Viva Brighton Issue #45 November 2016

DESIGN
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Cox devote much of their time to it, while Patrick
focuses on their studio output. The studio’s
clients include an impressive number of cultural
institutions, from the Royal Academy, for whom
Patrick has worked since 1997’s Sensation, to the
Jerwood Gallery, The Bartlett, and Folkestone
Creative Foundation.
Esther tells me it would be great to have somewhere
in Brighton on the scale of the Design
Museum in London, to really celebrate design
the way people do in places like Denmark and
Holland. “We have a fantastic local museum that
has some really good stuff in it that’s not really
shouted about,” Sara adds. “Brighton has a great
art scene, it’s got a great craft scene, but I’d love
it to have more of a design feel. We see what we
do as a way towards this.”
The feeling I get from Unlimited is that it’s
just what Brighton loves. They represent some
of our many outstanding designer-makers, like
Daniel Walters, showing there this month, and
big names from across the country. The recent
closure of other indie galleries, however, show it’s
tricky to maintain arty businesses on high rents.
“A lot of people in Brighton are moving to places
like Margate,” says Sara. “They’re becoming the
creative hubs now. I don’t think Brighton can
afford to rest on its laurels.”
For the time being, however, it’s safe to say
Unlimited are not short of ideas reflecting what
famed typographer Gary Stranger wrote on their
wall. “Good on the outside,” says Sara, “good on
the inside.” Chloë King
unlimitedshop.co.uk
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