THE INTRIGUING TALE OF THE ‘HUNTING’ CARPET
At the end of August we were thrilled to meet Anne Henderson who was on holiday from Strathaven and had a special reason to be visiting us at Groam House.
Category: Bain Collection
ONLINE EVENTS | GEORGE BAIN INSPIRES
Marking the 140th anniversary of the birth of George Bain.
Join a new online community sharing the creativity of Celtic art
A call to all artists, designers and makers inspired by the Celtic style
VIEW ONLINE | TALK BY LUCY HAGUE
Designer Lucy Hague will discuss the design challenges encountered when translating Pictish-style key patterns into cable-knitting.
LISTEN | BAIN DESIGN PODCAST
Imagine having this bright, intricate Celtic-design bowl in your house: you would make it a...
Celtic Art Classes in Caithness
A 1940s art class in Caithness embroidered one of George Bain’s designs on cushion covers, but how Bain was involved remains a mystery
George Bain and the world water speed record
In September 1952, racing driver John Cobb attempted to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch...
inspiration from aberlemno
The design on this leather stool is taken from one of the Pictish stones found at Aberlemno in...
