We are looking for an illustrator to work on two interconnected new projects at Rock Mill Centre, New Mills, Derbyshire. Deadline 9th January 2024
Read MoreStand + Stare have been working alongside web developers Fieldwork to create a bespoke conversational tool for Houses of Darkness that encapsulates the digital offerings related to the project.
Read MoreFollowing the success of ‘Reimagining the Diary’, we have now revised our Diary Toolkit to suit the needs of sixth-form students at Pates Grammar School in Cheltenham.
Read MoreWe had a great celebration at Filwood Community Centre, Bristol last week to finish our Knowle West Tales interactive book-making project, using our Mayfly Photobooks app.
Read MoreWe visited the National Railway Museum in York recently, in preparation for an exciting new gallery which will be opening in 2023 - Wonderlab: The Bramall Gallery. Stand + Stare will be creating a Conductive Wall for Wonderlab and so we wanted to check out the space, gather ideas and meet some very special project partners. We’ve also begun prototyping!
Read MoreEveryone has a story to tell but the concept of creating an autobiography can seem overwhelming - where to start? What to say that’s of interest to others? At Filwood Community Centre we’ve been working with local people to help them record their stories in their very own interactive book.
Read MoreLast week, on a gloriously sunny day, 7 magnificent Ava puppets descended on Slimbridge.
Read MoreIt’s taken months of preparation to get here, scrambling our brains with the complications of movement of goods between England and Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit.
Read MoreIt’s such a great summer for me, travelling around the British Isles helping Ava to get acquainted with her new friends at WWT and find a home-from-home in her osprey nests.
Read MoreI’m just back from a brilliant couple of days at WWT Arundel, in the South of England where the team have been amazingly welcoming and the quaint castle town was sparkling in the summer sun.
Read MoreWe are up the M6 towards Manchester this week as Barney and I are visiting WWT Martin Mere to meet their Learning Manager Chris Whitehead and install Generation Wild.
Read MoreNest production for Generation Wild is in full swing and our fabricator Aron Duckworth has got a team on board to help in the workshop in Bristol.
Read MoreIt’s been ‘all systems go’ for the Stand + Stare team as we are installing a brand new interactive visitor experience at WWT Slimbridge.
Read MoreFollowing Dr Lucy Kelly's drive to repurpose diary writing for 21st Century teachers, Stand + Stare have been a fundamental part of the research team, developing a toolkit of reflective practices aimed at supporting busy teachers to take time out for themselves and build up a routine of self-care that enhances their wellbeing.
Read MoreWhen the world stopped in March 2020, overcome by the coronavirus pandemic, Sarah and Helen were one of the first people to contact us saying “We honour our commitment to working with you and adapting this project to fit with the current situation”.
Read MoreA massive thank you to the Stand + Stare team for having me as I now finish my 10 week placement with the company. Despite unusual circumstances with the COVID19 pandemic, the experience has been very enjoyable. Working from home and starting a new job is not an easy thing to do, but Barney, Lucy and Debs have made me feel very welcome.
Read MoreDuring my first day at Stand + Stare I knew this placement was the right fit for me; as Barney and Debs spoke to me about their projects: Tangible memories; Queering the Ramm and Mayfly Sound, it was exciting to be introduced to work where sharing and creating stories was the focus.
Read MoreAs an interactive design studio, we have spent time over the past few months envisioning our future - focussing on what we are good at, what we love to do and also acknowledging where we can make improvements. (Image: Bex Rose, Watershed)
Read MoreOver the past two months, we’ve been thinking about what we can offer that supports people in isolation and celebrates our love of combining digital technology with physical experiences.
Read MoreAt Stand + Stare we are getting used to remote ways of working. Thankfully, videoconferencing works fine for a number of our tasks and chatting one-to-one is almost akin to being in the studio together. Like a lot of people in the creative / cultural sector, we’ve had a bunch of projects put on hold, some cancelled and luckily some that are continuing, albeit in different ways.
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