Paintings give Mediterranean facelift to Northern landmarks
A husband and wife team are aiming to beat the recession selling Mediterranean inspired artwork depicting landmarks across North East & Yorkshire.
Jesmond Design Studio has been established by Sue Jarvis to sell husband Neil Jarvis’ brightly coloured contemporary interpretations of local scenes including in Whitby, Saltburn Staithes and Richmond. The business also promotes other selected artists and designers which broadens their portfolio.
The pair from Yarm, who are being supported by design initiative Design Network North, will launch their new online business at a Summer long exhibition at The Station in Richmond from July 24th to September 3rd.
Jesmond Design Studio specialise in developing, marketing and selling bespoke contemporary design and original art. Selling original artwork, limited edition prints, greetings cards and licenced imagery, the company offers a bespoke design service to wide variety of clients.
Sue said:
“It’s unusual to see landmarks from our region painted in such a colourful and vibrant way. It has a Mediterranean feel that we love and which is guaranteed to bring colour and happiness to the home and place of work of anyone who buys these prints.”
“With the help of Design Network North we are adopting a much more commercial approach to Neil’s work and through our website people can buy small, medium and large prints for the home or gift cards for any occasion.
“Our commercial side of the business will also help drive our bespoke design service in which we create exclusive artwork tailored to what clients want to see around the home or at work.”
Design Network North was established by regional development agency One North East last year in response to the 2005 Cox Report and was set up to place design at the heart of the regional economy.
Based at RTC North in Sunderland until the opening of the Northern Design Centre at the heart of Gateshead’s Baltic Business Quarter in 2011, Design Network North’s primary aim is to increase the contribution of design to the North East economy.
DNN director and former research and development manager at Draeger Safety UK, Mike Dowson, said:
“DNN isn’t just about helping industry get new better designed products off the drawing board, we are here to support any design business looking to improve their offering.
“Good design is essential to the future prosperity of the region and only by nurturing new creative companies such as Jesmond Design Studio will we foster a culture with design and innovation at its heart.”
“Since March 2009, we have funded a range of innovative industrial and consumer products with exciting applications in everything from electrical testing equipment and home energy monitoring systems to jewellery and swimwear.”
Funded by One North East and the European Regional Development Fund, the network is part of Solutions for Business, the government’s package of publicly funded business support designed to help companies start and grow.
Co-ordinated by RTC North, DNN is supported by the universities of Newcastle, Northumbria and Teesside.
Design Network North will benefit from £857,396 of European Union investment from the ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-13, managed by regional development agency One North East.
The ERDF programme is bringing over £250m into the North East to support innovation, enterprise and business support across the region.
To find out more about Jesmond Design Studio visit www.jesmonddesignstudio.com/
Author: Jamie Ollivere at RTC North
