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Barbara’s Boombox

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 11:38am

Barbara Ryan

While our Rob Ryan exhibition is on, we just wanted to big up Barbara Ryan, Rob’s daughter. She phoned in a great DJ set at his private view, and even we are extremely jealous of the Tatty Devine be-decked boombox her dad put together for her:

And if you can’t afford your own original Rob Ryan artwork, keep an eye on Barbara’s blog where you can read her charm-packed magazine, BFR. She rocks our world more than any rock star daughter.

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Well read

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 4:19pm

Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley

Did you read in our diary about the copy of Aldous Huxley’s Antic Hay we were given to customise? Well, here’s the finished thing. We recreated the cover in acrylic, and added a pair of fake spectacles! It was for a Friday Late event at the Victoria and Albert Museum. We know one lucky person won our customised book - was it you? Get in touch!

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We heart Gilbert & George

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 12:43pm

We see them around East London all the time, so we’re extra proud to tell you about our collection of Gilbert & George jewellery currently available at the de Young Museum Store in San Francisco. It coincides with the Gilbert & George exhibition there, on until 18th May, and includes this pair of G&G brooches, gin bottle jewellery, a Gilbert & George glasses necklace and much more. It’s exclusive to the museum, so you can’t get it from our own shops or website - check with the museum for international postage!

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Book a date with us…

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 3:44pm

Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley

We’ve been given this copy of Aldous Huxley’s Antic Hay by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Were they having a clear out? No - they want us to customise it for their next Friday Late event, which is all about the Art of the Book. There’s a lot to live up to because it’s part of their Blood on Paper exhibition about artists’ books.

Excitingly, if you come to the Friday Late, and customise your own book, you might be able to swap it for ours. Not only will it be totally Tatty Devine-ified, but it looks like a good read (we’re quite tempted to keep it for Tatty Book Club actually). The dust jacket says on it that the characters “live a crazy life, these artists adrift, intellectuals who have lost their bearings, and women who try to forget their griefs in the pursuit of a good time.” Sounds great!

It’s all happening on Friday April 25th from 6.30pm - 10pm at the V&A. If you can’t make it, check back here for a picture of the book when we’ve finished with it…

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Best Budgerigar Competition

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 12:38pm

Do you live in or close to Hackney? Do you own a budgie or other bird?

We only ask because one of our upcoming exhibitions is all about budgies! Artist Susanna Edwards is recreating a budgie competition that happened in 1959, and along with photographer Luke Stephenson (those are his shots above) will document it for an exhibition at our Brick Lane shop gallery.

The event aims to bring the community together in a celebration of all things budgerigar and raise money for the church where it’s being held. And of course we’ll be there, with a stall full of Tatty Devine budgie badges and jewellery.

And if you do bring your bird… it could win a special Tatty Devine trophy!

Budge over budgie, that trophy’s mine…

It all happens on Saturday 10th May 2008, from 1pm-5pm, at All Saints Church Hall, Livermere Road, Haggerston, London E8. If you’re bringing a bird please arrive for 10.30am. Entry costs £2.

Click the flyer to enlarge…

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Wow! 3-D photographs…

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 12:14pm

3-D!

You know that great feeling, before the days of digital cameras, when you’d get your photos back from development at the chemist’s and they were FANTASTIC? Well, we’ve got that feeling - the 3-D photographs taken at our Ace Customer Club party are up on Flickr, and they’re amazing. We feel dizzy from looking at them.

A big thank you to art directors and designers Jess & James for taking the pictures.

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Amigurumi

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 2:54pm

We have a wonderful new book now on sale, perfect for those days when all you want to do is sit in your favorite spot, pull on a pair of big warm socks, listen to some good music, have a nice cuppa and do something that’s fun, but doesn’t need too much thought… hmm, but what could you do?

Amigurumi is a book by Annie Obaachan (aka Grannie Annie) who teaches us the Japanese art of stuffed crochet animals. Annie gives tips on the best materials to buy and 15 cheeky chappies to make, from a mischievous pig to a grumpy tiny mohair bear! Once you’re feeling confident, you may want to create your own characters by using some of the other artists’ creations featured in the book as inspiration. The adorable animals you create will be perfect for presents or for placing in amusing areas around the house.

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Tatty Devine is turning Japanese…

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 2:05pm

We’re very excited to be having our first ever party in Japan! Want to come? Get out in Tokyo and try to find an invitation at boutiques and record shops that have a connection with gallery Rocket, where the party’s being held. Clue: you’ll need your invitation to watch our 3D films!

Gallery Rocket is famous on Tokyo’s art scene, and we’ve been specially chosen by art director Mr Fujimoto to collaborate with the gallery on this party.

The gallery first opened at Dojyunkai Apartment in 1996, and with its weekly exhibitions had a huge impact on the Tokyo art and design scene.

After a two year break it reopened in November 2007, with a new concept: “gallery of the night”. It’s open from 6pm - 10pm for people to stop by after work or dinner, and before going out for a drink.

Perfect for a party, then! It’s on 3rd April 2008, from 6pm - 10pm (but don’t forget - you need an invitation to get in…). Get there early to grab one of 50 free Tatty Devine bead popcorn pendants!

Gallery Rocket, 3-14-10, B1F, Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel: 03-5412-1815
Read all about it in Japanese

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Meeting our ace customers

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 5:06pm

Wow! We had a blast last night at the launch of our new Ace Customer Club. Some brave folks got a haircut-on-the-spot by Charlie Le Mindu and our 3D photographer took pap snaps into the third dimension!

raffle ticket winner The winning raffle ticket number is 149 - if you’ve got the winning ticket, bring it into either of our shops to claim your FIFTY POUND GIFT VOUCHER!

If you didn’t win, we’re still giving you a little something - bring your raffle ticket into either of our shops to claim 5% off any purchase.

Missed the party? You can still join in the fun - pick up your Ace Customer Club card in either of our shops and get it stamped every time you spend over £25. Collect six stamps and get a free gift…

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Introducing our… Ace Customer Club!

From our secret diary, written by tatty devine at 11:08am

We’re having a secret party on the evening of Thursday 13th March to launch our new Ace Customer Club - it’s a loyalty card for our two shops (more info coming soon…)

If you’d like to be there, just email acecustomer@tattydevine.com and ask for all the details and for your name to be on the list.

There’ll be some cool free gifts and a raffle. The winning ticket number will be announced here!