Dragons Tamed in The Gallery
The idea for these really simple picture frames came about as a result of mum Eona Craig’s frustration with ‘fridge door’ art. Simply sticking the mini masterpieces created by her then two year old son onto kitchen appliances seemed inappropriate. Instead, she invented the frame to celebrate children’s creativity in a way that is fun as well as functional.
Eona’s husband, Colin Gilchrist developed the prototype and has been instrumental in moving the project on to manufacture.
The husband and wife team braved the Dragons' Den and though the entrepreneurs didn't invest in the company both Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne bought a frame each for their own off-spring.
In spring 2011, Colin appeared again on BBC2s 'Britain's Next Big Thing' Habitat adopted the frames for their spring/summer range in bright pink, yellow and blue ...
Our Very Own Artists in Residence
Colin, Todd and Murray Gilchrist and Eona Craig
A project like Articulate doesn't happen without help from a great number of people.
We are grateful for the support of our family, Sandra Neilson of Forty Design, Amanda Munro of Munro Photography, Brian Nugent of ICASS, Lesley and Alan McAteer and Tom Gilchrist who have been stalwards since day one - thank you all.