром, чтобы урезать мои книги. Они сделали это очень быстро, и затем парень, управляющий местом, был СУПЕР добрым и не взимал с меня плату. В этот момент меня поразила усталость, и я, возможно, немного приподнялся… Во всяком случае, я просто подумал, что было бы неплохо немного рассказать о процессе получения продукта от новичка на тот случай, если он кому-нибудь заинтересует. У меня есть 50 64-страничных тетрадей формата А5 в виде простых, сетчатых и с подкладкой, и я продаю их по 7 фунтов за каждый. Вы можете купить один здесь. Ооо, и пока у меня есть пара быстрых заметок: 1. Я предлагаю 15% скидку с кодом HAPPYBIRTHDAY в эти выходные (до 11.59 в воскресенье 8 декабря (GMT) 2. У любого лондонца The Stationer есть стойло в Pexmas в это воскресенье, если кто-то захочет пройтись и получить какие-нибудь рождественские подарки. Поделись этим: h3 Загрузка ...

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3ddesignstuff-blog · 7 years

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At Pexmas Xmas fair Designer maker stall

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stitchedtheshop · 5 years

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There’s mulled wine too! Know where I am off to next #pexmas #copelandrd @nhdartandcrafts (at Safehouse 1 & 2) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrISTWWFiBm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11bojuegzqure

#pexmas #copelandrd

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hezaprints · 3 years

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Landing Black t shirt extra soft made with premium heavy organic cotton Created for comfort. crafted to last combining style and function. Designed and printed by HEZA London #fairwear #ecoinks #slowfashion #consciousfashion#buylesschoosewell #upcycling #sustainable#ecofriendly #savetheearth #consciousculture #recycling #zerowaste #climatechange #essentials #minimalism #responsiblestyle #ecosystem #globalmovement #ecofashiondesigner #organiccotton #hezaprints #organiccotton #vegan #broadwaymarket #hernehillmarket #pexmas #pexmas2020 (at Shoreditch) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIkpEDNnesj/?igshid=12nq83p97qeu3

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peckhampeculiar · 5 years

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Master of the arts

LOU SMITH WAS INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE PECKHAM PECULIAR BY BBC BREAKFAST ON THE DAY OUR FIRST ISSUE CAME OUT.

The local artist and screenprinter, who is the man behind the famous “Made in Peckham” design, tells us more about his creative career

WORDS: COLIN RICHARDSON; PHOTO: PAUL STAFFORD

Lou Smith is one of those enviable people who seem to be able to turn their hand to anything and do very well indeed.

Lou is an artist, jeweller, sculptor and screen-printer. He’s a photographer and videographer. He’s been a maker of bespoke, high-end furniture. And he’s a children’s party organiser, candyfloss-maker and indoor pyrotechnist.

What he’s not, though – and he is the first to admit it – is a self-promoter. “I’m a bit lackadaisical on the self-promotion front,” he admits, “so these things just seem to happen, not because I’ve promoted them. If I had promoted them, I don’t know what position I’d have been in.” Or to put it another way: “The thing is, I do too much stuff.”

Lou was born in Leeds. “My father was a geologist,” he says. “He used to take us on regular outings into the wilds of Yorkshire, which instilled in me a deep love of nature. My mother was very artistic, but, as was so often the case in those days, she stayed home and looked after us. There were three of us, so it was pretty much full-time.

“She’d always be doing something – painting for instance – and she taught me how to cook and sew, the things I would need later. My dad taught me all the hammering and sawing kind of skills.”

When Lou was 14, his father’s job was relocated to London and the family upped sticks and moved to Uxbridge. “It was tough,” he recalls. “In London regional accents weren’t popular in those days.”

He got on, though, achieving three science A-levels and going on to Imperial College to study biochemistry. Then, halfway through his studies, he fell ill and was hospitalised. When he recovered, he went travelling before returning to college, but later dropped out.

After abandoning his formal studies, Lou moved away from science and towards art and design. He rekindled his passion for nature, which is reflected in his photography and jewellery. He took up video-making. And then he got together with his friend Roy Middleton, who had trained at Camberwell Art College as a fine-art metalsmith.

“For years, we worked together as a team doing really nice bespoke interiors for commercial premises and houses,” he says. They worked on three houses for Channel 4 series Grand Designs.

But eventually, Lou reached the point where “I saw I didn’t want to be doing this in 10 years’ time.” In any case, the work was drying up as people tightened their belts in the face of economic austerity. So Lou cut loose. And having done so, he came up with a design classic that moved his career in yet another direction.

“Made in Peckham” is one of those ideas that is so fiendishly clever that you wish you’d thought of it first. Indeed, many people seem to think they have. Lou has recently discovered that his iconic image has been appropriated by a wide range of businesses who use it to promote their enterprises without so much as a “by your leave”, never mind an “and here’s a little something for your trouble”.

You’re sure to have seen the image yourself. It’s so much part of the culture of Peckham now that it’s almost as though it has always been here. The image is of an SE15 street sign with the street name replaced with the words, “Made in Peckham”. And perching atop the sign, bending down as if to peck at Peckham, is a large black crow.

To start with, Lou screen-printed the image onto T-shirts. A friend of his had opened a clothes shop on Bellenden Road and she offered to sell his T-shirts. “She sold hundreds of them,” Lou says. “I couldn’t print them fast enough.”

Since then, the range has expanded to include mugs and, among other things, hotpants. Lou has produced lampshades screen-printed with images of creatures from his nature photography, which are also available as framed prints.

He makes everything in his studio in one of the railway arches on Blenheim Grove. How long he’ll be able to continue doing that is a matter for conjecture. Last year, his rent was increased by 80 per cent, backdated for two years, and he anticipates further rises later this year. He laments the fact that once-affordable spaces are being priced out of the reach of many artists and craftspeople. “It’s killing experimental art,” he says.

For several years, as well as selling through local shops, Lou sold his merchandise at street markets and events like Pexmas. At the moment, though, he doesn’t have any retail outlets and is keen to hear from anyone interested in stocking his wares.

In the meantime, he welcomes enquiries via his website or through Captured on the Rye, the shop on Pellatt Road in East Dulwich that he co-owns with his wife. It used to be Jack’s Cafe. The coffee machine is still in situ and “occasionally, the ghost of Jack’s can be seen from the original vinyl that they had on the window,” says Lou. “When it gets breathed on, it illuminates a crown with ‘Jack’s’ written on it. I started retailing my Made in Peckham stuff from the shop, but people didn’t really understand: why is it in East Dulwich?”

Lou’s wife, Lorraine Liyanage, is founder of the Dulwich Music Festival and runs her SE22 Piano School from the shop. Between lessons, Lou turns it into a party venue for children.

“I did some summer screen-printing workshops for the London Wildlife Trust,” he says. “It was then that I thought, ‘This could be a good business’, because children love to make their own T-shirts.”

Lou runs two types of parties: artistic ones, focusing on screen-printing, and science ones, which involve explosions and white lab coats. “The kids come and dress up in them and wear specs and make slime and bath bombs and fire little cannons at one another. And we do spin-painting and pyrotechnics and candyfloss-making.”

As if all that weren’t exciting enough, Lou says, casually, “I’m also a champion of the underground music scene in London. That’s one of my biggest things, actually. It doesn’t pay very much, though.”

He has made videos for a number of bands and has an extensive collection of photos taken at gigs. One day, he hopes to stage an exhibition of them...

So yes, Lou Smith probably does do too much stuff. But he does it damned well.

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