8 Holland Street

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NO.8 TOBIAS VERNON
UP OUR STREET - 8 Holland Street’s neighbours, near and far “I’ve always liked the idea of a dual place; the yin and the yang of somewhere in London with somewhere a bit more lowkey such as Somerset,” says Tobias. This has been the case for two years now, ever since he moved into this (appropriately) two-up, two-down cottage in the... Read more

NO.7 TYGA HELME
Up Our Street - 8 Holland Street's neighbours, near and far WE MEET TYGA HELME IN THE WILTSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE TO SEE HOW THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN NATURE AND PAINTING ARE MERRILY BLURRED. With her works so alive with nature, relocating from London to Wiltshire in March last year was a logical step for Tyga Helme. Her oil paintings and pastel drawings are... Read more

NO.6 PAOLO BUFFA
Up Our Street - 8 Holland Street's neighbours, near and far IN A FANTASY, WE HAVE BROUGHT PAOLO BUFFA BACK TO LIFE AND IMAGINED A VISIT TO HIS HOME AND STUDIO... Italian designer Paolo Buffa is sitting quietly on a proto-type chair smoking a Gauloises by the window. He is looking out towards his hometown of Cantu, and although still, every... Read more

NO.5 PRUE PIPER
Up Our Street - 8 Holland Street's neighbours, near and far ON A VISIT TO ARTIST PRUE PIPER’S HOME AND STUDIO, WE ARE REMINDED THAT THINGS WILL GET BRIGHTER… The air in artist Prue Piper’s home and studio is thick with otherworldliness that she bats away as if mundane. We wanted to gain insight into Prue’s world, and into her process... Read more

NO.4 RACHAEL COCKER & ALI HEWSON
Up Our Street - 8 Holland Street's neighbours, near and far FOR THIS DECEMBER EDITION OF UP OUR STREET, WE ARE CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP (WHILST BEING JOLLY...CAREFUL) BY EXPLORING THE LIVES OF ARTISTS RACHAEL COCKER AND ALI HEWSON… As people and ceramicists, Rachael Cocker is polished where Ali Hewson is honed. This is apparent in their ceramics, and in their studios, as... Read more

NO.3 CHRISTINE VAN DER HURD
Up Our Street - 8 Holland Street's neighbours, near and far ON AN AUTUMNAL MORNING ON PORTOBELLO ROAD, WE SPOKE TO DEAR FRIEND CHRISTINE VAN DER HURD ABOUT DAY-TO-DAY LIFE AT VANDERHURD … Vanderhurd HQ cuts a grey figure on Portobello Road. In the forecourt a VW Golf is parked by an old wooden door that hosts a small sign with... Read more

NO.2 FREYA BRAMBLE CARTER & STUDIO KROKALIA
Up Our Street - 8 Holland Street's neighbours, near and far FOR OUR SECOND FEATURE, WE SPOKE TO ARTISTS AND FRIENDS FREYA BRAMBLE-CARTER AND STUDIO KROKALIA ABOUT THEIR COLLABORATION… As we approached their North London studio Pallas waved us down, her face peeping through a car full of ceramics and antiques; a preview of the studio where ceramicist Freya Bramble-Carter and... Read more

NO.1 RICHARD COOK
Up Our Street - 8 Holland Street's neighbours, near and far FOR OUR FIRST FEATURE, WE SPOKE TO ARTIST RICHARD COOK ABOUT DAY-TO-DAY LIFE IN HIS POETIC SEA-SIDE STUDIO… Cornwall based painter Richard Cook sees his art as on the fringes of nature in its importance to him. On a recent visit Cook described a ‘magical sea’ within which he searches... Read more