Not only do we love what we do, we also love to talk about it! Here are some of the news, views and reviews that we just couldn’t keep to ourselves.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin….
When it comes to seating, as important as the frames is the fabric that’s put on them. The Farley workshops are currently restoring many of the suites of furniture and runs of chairs that make up our extensive seating collection.
Amongst all of the amazing places to visit in London, there’s one that needs to go straight to the top of your MUST see list and that’s the Sir John Soane’s Museum. We absolutely detest the over used clichés like ‘treasure trove’ and ‘Aladdin’s cave’ but these are most definitely what sprang to mind when we visited last week.
Welcome to the Farley website! We’d like to think that we’ve created a intuitive and user friendly website but there’s never any harm in giving a few extra pointers here and there so that you can really get the most out of the site. There are some great features and we’d hate for you to miss them so here’s a quick guide to the most important ones.
This week our featured Production Buyer is Gill Farr who has had an illustrious and impressive career in the industry. Gill began her journey in Theatre Stage Management, before becoming a trainee Props Buyer at the BBC where her career really took off. She has worked on many notable film and television productions including ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’, ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’, and one of her own favourites, the hit Abba musical ‘Mama Mia’. Here Gill kindly gives us an insight into her job, and what she believes it takes to make it in the industry:-
This week our featured Production Buyer is Terry Jones. A connoisseur in her field Terry has been working within the industry since 1974 and started her career by completing an apprenticeship within the Props Department at London Weekend Television, which she later managed! Today Terry is found working on a combination of Film and TV productions, her recent favourite being the movie Paddington! She is also a member and Treasurer of the British Film Designers Guild.
Picture the scene: your boss has just appeared in your office and has given you the task of planning a huge event for his top clients…your nearest and dearest is about to turn 50 and wants to go out with a bang…or you’ve just got engaged and want to plan the wedding of your dreams. There’s so much to think about so the last thing you want to be worrying about is the décor, but panic not!
With our top 5 furniture and prop ideas for dressing a party, you’ll be able to pull off a show stopper to rival the pros.
We see a lot of clients come in and out the door with mobiles glued firmly in hand, and over the years we’ve picked up a few handy technological tips and tricks from our talented buyers that can help make prop sourcing a little easier.
So if you are a prop buyer, events planner or even an interior designer – here are four mobile apps that we highly recommend. I’ve listed them below with a short description, along with some pro’s and con’s.
