May 2010 - Visitors flock to newly opened Pierhead Building
Nearly 10,000 visitor flocked to the Pierhead Building in its first month.
Visitor and Public Information Services Manager Gwen Thomas said: “We are delighted with the number of visitors to the Pierhead since it reopened.
“When we began planning the refurbishment we wanted it to inform people about its history and the history of Cardiff Bay while, at the same time, be as accessible and as flexible as possible to hold events and exhibitions.
“The venue has already seen some exciting events including the very successful Pierhead Sessions which included a talk from the author and environmentalist George Monbiot.
“We hope the Pierhead has begun to establish a new chapter in its lifetime and we hope even more people come to enjoy it in future.”
www.pierhead.org/
February 2010 - Crafts Council Travelling Exhibition
Memory, craft and artefact and all to travel. Small but perfectly formed. HKD is delighted to be working with the Crafts Council on the Research Cube, a walk-in portable display which will tour the UK from April.
The research cube, is being developed in partnership with Newcastle University’s Culture Lab. The installation will focus on the work of Dr Jayne Wallace, who has developed jewellery following her research into memory and memory loss with the Alzheimer’s Society.
Reviewed Design Week
designweek.co.uk/crafts-council-develops-portable-exhibition-space/3010297.article
www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
February 2010 - Pierhead Building in Cardiff
On March 1, 2010, the Pierhead will be re-launched as a space where people can come to express opinions and give voice to issues that matter to them as individuals, as communities or as organisations.
It will also function as an events and visitor venue that complements the work of the Assembly, containing displays and interactive exhibitions that tell the story of this iconic building.
Our designs provide a flexible infrastructure to support future programming as well as interpretation for the Pierhead Building.
www.pierheadsessions.org/ http://www.pierhead.org/
December 2009 - HKD consult kids for the LifeSkills Kent Project
Over November the design team at HKD worked with young people’s consultation specialists Participation by Right to host a series of workshops to get feedback and gain insight about what children and young people need and want from Lifeskills Kent. The results will inform the design development of the community based centre.
November 2009 - Our New Address!
HKD,
Marine Studios,
17 Albert Terrace,
Margate,
Kent,
CT9 1UJ
Telephone: 01843 282 210
October 2009 - HKD are moving!
While continuing to deliver award winning museum and exhibition design we are setting up a new design studio on the seafront in Margate.
We will use the studio to host community and schools workshops, support skill sharing on our projects and run a programme of talks and exhibitions.
The new studio will also enable us to hold client workshops and in the long term we plan to offer residencies.
October 2009 - In a Bloomsbury Square- T.S. Eliot the Publisher
HKD has designed the new exhibition in the Folio Gallery at the British Library.
It focuses on the life of T.S. Eliot during his time at Faber and Faber, as part of the publishers 80th year celebrations.
Taking the theme of a cocktail party, we have interwoven Eliot’s story with the poets and authors he met during his time at Faber and consequently, how he shaped the modernist movement in literature.
Open 14th September- 6th December 2009
For more information please visit:
www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/tseliot/tseliot.html
October 2009 - Surviving History- Portraits from Vilna
HKD are proud to announce the launch of the travelling exhibition Portraits from Vilna in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The exhibition tells the personal stories of ten survivors of the Holocaust in Lithuania. The exhibition includes a film, photographic portraits, and artist’s commissions responding to each of the narrator’s stories.
This powerful exhibition will travel on to South Africa later in the year, with dates planned for the UK in 2010.
For more information please visit:
www.livingimprint.org/survivinghistory
June 2009 - Science of Fire
HKD has been appointed by the Singapore Science Centre to design a new gallery on the Science of Fire.
The new gallery will open in October.
www.science.edu.sg/ssc/index.jsp
June 2009 - British Library
HKD is designing an exhibition on T.S.Eliot for the British Library.
The exhibition will be in the Folio Gallery and will open in September.
www.bl.uk/
March 2009 - Surviving History, Travelling Exhibition.
Surviving History - The Story of a Fading People, is a travelling exhibition combining commemorative artworks with a photographic exhibition of the Lithuanian Jewish Community. After opening in Vilnius the exhibition will travel to Cape Town and other international venues.
March 2009 - Equiano Exhibition in Monserrat
One of the travelling exhibitions is now on display in Montserrat, hosted by the islands government.
August 2008 - Pierhead, Cardiff Bay
HKD has been appointed by the Welsh Assembly to provide Interpretation and Exhibition Design for the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay.
The displays bring alive the colourful history of the building and establish an infrastructure to support future programming for educational and community projects.
July 2008 - Come and Meet us
We are always looking for creative people to work with us. If you have a great portfolio and are interested in our work get in touch!
December 2007 - Climate Change Exhibiton for Singapore
HKD was appointed as Concept Designers for the new Climate Change Gallery in Singapore Science Centre.
The design for the gallery was developed with the staff of The Singapore Science Centre in a series of master classes facilitated by HKD and led by Richard Houghton, Creative Director of HKD.
www.science.edu.sg/ssc/index.jsp
July 2007 - Thinktank Science Centre, Birmingham
Thinktank Science Centre Master Planning
HKD has completed a Masterplan for Thinktank, as well as looking at the overall circulation and creating design concepts for 60% of the museum the proposal adds a new interactive science garden to the existing facility.
www.thinktank.ac
February 2007 - The Equiano Project
The Equiano Exhibition in the Gas Hall at Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery has now closed.
The two travelling exhibitions continue to tour. The educational pack is still available from BM&AG and the Equiano Society.
www.bmag.org.uk/
January 2007 - Coleraine Regional Museum
HKD has been appointed by Coleraine Borough Council to work with to work with Coleraine Museum Services and Architects O'Donnell + Tuomey on the new Coleraine Regional Museum.
Located within the historic town centre the new museum will be built in the Market Yard integrating the grade II listed historic walls into the museum itself. The site will also include a cafe, tourist information and regional library.
Further information about the architects on this project O'Donnell + Tuomey can be found here:-
http://www.odonnell-tuomey.ie/
www.colerainebc.gov.uk/news/shownews.php?id=517
July 2006 - Royal Ballet School at White Lodge.
An exciting new museum has been created for the Royal Ballet School in White Lodge, Richmond Park.
The new museum interweaves the rich history and traditions of both the house which was built as a Royal hunting lodge by King George II and the Royal Ballet School.
www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk/
January 2006 - Lifeskills Kent
HKD has been appointed to develop the building and exhibition concepts for a new Lifeskills centre for Kent.
The new centre will provide an exciting and challenging environment for both primary and secondary school groups to explore Citizenship in its broadest terms, subjects as diverse as Road Safety, Vandalism, Coastal Safety and Environmental Planning will be some of the subjects students will be able to explore.
Once open the centre aims to expand its resources to meet other visitor needs and hopes to form active alliances with other centres and community projects.
www.lifeskillskent.org.uk
November 2005 - Conservation Centre Liverpool
Reveal, The Hidden Story of Objects opened to the public June 2006.
It was a privilege for us to see behind the scenes into the work of the Conservation Centre, this exciting new exhibition allows the public access into that world.
Take your treasures along to their Opinion Service, explore the Mystery Objects and release the music from the music hall programme.
We had fun doing it, we hope you will visit it, we wish NML every success with the gallery for the future.
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/
March 2005 - Hampstead Museum
The Hampstead Museum has now re-opened to the public.
HKD would like to wish the trustees and all volunteers every success with the Museum in future.
HKD has been working on this project with graphic designer Pat O'Leary.
www.burghhouse.org.uk/
