Mar 17, 2008

GOLD TOY LAMP


Gold Toy Lamp and Mirror Each sculpture is one of a kind and hand ceafted at my London Studio. Made of recycled Toys which are bonded toghther and then coated in a High Gloss polyurethane laquer. Made to order 6 weeks lead time.

Ryan McElhinney - Designer

Ryan Mc Elhinney is one of the design worlds new talent, now mainly concentrating on furniture, lighting and interiors. Ryan studied Animation at the European College of Animation in Dublin and after graduating in 1993 moved to Paris to work for Walt Disney. His career then took him across the Atlantic to work on a number of prestigious films at 20th Century Fox. It was in the States that Ryan was able to express his real passion for design by working on a number of high profile and award winning projects. These included the Pheonix Arts Council commissioned junk sculture highlighting Urban Decay and the interior for the DDK hair Studios. In 2000 he scooped three first prizes in the Arizona Designer of the Year Awards and a further two in 2001.

Moving to London in 2001 Ryan set about designing a number of interiors related projected including seating for the Channel Four series 'Shattered' and 'The Salon" and a light sculpture for the restaurant/bar Sketch. He also continued to receive critical acclaim and was a finalist in the British Design Awards and the FX International Design Awards as well as recieving a 'special development prize' at the Peugot Design Awards. Ryan has also been commissioned by the likes of Carrie Fischer (Star Wars) and Noel Gallagher.

Currently Ryan has just launched a baspoke range of Baroque floor and table lamps, and has also designed the "Ryan Mc Elhinney Home Entertainment System" in a modernist ‘60’s design for Intel, to showcase their new wireless digital entertainment network.

Jack's , Ryan's own new lounge and kitchen has just opened in Southwark. Ryan has turned what was once a former railway arch into a beautifuil lounge with exposed brick walls, bespoke lighting and a sumptuous mix of Antique and Modern furnishings. Jacks is a mix of old world New York style Cotton club meets Loft apartment.

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