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David J Lilly - Making Beauty Manifest

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  • Region: west-sussex
  • Town: Coombes


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  • The Brighton studio is based in the beautiful setting of Applesham Farm in the West Sussex downland village of Coombes, just outside Brighton. The studio is run by David Lilly, who is ably assisted by Richie Maloney and Paul Yarde. You’ll normally find David there from Monday to Friday, but please phone (07796 141180) before turning up in case he is out working on site somewhere. The Brighton studio is the only stained glass studio in the UK that makes and restores Dalle de Verre.

    The Designer

    David Lilly comes from a long line of artists, craftsmen and engineers. His families’ achievements have been as diverse as creating the sewage works for Ghana, exhibiting paintings at the Royal Academy in London and (most delightfully) illustrating the original Winnie the Pooh books. In fact, David’s own career started in Hotel Management, then through the Music Industry and Wine Trade to end up in Stained Glass in the autumn of 2001.

    David loves colour, especially bright colour, so what better to do in ones life than combine colour with light. The business (originally called Simply Stained Glass) came about when David let his feeling for the medium have their head. Combining an anarchic eye with a fascination for unexpected colour combinations has allowed David to develop the business into a uniquely different Stained Glass studio. He trained in the art of stained glass in Brighton in 2001, and the studio opened in February 2002. David also teaches stained glass for The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum and through workshops at the Coombes studio.

    The Hardest Worker

    Richie and David met at the University of Brighton while they were both studying a course in 3D Design ad Craft. David completed his BA with First Class Honours, but Richie has gone on to extend his time there by an additional year and complete the course as a MDes (Master of Design).

    Richie has a varied background in painting and drawing and has developed a particular talent for design and functional craft. He works most often with David when they have restoration work in mediaeval properties around the country restoring and remaking leaded lights and Sussex Pin windows.

    The Painter

    Paul Yarde has been an engineer, artist and designer for many years, latterly working for Daewoo Motors. Today he is semi-retired but fills his time working with glass. For us he is our painter. He works on painting and staining glass for both commissions and restoration projects, and without him the studio could not function at the level it does. Paul’s painting skills are second-to-none and to find an artist with his temperament and delicate touch is a difficult task indeed.

    As well as his fabulous painting he creates his own unique garden sculptures combining stained glass panels and reclaimed sea-defences etc. Paul also teaches for The National Trust and Brighton Adult Education Services.

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