Crafts CouncilDirectoryChris Keenanhouseplace @ Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts HouseChris KeenanLondon, EnglandWhere the Heart Is, Chris Keenanenvisaging wet Edwardian summer afternoons when perhaps the most entertaining thing to do might be.....a jigsaw. That was the genesis of this interactive piece in the White Drawing Room – a space full of monochromatic surface details which are echoed by the assortment of tiles. Please make a picture and upload an image.Anemone Tea Set - studio shot, Michael HarveyBlackwell Dinner Service - studio shot, Michael Harveyhouseplace - studio shot, Michael HarveyCrack in the Sky - studio shot, Michael HarveyAll The Wonders, Chris Keenanthis henge-like piece is a memorial to Joseph Holt (son of Edward Holt, for whom Blackwell was built) who was killed at the age of 33 in WW1. There are 33 hollow but fully enclosed pieces and the title comes from a line in the WW1 song Hush, Here Comes A Whizzbang….. ‘And you’ll see all the wonders of no-man’s land, If a whizzbang hits you’Anemone Tea Set, Chris Keenanpursuing a desire to use actual motifs from the house this group of functional pots uses bespoke ceramic transfers taken from William de Morgan’s Anemone tiles which can be seen in the fireplace in the newly-refurbished bedroom.Blackwell Dinner Service, Chris Keenanthese functional pieces make abstract reference to the decorative use of flora throughout the house. The bowls and beakers have no base and allow the hand to travel from rim to rim across the glazed surface. The monochrome glaze contrasts Baillie Scott’s use of colour in the dining room.houseplace, Chris Keenanhouseplace – encompasses a gilded copper, maple-wood plinth and numerous small bowls that each revolve around their own axis. The piece reflects the repoussé copper lampshades above. The close proximity of the bowls to one another and its all-round instability give houseplace a distinctive and potentially disconcerting percussive quality.Crack in the Sky, Chris Keenana response to Baillie Scott’s fondness (present in his designs for both houses and gardens) for the idea of emerging from darkness into light. The way the pots are glazed also serves the dual purpose of echoing the shapes of the fells observed through the window behind.houseplace @ Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts HouseChris KeenanLondon, EnglandWhere the Heart Is, Chris Keenanenvisaging wet Edwardian summer afternoons when perhaps the most entertaining thing to do might be.....a jigsaw. That was the genesis of this interactive piece in the White Drawing Room – a space full of monochromatic surface details which are echoed by the assortment of tiles. Please make a picture and upload an image.All The Wonders, Chris Keenanthis henge-like piece is a memorial to Joseph Holt (son of Edward Holt, for whom Blackwell was built) who was killed at the age of 33 in WW1. There are 33 hollow but fully enclosed pieces and the title comes from a line in the WW1 song Hush, Here Comes A Whizzbang….. ‘And you’ll see all the wonders of no-man’s land, If a whizzbang hits you’Anemone Tea Set - studio shot, Michael HarveyAnemone Tea Set, Chris Keenanpursuing a desire to use actual motifs from the house this group of functional pots uses bespoke ceramic transfers taken from William de Morgan’s Anemone tiles which can be seen in the fireplace in the newly-refurbished bedroom.Blackwell Dinner Service - studio shot, Michael HarveyBlackwell Dinner Service, Chris Keenanthese functional pieces make abstract reference to the decorative use of flora throughout the house. The bowls and beakers have no base and allow the hand to travel from rim to rim across the glazed surface. The monochrome glaze contrasts Baillie Scott’s use of colour in the dining room.houseplace - studio shot, Michael Harveyhouseplace, Chris Keenanhouseplace – encompasses a gilded copper, maple-wood plinth and numerous small bowls that each revolve around their own axis. The piece reflects the repoussé copper lampshades above. The close proximity of the bowls to one another and its all-round instability give houseplace a distinctive and potentially disconcerting percussive quality.Crack in the Sky - studio shot, Michael HarveyCrack in the Sky, Chris Keenana response to Baillie Scott’s fondness (present in his designs for both houses and gardens) for the idea of emerging from darkness into light. The way the pots are glazed also serves the dual purpose of echoing the shapes of the fells observed through the window behind.More from Chris KeenanProjectRocking BowlsProjectTea SetProjectBowlProjectBeakersProjectDrink & PourProjectLidded JarsProjectPots for Flowers