Everyone is entitled to have a dream at this time of the year irrespective of whether we have a white Christmas or not. In this seasonal post our guest author, David Kightley (aka the Old Sage), shares his long-held pipedream for an artistic extension of our studio setting.
Having achieved our ambition of a somewhat quirky yet delightful city-centre location the author has now got his sights on a DSD Museum of Art & Design no less. Our studio settings going back to 2010 have long-housed artefacts and memorabilia much of which epitomises our love of anything green alongside images of past-life experiences, far away locations and memory-evoking obsolete hardware.
Hidden Treasures
Every now and again something rather special comes our way that really deserves to be on display. First up, an oil-on-canvas that stands out from the crowd and really makes you think by Britain’s first female academician and past curator of the Royal Academy Summer exhibition no less. The history of modern mapping in England can be traced back to Essex in 1777 which ultimately became the forerunner of the Ordnance Survey series that we know and admire to this day; reproduced from the original plates and massively scaled-up to today’s display standard in our very own studio by our eponymous owner. Add to those a growing library of fascinating books on our favourite subject of art and design as you might expect!
In studio two we created the space for a modest exhibition but circumstances and Covid put paid to that idea. Maybe studio four at some time in the future, but for now it remains a pipedream and for the time being the gems must remain hidden from view.
Time to make your business dreams come true
If you’re dreaming of starting up a new business enterprise or maybe looking to refresh a tired old brand maybe it’s time to close your eyes and dream over the Christmas break. In the blink of an eye you could be on the phone to our founding graphic designer Dan Summers. After all, he’s already got well over three hundred new brands under his belt and he’s keen to add to that tally in the New Year. He’s on 01245 890238 right now and early in 2023, after a much-deserved break, he will be poised to bring your dreams and Christmas wishes to life. As the song goes, if you don’t have a dream how you gonna make a dream come true!
Merry Christmas from all at DSD. Still independent, family run since 2009, and still dreaming!
