It was helpful to get out of the main city and see something new. The space inside is amazing, as it used to be a mill. It is now filled with art work, mainly by David Hockney, as well as hundreds of art books, materials, stationary and more. The place was a great source of inspiration and resources and it was nice to see design in such an unusual setting.
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| I was drawn the the row of coloured lampshades across the ceiling. |
In the stationary section I found a collection of notebooks and sheets by Rifle Paper Co. I was attracted to the patterns, as well as the small sleeves around the books which featured a classy serif font, which I felt added value to the notebooks. I have been interested in creating my own patterns to print on to notebooks to potentially sell, so this was a good source of inspiration for me. I would like to create sleeves for my own books and maybe foil any lettering or details on the front of my notebooks.
What was useful about Salts Mill was the large section of graphic design books, the main books on display highlighted to me the popular graphic design books that I should be reading to inform my studies. Although I did not buy any, I plan to look in the LCA library to see if any are available to borrow.
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| I fell in love with the large vases of lilies on each table |
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| An example of David Hockney's work |
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