Reclaim Magazine Interview with Hal Jacob, Plowden & Smith Metals Restorer
What inspired you to become a metals restorer? From a young age, I always enjoyed working with my hands – dismantling things to find out how they were made and repairing old objects, especially ones of an industrial or mechanical character. I studied Conservation of...
The Cross of the Cosmos | Interview with INRO London and artist David Montalto
Made from silver and containing moon dust, the Cross of the Cosmos is the project of a lifetime for artist David Montalto – and the result of many skilled craftsmen, including luxury leather company INRO London and fine art and furniture restorers, Plowden &...
Video | How Does a Professional Art Restorer Revive Antiques?
With something as hands on as art restoration, we know nothing beats showing the range of skills that enables an experienced art restorer to achieve exceptional end results. So, we were delighted to welcome the Masters of Craft cameras into the Plowden & Smith...
Painting Restoration Insights | The Importance of Pigments
Today, fairly rigorous testing in the pre-production stages of new artist materials, including accelerated ageing tests for new pigments/paint films, helps to ensure that conservators of contemporary art have at least some idea of how potentially never-before-used...