Jason marcTaylor.

Fig. 01In the studio

Based

New Mills, Derbyshire

Practising since

1999

Disciplines

Lighting · Furniture · Sculpture · Workshops

Studio note

Open by appointment

The work, in short

An artist and maker transforming everyday objects into things worth keeping.

I come at making with curiosity, play and a quiet streak of invention. For over 25 years I’ve been turning everyday objects into new things – lighting, furniture, sculpture – that keep a sense of what they used to be. I like the beauty of the ordinary, and I want people to look again at the things around them.

There is nothing better than being able to transform something that has no value – waste – into something new. Whether in galleries, schools, or festival squares, the work invites participation and sparks ideas. Through exhibitions, commissions, workshops and community projects I get to do the part I like best – making with people, and watching them find what was hiding in something they would have thrown away.

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – author of The Little Prince

Made within reason.

Engineering before glue. The work holds because the geometry holds – tabs, slots, threads, friction-fits. If a piece needs adhesive to stay together, it’s not finished yet.

Made to surprise.

The object should look familiar for half a second before you realise what it is. That double-take is the whole job.

Made with people.

Workshops, residencies, school commissions, community projects. The work travels best when other hands are in it too. Workshops →