The Edinburgh Reporter November 2021

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Pilgrims’ march
Interior designer,
Jane Adams,
Beach of Dreams art activism will fly the flag at COP26
By PHYLLIS STEPHEN
Martin P McAdam
PILGRIMS walking from Dunbar to Glasgow
along the John Muir Way stopped off at St
Mary’s Cathedral on Palmerston Place.
Participants in Pilgrimage for COP26,
carrying silk batik flags made as part of the
Beach of Dreams project and rested for a few
days of contemplation en route to Glasgow.
The purpose of Beach of Dreams was to
explore how we can take care of the
environment, take care of the coast, take care of
the community and ourselves, and the project’s
ambition is that this conversation is adopted
across the country and further afield.
Each flag represents a natural feature on one
mile of the east coast of England - a coastline
which may well disappear.
Artistic Director of the project, Ali Pretty,
said: “Beach of Dreams was a 500 mile walk
along the east coast of England, and it was also
in response to the climate emergency.
“We invited 500 people to walk during
lockdown on their bit of coastline and to take a
photograph - a close up photograph of their
favourite bit on their favourite mile. Then they
did a bit of writing about what connected them
to that mile, and about what their hopes or
fears and dreams were for their great, great,
great grandchildren.
“What would be still left at the coastline in
another century’s time?
“Those designs and writing were translated
into these batik silk pennants.”
Above, Liron
from California
who now lives in
Edinburgh
Left, Beach of
Dreams flags at
St Mary’s
Cathedral
Right, Jack and
Kenny with 10
week-old Harris
Designers pen
new chapter in
sustainability
AUTHOR INTERIORS celebrate and
support British makers and artisans,
including Edinburgh-based Isabelle
Moore. More produces small runs of
unique pieces with an emphasis on
buying less with more consideration.
Showcasing exceptionally well-made
designs in their inspiring collections and
telling the stories and provenance
behind the pieces, AUTHOR was founded
by interior designer Jane Adams,
long-time advocate of slow, sustainable
and ethical design.
Slow Design is a philosophy that
requires a re-evaluation of how we
design and make things. It is a holistic
approach to design that considers the
individual, economic, environmental,
and social impact of design, encouraging
a shift towards sustainability.
Isabelle Moore, whose work is created
at her Edinburgh studio, is one of the
makers to feature at AUTHOR. Isabelle
has created much of her work using
recycled materials such as her Woven
Oak Chair featuring a seat made from
recycled marine line used for catching
tuna and shark. Isabelle’s smaller pieces
such as her Wooden Serving Tray are
made from offcuts in the workshop.
Jane Adams said: “Over recent
decades, it has become the norm to
expect high efficiency in cheapness and
immediacy when it comes to
consumption. Unfortunately, this way of
living has led to fast fashion,
outstripping the world of various natural
resources in a way that has accelerated at
a horribly rapid pace
“We are now thankfully seeing a shift
in attitudes and expectations. An
understanding that this way of living is
not sustainable, and it does not support
people or artisanal skills in the best way
as mass-production can means unfair
treatment and payment of makers and
AUTHOR Interiors will continue to
support and promote these exceptional
British makers.”
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