Reid Peppard

JEWELLERY POP-UP THIS SUNDAY!!

2012-02-10T07:52:00.000-08:00

Photographer: Levin Haegele, Model: Rufus

Fancy buying a canary bone thin ring, but uncertain of your size? Have your heart set on a Squirrel Heart Pendant for your beloved, but don't have time to have it posted over for Valentines Day?!

FEAR NOT!

We will be holding an exclusive jewellery pop-up event at The Convenience Store THIS SUNDAY the 12th!!

WHEN: 11am-5pm
WHERE: 1A HAZELWOOD TOWER, GOLBORNE GARDENS, LONDON W10 5DT
Nearest Tube Station is a 7 min walk away: Westbourne Park (Hammersmith & City Line and Circle Line)

We will have sizes A-Z of the Canary Bone Thin Rings in Silver (and some gold plated!) along with the entirety of the Park Collection and some new taxidermy works too!! Save massively on postage!!

ALSO: For people wishing to purchase canary bone thin rings in gold plate: if we have your size in silver, you will be able to buy the rings off us at the shop, and then we will send them to you when they're plated (in the next couple days or so!), at a discounted postage fee!

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WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING!!!

2012-01-23T10:06:00.001-08:00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!!! THE WEBSHOP IS BACK UP AND RUNNING!!! :) :)

Fashion Toast

2012-01-23T10:02:00.000-08:00

Big big thank you to the seriously gorgeous Rumi of Fashion Toast for her post about my Canary Bone Thin Rings!!

WEBSITE DOWN!!!

2012-01-21T03:43:00.000-08:00

SO SORRY THE WEBSITE IS DOWN!!!

EVERYTHING WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN BY MONDAY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME YOU ORDER AND I CAN SEND YOU A PAYPAL INVOICE!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!!

XXREID

SHOES

2012-01-05T09:49:00.000-08:00

A design for a "killer" shoe that didn't end up going through to production, but I thought I would share anyways...

Concept:

Two Headed Viper Shoe with a Dagger Heel

This shoe takes it's inspiration from mythology and the history of the stiletto heel.

I wanted to design a shoe that would encapsulate the ultimate power femme pump. The sharp metal "dagger" heel gives the shoes a dangerous edge, while the two headed serpent that stretches it's self around the dagger and wearer acts as a sensual, yet formidable guardian. In Medieval times a stiletto dagger was the weapon of choice for knights and paupers alike. This dagger gave the stiletto heel it's name, so I thought it more than appropriate to accentuate this in my design. In Egyptian mythology the guardian of the underworld was a god named Nehebkau, who had two serpent heads. They believed that Nehebkau had the power to protect against snake bites, and invoke magical spells both in life, and the after life. I like the idea of these two headed snakes acting as mystical guardians for who so ever dares to wear these killer heels.

Any cobblers out there want to do a collaboration? I basically want to wear these shoes...and they don't exist yet!

And no shoe post would be complete with out the wise words of Kelly:

Happy New Year!

2012-01-04T08:34:00.001-08:00

Happy 2012! The RP/Encore Studio doesn't officially open back up until Friday, but I have been working away on a number of exciting projects TBA at a later date. In the meantime, please feel free to enjoy the following photos of some beautiful skinned pigeons...

STOP IT RIGHT NOW!

2012-01-04T08:07:00.000-08:00

SUPER Stoked to see Jayne from the amazing blog STOPITRIGHTNOW likes the Canary Bone Thin Rings!

THE CONVENIENCE STORE: TOMORROW!

2011-12-13T08:05:00.000-08:00

I'll be exhibiting some new items of work (!!!) at The Convenience Store tomorrow evening... for their show:
The Perverse Art of Craft: Objects of Desire

Here's what they have to say about it:

"The Perverse Art of Craft celebrates a growing trend toward the bespoke, handmade, artistic, authentic and exclusive but in this instance tainted with a daring, illicit edge. Ibi has carefully curated a store drawing on the art and design talents of his extended community. The work on show will span a multitude of disciplines"

If you're not already familiar with The Convenience Store, you should really check them out...they are one of the best high end boutiques in London.

If you're free tomorrow night, then why not RSVP (mandatory: shopkeeper at theconveniencestorefashion dot co dot uk) for tomorrow's exhibit and after party? Here are the posters for both:

For the Corpse

2011-12-13T07:38:00.000-08:00

Big big thank you to those of you who made it over Friday and Saturday for Frostbite: For The Corpse the unconventional culinary event I put on with my mates Jack, Al and Sarah.

Both nights were extremely fun, and we are already working hard on plans for our next event.

One of our lovely guests (Jo from AfternoonTeas) posted a lovely review of her time with us on Friday, and I thought I would re-post some of her images to give you a feel for what went down...

For more images and my recipe for the much loved Bûche de Noël (if I do say so myself...) check out Jo's site HERE.

Retail Jeweller

2011-12-13T07:25:00.000-08:00

There's a very interesting article on controvercial jewellery in Retail Jeweller (written by the lovely Laura McCreddie) at the moment... check it out HERE

Impossible Parcel

2011-12-13T06:26:00.000-08:00

I was so thrilled to see that the beautiful Michelle Haswell from The Kingdom of Style blog enjoyed her festive holiday treat from RP/Encore!

I seriously love this fun video she posted of her and a work colleague trying to break into our special hard shell gift wrapping!

impossible parcel from Philip Larkin on Vimeo.

Big thanks to Queen Michelle and Phil Larkin for the footage!

Please note, there is free gift wrapping up until the 22nd of December, but the hard shell gift wrapping still costs £15 a pop...but this has made our little web shop set up crazy, so please just e-mail if you want the hard shell gift wrapping and we'll charge you separately for it. Happy Holidays!

BULLETT MAGAZINE

2011-12-01T14:26:00.000-08:00

Really stoked my pheasant headdress made it onto the cover of Bullett Magazine!

Worn by the beautiful Emily Browning, and styled by the amazing Harry Lambert

FROSTBITE FOR THE CORPSE

2011-11-28T15:42:00.000-08:00

It's here! The second pop-up restaurant I'm putting on with some of my mates... FROSTBITE FOR THE CORPSE!

Here are the deets:

FROSTBITE FOR THE CORPSE will be a winter-inspired evening of festive culinary delights at Guild House in South Bermondsey.

In the derelict underbelly of South East London, Jack Frost has cast his spell on an abandoned warehouse. His touch has transformed the space into a frozen landscape, engulfing everything in a veil of ice and snow.

Enter a dark and frostbitten world of censorial enchantment for a night of seasonal celebration and a festive feast!

Guests will enjoy a three course meal of wintry delights including a main course of hearty Venison stew or bean stew if you’re a personal friend of Prancer and Vixen.

Please dress warmly, Christmas jumpers are strongly encouraged.

Tickets: £25.00 (BYOB)
(Special early-bird ticket price of £20 available for all bookings before 3rd Dec using this code: IMTHEEARLYBIRD)
Dates: Friday 9th December & Saturday 10th December
20 participants per night
Time: 7.30pm-11pm

Please visit forthecorpse.com to reserve your place.
(reservations will be on a first come, first served basis so please book asap!)

Frostbite For The Corpse is the second event in a series of experimental dining experiences.

**** JUST TO RE-ITERATE: There are only 20 seats each night so be sure to book now if you think you might be interested in coming along!! Also, if you book before Saturday you'll get £5 off!! (use the code: IAMTHEEARLYBIRD)****

See you then!

Kingdom of Style

2011-11-28T15:11:00.000-08:00

Super duper flattered to be featured on the Kingdom of Style Blog again! Thank you Queen Michelle! ;)

Rings in Action

2011-11-17T03:18:00.000-08:00

How fab are these images of the new rings "in action"?!

Big Big thanks to Levin Haegele (photographer), Lee Street Studio (amazing East London studio), the beautiful Georgina Pragnell (hand model and incredible stylist/set designer in her own right), and Rufus (the ferocious feline).

more at RP/Encore!

PET Collection Early Release!

2011-11-15T05:58:00.000-08:00

Two new ring styles have been added to the RP/Encore web shop! These rings mark the beginning of RP/Encore Studio, the lighter more conceptual (and affordable!) take on RP/Encore! These pieces are inspired by the animals in each collection (not cast from them), making them the perfect addition to the RP/Encore you already have, and lots of other jewellery too.

CANARY BONE THIN RINGS (above):

Inspired by the beautiful and delicate nature of the canary bone, these thin rings are hand made in our studio just like everything else, but they stand apart from our usual offerings in that they:

-start at only £35 each!
-come plated in BLACK GOLD and RED GOLD (£55) in addition to the usual yellow gold and silver options
-are laser engraved with their halmark on the outside of the ring, certifying that each ring is made from solid sterling silver.
-come in super tiny sizes so you can wear them on your upper fingers!

COLLAR RING (above):

Taking inspiration from dog & cat collars and leads, this ring is the perfect answer to all these over the knuckle rings that are everywhere right now. Also, it can be worn a couple different ways, with either sterling silver or 9ct gold chain connecting the two bands.

ALL IMAGES ©Levin Haegele 2011 and shot at Lee Street Studio

UNDERCOVER

2011-11-11T03:28:00.001-08:00

I thought I posted these ages ago, but it doesn't look like I did!

One of my all time favorite ad campaigns:

I think it's Undercover SS11... can't seem to find it again on the net!

Harper's Bazzar China

2011-11-10T06:26:00.000-08:00

I don't know who this beautiful woman is in October's Harper's Bazaar China, but she's wearing the crow tongue bracelet in gold, as well as the crow talon pendant, so she's a woman with taste!

Unemployment Works

2011-11-05T09:57:00.000-07:00

Check out my mate Grace's awesome illustrations:

More HERE

Press: Twin Magazine

2011-11-05T09:37:00.000-07:00

Trying to catch up on all the bits and pieces I should have posted months ago!!

This is a fun clipping from Twin Magazine:

Click HERE to read the rest of the interview! Big thanks to Dorrell for coming round!

Portrait: Alexandra Shah

2011-11-05T09:18:00.000-07:00

Continuing on with a new portrait of me me me me me:

Some of you might remember Alexandra's work from the Park Collection (Here). For this portrait, Alexandra chose to focus on the "making"/craft element of my work. Check out her blog for more images from my studio!

INSPIRATION

2011-11-05T08:34:00.000-07:00

Today's inspiration post is dedicated to a fellow California State native, Miss Sandy Hartness of Yucca Valley's very own "Sandy Paws Pet Grooming Shop".

Many of you will already be familiar with Miss Hartness' fine grooming of her pet poodle "Cindy", but for those of you who are not: enjoy!

(Camel)

(Dragon)

(Peacock)

("Ninja Turtle-Leonardoodle")

(PacMan)

#AWESOME

Check out the rest of Sandy's grooming masterpieces on the Sandy Paws website (HERE)

POLYVORE COMPETITION WINNERS!!!!!

2011-10-19T01:53:00.000-07:00

It was a tie between:

Michelle

RD / ENCORE by aruby featuring a merino wool shirt

&

brown256

Things I love & love to share by mcq91 featuring alexander mcqueen dresses

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I will be in touch to get your addresses and ring sizes!

Big big thanks to everyone who took part--- it was extremely hard to choose a winner!! And don't despair if you didn't win this time... we've got another one in the works which will be announced some time in the next couple weeks! Watch this space! xxxReid

Judges!

2011-10-19T01:22:00.000-07:00

Meet the judges for the Polyvore Competition:

Distortom: Haunted/designer/music/obsessed/bringer/of/noise

About:
hauntedheartbreak.tumblr.com
youcantknowaboutthis.tumblr.com

George Lewin: Set Designer

About:
Up-and-coming set designer/jigsaw bearing beauty

Robert Storey: Set Designer

About:
http://robertstorey.blogspot.com/

Tom Houser: Photographer/Graphic Designer

About:

This is my first time as a judge so for inspiration I tried to channel Cheryl Cole.
Unfortunately I failed to be cheryl-like in some areas.
Alas I don't have a semi-successful music career, so instead I have had to study advertising. I have a fondness for photography/graphics/type and helped RP/Encore with the copy, design and photography for the last collection PARK.
Cheryl didn't study art at Saint Martins with Reid and I, which was a pity.
I don't date footballers or beat up toilet attendants.

Cheryl and I both like chinese food and really apart from the above we are indistinguishable.

Press: STAMP MAG

2011-10-18T03:08:00.000-07:00

A little interview w/ yours truly on this kick-ass new site/e-mag "STAMP MAG" click HERE for full interview and muchos more images from my old studio!

Image by Felicity Ieraci

APPETITE: FOR THE CORPSE

2011-10-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

Today I will be busy working with my other judges re: the winner of my Polyvore Competition (sooooooo fucking hard! you lot are too fucking creative and awesome! thanks so much again for your entries!) but I am also working like crazy on another exciting venture! Check it out!

APPETITE: FOR THE CORPSE will be a Halloween-inspired evening of grotesque culinary delights at The Pigeon Wing gallery in South Bermondsey.

In the derelict underbelly of South East London, a haunted warehouse will play host to ghosts, witches, ghouls and mad scientists!

During this, the autumnal darkening of days, the line between living and DEAD is at its most fragile intersection. Hoards of the walking dead will stumble down Surrey Canal Road towards the Milwall football stadium on the night of Saturday the 29th October. Those who dare will enter a dark and bewitching world of sensorial enchantment.

Appetite: ForTheCorpse is the first event in a series of experimental dining experiences.

The menu will include:

Starter:
BEATLEJUICE BROTH
(cream of pumpkin soup with toasted pumpkin seeds and parmesan crisps)

Main Course:
INTESTINES & EYEBALLS
(squid Ink pasta with optional sides of meatballs, mozzarella, mushrooms and chives)

Dessert:
CENTIPEDE'S SONG JELLY
BRAISED BABY HEADS (toffee apples)
WITCHES' HAIR (pistachio candy floss)

1970s Japanese horror film, 'HAUSU' (House) will be projected during the meal, interspersed with a smorgasboard of ghoulish and ghastly entertainment!!!!!

Guests are encouraged to dress for the occasion and come prepared with a frightening tale, should they wish to share it.

Tickets: £28.00 (BYOB)
Dates: Saturday 29th October
20 participants per night
Time: 7.30pm-11pm

Please email forthecorpse@gmail.com to reserve your place.
(reservations will be on a first come, first served basis so please book asap!)

All manner of creatures will be catered for: living, dead, animal, mineral and vegetarian. When booking please highlight which of these applies to you.

APPETITE is a pop-up restaurant and performative/interactive experience which showcases the vision of artists:
Alastair T Willey
Jack George
Reid Peppard
Sarah Blissett

***Please note: INDIVIDUALS CAN RESERVE NOT MORE THAN 2 SEATS A NIGHT DUE TO LIMITED CAPACITY! and THERE WILL BE A %50 CHARGE FOR CANCELATIONS MADE LESS THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE EVENT***

POLYVORE COMPETITION EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 15th!!!!!

2011-09-29T11:30:00.000-07:00

POLYVORE COMPETITION EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 15th!!!!!

Because I've been so crap about choosing! Will disclose judges etc on time to this deadline! Sorry! Thing's have been manic over here in RP/Encore HQ--- all will be disclosed soon! Until then, get involved to try and win this fox toe bone ring!!

RP/ENCORE POLYVORE COMPETITION

2011-08-19T03:49:00.000-07:00

Interested in snapping up a sterling silver Fox Toe Bone Ring, but don't have the cash?

Now's your chance to win your very own Solid Sterling Silver Fox Toe Bone Ring (inc shipping!) free of charge!

USUALLY £175!

All you have to do is make your own Polyvore layout using at least one piece of RP/Encore Stock and post the link in the comments section of this blog before September 9th (my glorious day of birth!)

The winner will be judged by myself, along with 4 other judges (judges to be announced before the 9th).

PLEASE NOTE: if you are really opposed to using Polyvore, then collages and artworks will also be accepted!

one head please

2011-08-19T03:45:00.001-07:00

Charlotte Hoyle Illustration

2011-08-11T08:45:00.000-07:00

Currently clearing out the studio getting ready to move from Hackney Wick to Dalston, and came across some things I meant to post ages ago. I'll be posting each one gradually over the coming weeks, but in the meantime...

Here's a lovely portrait of yours truly sent over from the very lovely Charlotte Hoyle--- Charlotte I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post this! Thank you very much.

Please visit Charlotte's website HERE or HERE

Inspiration: Tim Walker

2011-08-11T08:16:00.000-07:00

Great Minds...

2011-08-11T08:02:00.000-07:00

Single Crow Tongue Bracelet : Loss

2011-08-02T07:04:00.000-07:00

This year I lost two people to cancer. First, my godmother Jamie Roach and then my Uncle John shortly thereafter.

Cancer is a bitch.

I made this single crow tongue bracelet for Jamie before she died, and she wore it up until her death.

I'll be selling these single crow tongue bracelets to raise money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in honour of her death/life. Get in touch if you're interested in buying one, and supporting a damn good cause for £250 not including postage.

Unusual Gifts

2011-07-15T04:36:00.000-07:00

One of the perks of doing what I do is people tend to remember and get in touch when they see/find something they think I might like. Pretty cool right?

Being a bit of a packaging junkie myself, something that I always find interesting is how people wrap up, preserve and pack the items they save for me. I get frozen squirrels wrapped in ten corner shop bags, brown and white pigeons in hat boxes and a little dried up black widow spider sent over in Tiffany's box!

Here are two photos of some recent gifts...

Dinosaurs and Freak Taxidermy

2011-07-10T09:08:00.000-07:00

I've been restoring some work I made a while back.

I'm not usually one for "taxidermy freaks". I tend to find that concept (and often execution) all a bit easy/amateur. That said, I still have a bit of a soft spot for these guys... perhaps because of the obvious/cartoon like head/body switch. These were some of my first sculptures involving taxidermy before I learned how to do it myself, so perhaps it's sentimental in that way too.

At the time I was interested in the idea of birds being the closest living ancestors of dinosaurs. I liked the idea of some crazy scientist dude trying to bring dinosaurs back to life by using birds. In this case, the bird used was an edwardian grouse with a decorated mount.

Portrait

2011-06-27T05:26:00.000-07:00

A recent portrait of me wearing my pigeon wing headdress by Jean-Francois Carly.

This image is the first of a collaboration between me and four photographers. Each participating photographer is a friend of mine who has been an integral part of the establishment of my practice and RP/Encore. These images reflect their understanding of me/my work and I have no say in what goes on appart from being in the photo.

Stay tuned for the other three images!

RP/ENCORE WEBSHOP

2011-06-13T11:09:00.004-07:00

Long live the new RP/Encore website!

That's right, after 2 years of temperamental flash induced hell, we finally have a working html website!

Designed by the ever patient and talented Alastair T Willey, this spanking new gem can be viewed via your iPhone or smart phone anywhere in the world!

DISCOUNT PERIOD NOW OVER
To celebrate this momentous occasion we are giving you 15% off all orders made through the website for the next WEEK!

Just enter the following code when you're checking out: pedaltothemetal

Discount ends 6pm Monday the 20th of June.

INSPIRATION

2011-06-13T05:58:00.000-07:00

Rings I'm wearing at the mo

2011-06-11T06:15:00.000-07:00

avid readers will spot clues for what's coming up in the next collection...

OZZY!!!!

2011-06-07T10:12:00.003-07:00

Why... what's that?...

Oh, you know it's just one of my all time favorite musicians wearing my double rat headdress.

Yep, pretty chuffed it made it on to one of Kerrang! Magazine's May covers. In case you missed it you can order your copy HERE. This issue is pretty fuckin sweet and includes a six page spread on the metal legend, where he talks about growing up in Bermingham, and going solo. As they say in the mag, "The dude's lived enough for ten people" so it's pretty cool seeing what he has to say for himself.

Here's a little taste test of what's inside:

And with that I leave you with the following:

down by the river

2011-06-07T10:12:00.001-07:00

Another Thames riverbed find by Chris Eaton.

TARGET PRACTICE

2011-06-07T09:47:00.000-07:00

Love these targets from shooting in Los Angeles...

RP/ENCORE WEBSHOP

2011-06-04T05:27:00.000-07:00

GO HERE!!

Matt

2011-06-03T04:51:00.000-07:00

image by Tom Houser

Patricija

2011-06-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

Check out these beautiful photographs and collage by my former assistant Patricija Stepanovic :

All images © Patricija Stepanovic. (flickr HERE, tumblr HERE)

So proud of you Patricija! Keep up the amazing work!xxx

Grandpa's gun license

2011-05-29T06:07:00.000-07:00

Ahhh America...

DAS MAGAZIN

2011-05-25T13:07:00.000-07:00

Photographer: Pier Luigi Maccor

This image needs an explanation:

Remember back in January when Selfridges awarded me the status of Bright Young Thing and gave me a window on Oxford Street to decorate for the month of January?

Well, if you were lucky enough to pass by Selfridges any time from the beginning of January until early March you would have also seen two windows filled with life size cardboard cut-outs of all 20 designers/jewellers/artists awarded the status of Bright Young Thing.

When it came time to clear the cut-outs from the windows, Selfridges got in touch, and a few of my friends insisted I pick mine up so they could decorate their houses with life-size 2D versions of yours truly. Well, when I was walking from the tube station to their house with my double me(s) the photo crew from DAS Magazin approached me to take a set of inpromptu photos for their weekly mag! How random is that?

KILLER/Peace Death

2011-05-25T11:38:00.000-07:00

For those of you who aren't following me on twitter:

Panasonic "playing" with a dead bird.

A peaceful squirrel found in Victoria Park.

River Thames

2011-05-19T04:02:00.000-07:00

Look at what my friend Chris found when he was walking Mrs. Chips along the Thames...

image ©Christopher Eaton

Polyvore

2011-05-17T13:49:00.001-07:00

DELIGHT IN TEMPTATION by isabellexo featuring dr martens boots

Excited to see some RP/Encore jewellery has made it's way on to Polyvore via my UK stockist Kabiri.

I have never used Polyvore myself, but it's cool to see the different ways that people think to wear my jewellery.

This one bellow is cool because they even included a bag by my friends Ilya and Resha (of Fleet Ilya)... they also hand make all of their work here in East London. Check out their website HERE.

She's beautiful with her style by Capture Addicted featuring gold jewelry

Where's Wally?: can you find the gold plaited toe bone ring in the above image?

Hmmm... this is giving me ideas for a possible competition...

Dogboarding

2011-05-17T13:26:00.000-07:00

no words necessary really...

photos

2011-05-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

Just got some film back that we shot in Death Valley. You'll see more of these in the future, but that's all for now!

DEATH VALLEY

2011-05-08T12:54:00.000-07:00

Just got back from Death Valley, where I did a very exciting project... more on that coming up!

I'm in San Francisco now, enjoying the amazing weather.

More images to follow shortly.

So far, highlights have included:

-Shooting guns

-Amazing dinners at Isa in the Marina

-Surfing in Pacifica

-Kayaking in Morro Bay

-Death Valley (full stop)

upper finger rings

2011-05-08T12:45:00.000-07:00

GO TO CHURCH

2011-04-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

Meet my first California stockist:

CHURCH BOUTIQUE

After carefully checking out every single shop boutique and gallery that was recommended to me in Los Angeles, I couldn't have found a better match!

Church isn't interested in trends or fads... their interests lie in beautifully executed "pieces"... quality over quantity.

Their gallery/store is an oasis of calm amidst the hectic hussle and bussle of Santa Monica Blvd. I could tell as soon as i pulled up in the car that this place was special. The building is covered in ivy and the smell of scented candles wafts through the door as you approach. They have done an amazing job on the interior and the selection of stock is something else.. There is a brilliant range of peices from designers such as McQueen through to Diederik Comte. Rodney and David's clarity of vision really shines through their careful selection of antiques, new artworks, jewellery and clothing.

If you are in Los Angeles SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE!

websites down!

2011-04-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

PLEASE NOTE:

WWW.RPENCORE.COM

&

WWW.REIDPEPPARD.COM

ARE CURRENTLY BEING RE-DONE AND CANNOT BE ACCESSED AT THIS TIME!

PLEASE E-MAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS.

I WILL POST WHEN THE NEW SITES ARE UP.

EARING

2011-04-15T14:06:00.000-07:00

Check out these hot new earrings I made. Big thanks to Justin for modeling them so beautifully!

Sold individually, and EXCLUSIVELY at CHURCH!

BANG BANG

2011-04-15T00:14:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Angeles Shooting Range with our mates Kyle and Mike.

more photos HERE

Brass Squirrel Skull Sculpture

2011-04-09T15:34:00.000-07:00

Real cast solid brass squirrel skull with artificial badger tongue.

Los Angeles Natural History Museum

2011-04-05T11:31:00.000-07:00

Last Friday I went to the Los Angeles Natural History Museum to take a peek at their taxidermy dioramas.

I used to love the diorama halls when I was a kid. They were so magical... like little portholes into these fascinating animal worlds.

Though I think a few of the cases could do with a spot of dusting and maintenance I must admit they are still pretty striking.

I love all of the little details they include in each display...

It was "First Fridays" when I was there so unfortunately I wasn't able to see everything (due to some talks and musical performances that were being held in certain wings) but I was able to get some good shots around the museum which you can access via my flickr account.

CALIFORNIA

2011-03-31T13:06:00.001-07:00

Apologies! The chaos in the run up to my trip to California partnered with the fact that I haven't been able to access the Internet in the mountains of San Diego have made me extraordinarily crap at posting!

I am now in Los Angeles and on the hunt for a venue to have a trunk show at, so if you know of somewhere, please let me know!

And for those of you who are experiencing crappy weather / Americana withdrawal please feel free to follow my flickr account HERE as I will be updating it as frequently as possible!

Taxidermy Guild Conference UK

2011-03-31T12:37:00.000-07:00

Two days before I left for California, I made the trek up North to the UK Guild of Taxidermists' Annual Conference.

This year we had an excellent Roe Shoulder Mount demonstration courtesy of Maurice Bouten who traveled from the Netherlands to teach us a thing or two.

Here are a couple of my favorite works brought in by guild members:

for a few more images check out my flickr account.

L_A_N Magazine Launch

2011-03-17T12:44:00.000-07:00

My friends Veronica and Simon (of the amazing band TEETH) launched L_A_N Magazine's second issue the other week.

The launch was held at one of my favorite London spaces: The Wapping Project (I posted about it before HERE).

Check out their fab invite/video:

Buy your copy of LAN Magazine HERE!

Nabil

2011-03-02T10:56:00.000-08:00

My friend Nabil came over on Saturday for a chat and to snap a few photos around the studio.

I love the way he captured my work. He has an excellent eye for details and textures...

All images © Nabil Azadi

RP/Encore Selfridges Window

2011-03-01T04:32:00.000-08:00

For those of you who don't follow me on twitter, here are some sweet ass photos of my RP/Encore Selfridges / Bright Young Things Window from January:

All images ©Andrew Meredith

Big thanks to Devise London for the amazing retro video wall!

London Fashion Week AW/2011

2011-02-26T07:47:00.000-08:00

This London Fashion Week has been a special one.

On Saturday a whole bunch of my mates from Central Saint Martins took to the catwalk to showcase their hard work from the Fashion MA course earning L'Oreal Awards and a whole heap of well deserved press. I'm going to their static show next week, so I'll be sure to post photos later on.

In the meantime: Here are some crappy iPhone photos (they SO don't do this collection justice!) I took at my friend Tessa's show (Tessa Edwards). I love her super cool scifi luxury wear or as i-D tweeted "idiosyncratic, brilliant collection of post-apocalyptic glamour":

My favorite looks are the last one and the transparent suit with the amazing greeny blue scarab wing encrusted (or so it looked) piece underneath. And look at those amazing shoes!! How lethal is Tessa? Gorgeous AND Talented... eeek! God help us!

SEX

2011-02-24T09:04:00.000-08:00

I posted about Isabella Rossellini's "Green Porno" a while back (HERE) but I was recently alerted via the guardian and Tom Houser that a selection of these works in addition to some excellent taxidermy mounts are being shown at the Natural History Museum until the 2nd of October as part of their "Sexual Nature" exhibit.

Check it out if you're in London:

Fancy a Crow?

2011-02-22T10:27:00.000-08:00

For those of you that are London based:

Fancy a nice large plastic crow?

I have a few left over from the Selfridges window display, and you're welcome to pop round the studio and pick them up if you're interested. I've got a mix of "standing" and "flying" models to choose from.

Here's a crappy iPhone photo (sorry!) of the flying ones:

First come first serve, so get in touch via e-mail (info@rpencore.com) if you're interested!

Toadstool Lollipop Cakes v Southend-on-Sea

2011-02-22T09:18:00.000-08:00

This weekend my dear friend Tom flew over from Belgium to celebrate his birthday with us in London.

We celebrated it in true style with a massive party boasting drinks galore (courtesy of Absolut Vodka), tons of amazing little frosted toadstools made of cake and presented like lollipops, popcorn a plenty and retro candy mania!

We even had La Roux do a DJ set!

Oh all right: so AnOther Magazine happened to be celebrating it's 10th birthday on the same night, and we maybe/kinda/sorta just went to that. But we did achieve the main goal of the night which was to ensure Tom's alcohol and sugar consumption reached diabetes inducing heights.

The following morning, Christopher decided we should take the train down to Southend-on-Sea.

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

I've been meaning to visit some of the UK's seedy seaside cities for a while now, and Southend on a pissy rainy day did not disappoint!

Here are some photos:

There was even an amazing junk shop that sold these:

Pets

2011-02-10T12:22:00.000-08:00

image: ©Jean-Francois Carly

Right now, if anybody out there has been unfortunate enough to loose an animal companion. Please do get in touch. Any animal! I wont discriminate.

---snakes are most welcome..

Helena

2011-02-10T12:07:00.000-08:00

A reader sent me a link to this yesterday:

Apparently Grazia Magaizine believes my taxidermy (well, the crow headdress specifically) would suit Helena Bonham Carter's outfit for the Oscars.

Well chosen Grazia... I look forward to hearing from her stylists! wink wink

RP/Encore now sold at Kabiri!

2011-01-10T11:42:00.000-08:00

Exciting News!

RP/Encore is now stocked with high end jewellery retailer Kabiri!

In the next week or so you'll be able to visit, try on and purchase almost the entire RP/Encore collection of cast item jewellery at the following premises:

Kabiri Marylebone
37 Marylebone High Street
London
W1U 4QE

Kabiri At Selfridges
Ground Floor
400 Oxford Street
London
W1A 1AB

Kabiri Covent Garden
18 The Market, The Piazza
Covent Garden, London
WC2E 8RB

RP/E Selfridges Window / Bright Young Things

2011-01-10T10:10:00.000-08:00

This year has kicked off to a really great start. This month I was selected by one of the UK's most prestigious department stores: Selfridges as one of 20 "Bright Young Things" they thought were "the most creative and exciting new names from the worlds of fashion and art".

For those of you not familiar with Selfridges: this is a really big deal, and a stupendous honour!

We installed the RP/Encore window last week, and if you find yourself in London, why not stop by and take a peek? Mine is on Oxford Street, four windows down from Duke Street!

Here are some behind the scenes photos from that eversohandsomeandtallented Mr. Houser:

More photos to be shown soon!

Big big thanks to Jack and Josh from Devise London who loaned me the video wall, re-edited the video content specifically for the display, installed everything and made the RP/E logo! You guys are the best! Also big thanks to Flick for staying with us for what ended up being a 13hour over night install shift, and Tom for helping out in spite of having come straight from working a full 8.5 hour workday!

2011

2010-12-20T02:43:00.000-08:00

So, this new year has been pretty fucking mental really. I was just about to list all of the shit that went down for me/RP/Encore in 2010, when I realized what a bragging douche-like move that would be.

Suffice to say, I have been extremely lucky this past year, and have been really fucking blessed to have such an amazing network of friends and helpers in my life! Thanks dudes! You know who you are!

Now looking ahead: here are some goals I hope to achieve this year:

- Get a USA stockist for my jewellery collection

- Expand my artistic practice

- More art, less e-mails

- More sleep, less all nighters

- Exercise (walking 2 min from home to studio doesn't count, neither does skinning a large mammal! time to get some regular cardio kicks in there before I die of bad posture and high blood pressure at the age of 24!)

- Clarify the difference between "Reid Peppard" and "RP/Encore" (Reid Peppard = artist, RP/Encore = jewellery / products designed from the offcuts of the artistic practice)--- this still often confuses me!

Right... wish me luck!

More From Viktor Vauthier

2010-12-18T10:23:00.000-08:00

Here are some more images of my studio taken by my friend Viktor Vauthier:

These were all taken when I had just moved into my studio, and everything was still relatively nice and clean/tidy... I'll have to have him come round and take some more photos to chart the space's development!

For even more images click HERE.

All images Ⓒ 2011 VIKTOR VAUTHIER (obvs)

Holiday Bazaar

2010-12-18T09:41:00.000-08:00

Here's a little pic the kids at Holiday Bizaar sent over...

This is how they're displaying some of the RP/Encore Stock they're selling.
Holiday Bizaar are currently my only US stockist, so if you're still looking for a unique gift for someone... hop on over to 82 Oak St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (map HERE) and scoop up something special!

LOOK BOOK / POSTER

2010-12-18T09:39:00.000-08:00

Hot shit RP/Encore Look Book by the disgustingly talented Tom Houser (is there a limit to his skills? Urgh...Tom, damn you!)

L O V E it!

For more images/detail shots check out his blog HERE. And while you're there, go ahead and leave Tom a comment telling him how hot shit he is ok? Thanks.

And to have a peek at his inspiration, click HERE.

Fashion Toast

2010-12-18T09:08:00.000-08:00

Rumi Neely of Fashion Toast just did a beautiful post about the pigeon wing headdress I sent her.

Check it out HERE.

Thanks Rumi--XX

Contraban

2010-12-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

Jesus Christ it's been an entire month since I last posted!

L A M E

Even my mum called me up from Cali to bust my balls! Ha.

It's just I've been so fucking busy alright?

Whatevs... so here are some amazing clippings from the New York Times Magazine showcasing a variety of contraband shit people tried to sneak through Kennedy International Airport:

oh wait... whats that???

Oh yes, just a little bird of prey in a softsend envelope... WTF?!

For the full blurb click HERE.

Studio Shot: Viktor Vauthier

2010-12-18T08:46:00.000-08:00

Stoked to see Viktor Vauthier posted a pic from when he visited my studio a couple months ago:

Nice one Viktor! Image © Viktor Vauthier (obvs)

Unfortunately the little mouse shown has since been broken by a careless guest, but hopefully in the new year I'll have a chance to forge his replacement.

Special Package

2010-12-18T08:10:00.000-08:00

Just sent this bad boy off via courier yesterday, check out it's sweet ass custom made box!

Not one to ruin an X-Mas surprise, I'm afraid I can't say what's inside, but I can say it was bought by the beautiful Miss Sienna Miller. Her assistant got in touch because she was in the market for some taxidermy artwork. They were so positive and enthusiastic about my work, I even sent along a little special something (crow leg bracelet) for Miss Miller.

Thanks so much to Hynam for getting in touch!

Can't wait to hear how the gift goes down!

The Wapping Project Masked Ball

2010-11-21T10:25:00.000-08:00

Some photos by Tom Houser from The Wapping Project's masked ball a couple weeks ago to celebrate Wapping's 10 year aniversary.

The night was incredible... Ten of us attended, all of us wearing "Zoro Masks" and decked out in my taxidermy creations. I created two new pieces specially for the night, one of which can be seen on Billie bellow. All in all, it was a really fab night... great costumes, phenominal food and an excellent time all round.

Rob wearing the crow headdress.

Billie Temple wearing one of the two new works I made especially for the night. More inages to come shortly.

FOXES

2010-11-14T08:20:00.000-08:00

Some hot shit documentation of my fox pieces:

FOX STOLE: Found in Homerton London
This is a rather large fox that sits around your shoulders, with it's face/teeth pressing into your neck/face. His teeth are hand cast in pewter with silver, with a latex flesh like tongue and large pear cut faceted London Blue Topaz eyes set in 18ct gold settings.

FOX HANDBAG: Found in the Essex Countryside
This much smaller fox has been fashioned into a black velvet lined, and metal clasped handbag. He also has pewter and silver teeth, with large pear cut faceted Swiss Blue Topaz eyes set in 18ct gold settings. This work can be held either by it's conjoined feet/legs or by the heavy weight double sterling silver chain straps attached to it's middle. His mouth also acts as a "secret pocket" and can be pressed shut, or remain open as pictured.

All photography by the ever talented and wonderful TOM HOUSER.

NEW YORK: Holiday Bizzar

2010-11-13T10:50:00.000-08:00

I'm going to have some pieces at the Holiday Bizzar in Brooklyn... stop by for their launch on Wednesday!

My work will be there from Monday the 22nd!

Flux Magazine

2010-11-13T08:58:00.000-08:00

Totally forgot to post about this great article by Hannah Lindsay Fleming in the latest Flux Magazine!

Here's a shot my mate Josie-Katz texted me from the mag:

To have a look at a pdf of the magazine click HERE

BLOW PR PRESS DAY

2010-11-04T09:43:00.000-07:00

As of yesterday my work has been on display at BLOW PR for their press days.

image: Jennifer Inglis

Though I'm not on BLOW's books as one of their "BLOW PRESENTS" designers (this might change, but they would be taking on my jewellery only), this is a great opportunity to get some constructive criticism off press and buyers, and to see if BLOW is the right PR company for my rather unique precious metal jewellery.

I've never participated in one of these things before, so it will be interesting seeing what comes out of it.

Something that has already reached me via twitter is an excellent post from the Style Crusader blogger/tweeter which you can read HERE. I think Style Crusader does an excellent job of expressing her impression of my work, and how her opinions developed from her initial "put off" moving gradually into intrigue. She also has some excellent images from the showroom. Worth a click for sure.

Plaster Pods

2010-11-03T16:37:00.000-07:00

This is a bit late, but checkout this fantastic post from a girl who's boyfriend ordered her a gold plaited fox molar ring!

Excellent documentation of the plaster pods.

Check out her blog HERE for the full post.

love

2010-11-02T05:49:00.000-07:00

Pheasant

2010-11-01T15:15:00.000-07:00

Skinning some pheasants my dear friend Rob Storey found me in the countryside...

Easily the most damaged creature I've ever attempted to skin! Wish me luck...

Tessa

2010-10-25T07:05:00.000-07:00

Image by the ever talented Tom Houser

Packaging

2010-10-21T10:47:00.000-07:00

For those of you who order jewellery items off the RP/Encore website:

Royal Academy + The Independent Magazine

2010-10-17T07:05:00.000-07:00

On September 28th I was asked by Vanessa Carlos and Susie Allan-Huxley to have people wear my work as part of a performance for the Royal Academy's Contemporary Circle Fundraising event.

As most of you know, my taxidermy works are part sculpture, part performance piece. To wear one of my taxidermy creations is to take part in a performance. To be the performer. No small task, but one that my gallant models: Rob Storey, Sean Heart, Ryan Strong and Dominic Parczuk carried out with perfect ease.

It was a spectacular night with three other performance artists taking part, and a spectacular arrangement of creatively displayed canapes and drinks to be had. All of the guests seemed to enjoy interacting with the models/performers and we had many very interesting conversations with many different people, which is the whole point of my work really!

Any case, looks like our work that night left it's impression on Jacosta Jones over at the Independent Magazine because look what we found on page 7 in Saturday's Art Magazine:

I've had better reviews, but eh...

To see more photos from the night, check out Dafydd Jones' website HERE.

Tweet Tweet

2010-10-13T06:21:00.000-07:00

Follow me for more regular postings re: roadkill etc.

Crow Feather & Tongue Single Earing

2010-10-11T10:02:00.000-07:00

Check out this crow feather earring I made!

earring loop and crow tongue both solid sterling silver.

Engagement Ring!

2010-10-11T09:06:00.000-07:00

Finally the cat's out of the bag, and I can share the exciting news!

Bill (of Bill and Flick at TOBL) approached me about making an engagement ring out of one of the fox molars I use for my jewellery a few months ago. After lots of hard work, and back and forth, I finally finnished it off, and Bill gave it to her the other night!

Unfortunately I couldn't seem to really capture all of it's details successfully in my photos, so here's the breakdown:

- 18K Rich Colour Red Gold hand finished ring base with a cast fox's molar.

- One brilliant cut half carat diamond set into the crevice of the fox's tooth.

- Two small emeralds set on the inside of the ring. (why the extra stones? because Flick is a synesthete and for her 3 = green! pretty fucking cool right? Bill's idea of course...)

- "The Owl and the Pussycat" is hand engraved around the emeralds on the inside of the ring. Now, Bill hasn't shared the meaning of this with me, but you can just about make out the engraving in this photo below --- doesn't it look great?!

As you can see, I also thinned out the shank of the ring by hand to give it a more elegant line, and make it extra comfortable for everyday wear.

Below is another image of it in it's little velvet box that I think is a bit clearer. But if you want to see it up close and personal, head on over to Taste of Bitter Love Cafe, have one of the best coffees in London and ask for Flick!

If you think you might be interested in a one-of-a-kind hand made engagement ring, please feel free to e-mail me at info@rpencore.com. Prices start at £2,500 depending on the style etc.

INTERNS WANTED:

2010-10-06T13:26:00.000-07:00

It's that time again!

This time around I'm looking for people interested in working 2 days a week (possibly more) up until January!

image from Smithsonian Institute Archives

Please get in touch if you have experience working with jewellery ie: filing and finishing silver, and would like to gain first hand experience in a very small studio working directly under me!

Unfortunately I still can't pay, but lunch will be provided as well as copious amounts of tea/coffee and biscuits!

Applicants will be eager to learn, good with their hands, and adapt well to a variety of roles and tasks.

Please e-mail info@rpencore.com with a CV and Cover Letter!

Please note: I do not teach taxidermy as part of my internship program.

I am accepting CVs up until the end of October, and will be conducting interviews the first week of November.

I look forward to hearing from you--- X Reid

Half a Rat !?!

2010-10-06T05:29:00.000-07:00

WTF?

THIS HALF RAT WAS FUCKING MASSIVE!!!!!!

Blow

2010-10-06T05:19:00.000-07:00

I just had a look at BLOW PR's newly re-vamped website, and came across this fantastic illustration of my work!

Illustration by: Charlotte Hoyle

Pigeon

2010-10-04T05:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Scarlet and Jack for picking up this little beaut!

Art Wednesday Interview

2010-10-03T04:43:00.000-07:00

OK, so between getting horrifically ill this past month, and trying to finish off a collection of orders and commissions this month, I totally forgot to post this interview with Phillipa Snow (my fave blogger!) for Art Wednesday.

Check it out:

http://artwednesday.com/2010/09/01/reid-peppard-2/