So the town suffered some serious floods these past few days. The shot below was captured by a drone that took off from behind my home. I guess you could say that we experienced a hundred year event.
While the nation’s media came to town like a circus I shot a few bubbles like this one to give a full picture as to what was going on. I also had a chat with local BBC Wiltshire reporter Cheryl Dennis which is recorded below.
Some folk strive to be on the front cover of Vogue, others aspire to be in the pages of a Sunday magazine. Not me. I’ve been yearning to be a Develop 3D cover star – well, actually, I’ve been yearning to get my product on to the cover but as it’s a handheld device I seemed to have made it in there too! Look out for their November 2012 issue or view it on-line here. Boom.
So, there’s a new men’s clothing company in town called Blake London. I like them. They mix Savile Row craft, luxury fabrics and high technology. They’re also defiantly Made In Britain.
I met their chief Darius and we clicked. He’s a designer, maker & do’er… anyhow, to cut a long story short he asked me to model one of their jackets for a product launch at the BOB (Best of British) event taking place in early October. I was happy to… but funnily, I normally detest this type of thing. I’m not shy of cameras, which is lucky because I’ve invented one, but I am shy of modelling for still image shots. I’m not a natural blue steel and haven’t done this since I was asked to do some modelling at University about 15 years ago. I ended up on the front page of a magazine and really didn’t enjoy the attention. Thankfully Darius hasn’t taken out any billboards for Blake.
Take a look online here as their story & product range grows.
I’m Tom Lawton. I’m a designer & inventor based in the beautiful West Country. I love ideas and I love making them happen. This is my blog where you’ll find a pretty up to date account of my projects, my adventures and other musings.
Channel 4 has commissioned me to build a floating home of the future
This is one of those best kept secrets that some how I managed to keep. I’m utterly thrilled to say that Channel 4 have commissioned me to design & build a fantasy floating house and to populate it with a myriad of inventions from the most colourful and experimental corners of my imagination. To say I am over the moon is a understatement. It’s going to be an incredible & challenging summer but there’s nothing like jumping in at the deep end (I’ve obviously never built a home or a boat before). I won’t be running a diary as such… but I will be archiving my bubbles and come the autumn you’ll all be able to see what comes of it by watching this prime time Channel 4 series unfold.
Oh, here’s the official press release and of course, I’m honoured to have my son Barney at my side as co-creator.