£30.00
Down Shoes, Banbridge
A limited Edition poster by James Ashe made on the occasion of Irish Modernisms group exhibition at CCA Derry~Londonderry.
James Ashe’s work frequently responds to architecture and the built environment. James fuses design, illustration and typography in this series of newly commissioned print editions of Modernist buildings spanning Northern Ireland.
Down Shoes
A listed Art Deco building designed by Architects W.D & R.J Taggart in 1947. Initially built as an advance factory for the Northern Ireland Ministry of Commerce. In 1947, Down Shoes Ltd was opened to manufacture less expensive shoes for the Lotus Group. The building closed in 2002 and lay derelict awaiting development for housing. It has since been redeveloped with houses on most of the site with the office block converted to apartments
2 in stock
A3, three colour screen print on G . F Smith paper.
Edition of 50.
This print comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The prints feature landmark Modernist buildings from James’ home in the new-town of Craigavon as well as Banbridge, Sion Mills, and in Derry~Londonderry. The buildings hint at the reach of Modernism in terms of building use: offices, a shoe factory, church and service station. The colour palette is inspired from James’ research into Modernist design history including Sainsbury’s own label branding from 1962–77 designed by Peter Dixon and posters from the Modernist magazine.
You can find more of James’ work on Instagram: @jamesashestudio and his website jamesashestudio.com
