Helen Whittaker
Old Craft, New Art: The Process of Designing to Commission Inspired by the Brief, the Client and the Building
Helen will talk about the way she approaches each new commission, illustrated through a few selected projects. Helen will take the brief for one of her recent projects and encourage participants to come up with ideas to be brought together into a cohesive design. All that is needed is access to the internet, paper and pencils and a creative mindset.
Helen Whittaker is Creative Director to Barley Studio, York, a stained glass firm internationally renowned for both conservation and new work. She is an award-winning designer of stained glass windows and architectural sculpture in glass and copper, with over 100 commissions in prestigious ecclesiastical and secular buildings across the UK.
Helen is a Court Member (the executive body) of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, chairing the judging panel for the national Stevens Architectural Glass Competition..
Helen’s recent commissions include a new window for the RAF Club, London, which was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen, inclusion in the Prince and Patron exhibition for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, and collaboration with David Hockney RA on the creation of The Queen’s Window for Westminster Abbey.
