Art in Miniature

Art in Miniature at the Old Vic

Hat-trick's contribution to the London Design Festival this year has been to celebrate the rich variety of art that has been commissioned over the years for Royal Mail stamps. The design company have selected sets for display in relevant and interesting locations around the capital. So, remembrance stamps can be found at the Army Museum and scientific break-throughs at the Royal Society.

Venues taking part are:

V&A
Fashion & Textile Museum
National Army Museum
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
The Royal Society
London Transport Museum
The Playhouse Theatre
Horniman Museum & Gardens
The Cartoon Museum
London Vision Clinic
Borough Market
William Morris Gallery
Homerton University Hospital
SEA LIFE London Aquarium
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising

I'm delighted to say, that the Royal Shakespeare Company stamps I illustrated and constructed, and which John Ross shot last year, have been put on display at the Old Vic Theatre. 

RSC stamp showing the perforation detail of the specially made frames

Mounting preparations 

Laid out in sets

For details of the rest of the stamp's locations visit Art in Miniature. The London Design Festival is on until 23rd September.

RSC stamps at the Old Vic

Miniatures on the Old Vic's restaurant wall

The link to the blog on the Royal Shakespeare stamp set can be found here.

The Creative Review link on this project is here.

Royal Mail Mini Stamp Sheet: Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th Anniversary

Royal Mail Mini sheet
"All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players" As You Like It, William Shakespeare
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Hat-trick were asked to design a set of stamps. They were also asked to do a mini sheet and kindly asked me to make a paper sculpture representation of Stratford-On-Avon's four main theatres within a model of the town, which also had to look like a stage set. The challenge for me and designer Gareth Howat, was to get each theatre to sit and work within its perforated frame as a separate vignette, yet still be part of the town/stage set, as a whole. We took several test shots and experimented with different sizes of theatres and props, before eventually settling on the image seen above.
Here's a little film Hat-trick made at John Ross' photography shoot. 

Although they are officially published on the 12th April The Telegraph has featured them online today. 
The commemorative mini stamp sheet can be purchased from Royal Mail Collectibles for £3.96.
The main set were designed with the collaboration of Marion Deuchars (which are also for sale on the 12th April 2011). I think they are fabulous. Marions's website with further work can be seen here.
Royal Mail Anniversary stamps for the Royal Shakespeare Company










 

 

Other stamp sets designed by Hat-trick