Fish pass viewing platform artwork.
This year saw the completion of the artworks for the Colwick Fish Pass on the Trent in Nottingham. This was the culmination of an 18 month project for us which included a range of artworks including corten sculptures, stainless steel artworks, concrete seating and information panels.
Read MoreStar Posts arranged in a semi circle.
How to look at the stars and what does it all mean anyway?
These simple wooden pillars introduce the notion of how the stars and constellations relate to us and where the names and patterns originated.
Read MoreI am the daughter of earth and water. This was the basis for the design of a cloud classification and identification panel we designed for the National Trust property at Gibside.
Read MoreNational Trust property - Wallington Hall - commissioned Differentia to create a range of interpretation throughout their site in Northumberland. This included, panels, artworks and structures.
Read MoreArtwork for one of the three discs.
We have completed three bronze cast discs marking one of the darkest days in Scottish history. A time when so much injustice was done against women.
Read MoreNature Journeys with my dog.
Read MoreNew simple signage system installed in Bishop Auckland.
Read MoreNew GRP interpretation panels for Whitehaven town centre.
Read MoreJess helping with studio work.
Moleskine Nature sketchbook recording my everyday walks with Jess.
Read MoreWe visits Arran once again this year and visited the interpretation signs we supplied last year. The project was to provide a range of signs that promote and illustrate the Arran Coastal Path.
Read MoreWe have produced a suite of panels for the NHS in Scotland - the panels were used in a Dementia Garden that included a range of planting, objects, interpretation and signage to create a space that provides a relaxing environment for everyone whose lives are touched by dementia.
The garden was designed by landscape architect Nicola Duenas.
During the course of all my design work I use sketchbooks first - for everything. This allows me to have a real dialogue with my clients and myself in terms of the appropriateness of the solutions proposed.
In fact I have developed a real addiction to Moleskine Sketchbooks, Fountain Pens and watercolours.
Read MoreThis past year - 2016 - saw another phase of way finding, signage and interpretation designed and installed at Raystede Centre for animal Welfare. As with phase one this was another collaborative phase which saw how interpretation can inform the wayfinding and visitor experience for visitors to this popular place in Ringmer near Brighton.
We began the project with a Signage Audit which allowed us to assess how the first phase has been working over the past year. This done we proposed a series of landscape interventions which included simple wayfinding and some more interpretative features such as audio posts, wall friezes and cafe information graphics.
Tactile discs for use as Brass Rubbings are really popular and really inexpensive. They can be produced in a number of different materials including Zinc Etched Steel and Stainless Steel.
Read MoreIn 2014 we began a series of interpretation along the Durham Coast focussing on the Magnesian Limestone found here. This particular plinth was designed to carry a fossil club moss that was found in Dawdon Colliery close to Seaham.
Read MoreFlanders Moss is a vast expanse of all things damp and wonderful. From a distance you can make out the perfectly formed domes of peat as they rise gently from their surroundings. Closer up, squelchy mats of sphagnum moss carpet the reserve with their swirling colours, whilst adders and lizards bask in the sunshine. Listen out for the distinctive calls of snipe and stonechat or feel the slight shudder of the peat as it quakes beneath your feet.
Read MoreWren’s Nest has many stories to tell – its geology, mining heritage and its biodiversity. As such, there are many different visitors to the site with many varied interests, in addition to the local community that use the NNR as a recreational resource.
Read MoreSt. Ronan’s Wells is an attractive pavilion situated on the hillside overlooking the Leithen valley. Originally constructed by the Earl of Traquair in the 1820s to provide a comfortable retreat for visitors to the spa, it was largely rebuilt and extended in 1896 to accommodate indoor bathing facilities and a bottling plant.
Read MoreTheir remit is to develop a heritage trail around Ecclefechan. This involves research into the letters of Thomas Carlyle to extract interesting and relevant sections tell stories that illustrate the social history of Ecclefechan. This would bring to life some of the local characters through anecdotal tales. We envisage the interpretation in the form of tactile zinc etched panels with the letters being produced in relief along with images of local landmarks, characters and buildings.
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