Rob Ryan

Ryantown Staffordshire Dogs

Posted by on Thursday 29th May, 2014

We are currently in the early stages of sculpting our very own pair of Ryantown Staffordshire Dogs from scratch! We previously bought ready made blank pairs of cats and dogs from a mould maker in Staffordshire who supplied us with pairs made from existing moulds. Sadly our mould maker retired last year and it has […]

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Rob Ryan for NV London Calcutta

Posted by on Thursday 15th May, 2014

I am very excited to announce that Rob has collaborated once again with NV London Calcutta to produce a new silk scarf. Rob decided to adapt his papercut piece ‘I Always Said That I’d Do Anything For You’ from his show at Sims Reed Gallery last year ‘There Is Only Time’  for the new scarf. […]

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Loving Cup For The V&A

Posted by on Thursday 8th May, 2014

Earlier this year Rob was commissioned by the V&A to design a Loving Cup for the V&A shop to coincide with their ‘Wedding Dresses 1775–2014′ exhibition. A loving cup is a shared drinking container traditionally used at weddings and banquets and usually has two handles. Here is a exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the loving cup […]

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Thank You From Ryantown!

Posted by on Tuesday 6th May, 2014

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came down to our framed print sale at Ryantown this weekend! We opened the shop on Saturday to a queue of customers. These lovely two were first through the door – they had been waiting since 10.30am!! Framed prints and papercuts were snapped […]

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Bonkers Framed Print Sale At Ryantown This Weekend!!

Posted by on Thursday 1st May, 2014

Today at Ryantown HQ we have been busy preparing for our framed print sale which is happening this weekend!! We are having a big spring clean here in the studio and this is a one-off sale with the opportunity to buy Rob’s framed work at highly discounted prices. Here is a sneak peek of the […]

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The Invisible Kingdom: Part 2 in progress

Posted by on Monday 28th April, 2014

Since the beginning of this year Rob has been working hard on the second book (title to be confirmed!) in his trilogy following The Invisible Kingdom. Rob draws the pictures page by page; at the moment he is working on a spread a day which is a lot of drawing! He is approaching this book […]

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Screenprinting at Ryantown HQ

Posted by on Thursday 17th April, 2014

We are often asked about how Rob’s screenprints are produced here at Ryantown HQ so we are pleased to give you a behind the scenes, step-by-step insight into this process! Rob’s screenprints are created directly from his papercuts.  The length of time it takes to create one of Robs papercuts depends entirely on the size […]

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