{"id":2990,"date":"2019-08-15T10:17:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T10:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:54:11","slug":"an-alternative-wool-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/08\/an-alternative-wool-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Art without walls: an Alternative wool experience at Britain&#8217;s first dedicated sculpture park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-1-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Amanda Peach, Retail Programme Development Manager at <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><em>Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em>. Photo \u00a9 Jonty Wilde<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda Peach\u00a0<\/strong>is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\">Yorkshire Sculpture Park\u2019s (YSP) <\/a><\/strong>Retail Programme and Product Development Manager which means she works closely with some of the UK\u2019s leading artists and designers to create exhibitions, events, showcases and product ranges, as well as selecting products for the YSP&#8217;s curated retail spaces.\u00a0 Amanda, together with the artist\u00a0 Ella Doran and Alternative Flooring have created an alternative wool experience at the sculpture park.<\/p>\n\n<p>Spread over 500 acres of fields, hills, woodland, lakes and formal gardens, this open-air gallery has featured the who\u2019s who of renowned sculptors from <strong>Henry Moore\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Barbara Hepworth<\/strong>, to <strong>Ai Weiwei\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Anish Kapoor.<\/strong>\u00a0YSP owes its origins to a pioneering lecturer <strong>Peter Murray<\/strong>\u00a0who proposed siting sculpture in the estate, and opening the landscape to the public for the first time, as well as providing artists with the opportunity to explore sculpture in the open air.\u00a0This daring decision saw the creation of the UK\u2019s first sculpture park, and one which continues to champion modern and contemporary art over 42 years later.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-2-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Weston at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Courtesy Feilden Fowles and <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><em>YSP<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em>. Photo \u00a9 Peter Cook <\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Amanda tells us more in our Q&amp;A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF ART IN THE LANDSCAPE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Being part of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><strong>YSP<\/strong><\/a> <em>is very special. I\u2019ve been here for 20 years and have witnessed its growth from a small-scale organisation to one of international reputation, with award-winning buildings and shops that now attract almost half a million visitors each year. I have loved working with some of the best artists and designers, but I have particular fondness for my very first solo show artist, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/robryanstudio.com\/\"><strong>Rob Ryan<\/strong><\/a><em>. He worked with us in 2009, and we continue to have a great working relationship with him to this day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/robryanstudio.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3-600x458.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3-450x344.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3-225x172.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-3-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/robryanstudio.com\/\"><em><strong>Rob Ryan<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>, Can We? Shall We? 2010. Courtesy the artist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>LIKE ALTERNATIVE FLOORING, YSP HAS WON A NUMBER OF AWARDS, WHAT STANDS OUT FOR YOU? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Having worked on the furniture selection and <strong>interior design\u00a0<\/strong>of the new shop and restaurant at <strong>The Weston\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 YSP\u2019s new visitor centre \u2013 it\u2019s great to be shortlisted for the 2019 <strong>RIBA Stirling Prize\u00a0<\/strong>which recognises Britain\u2019s best building.\u00a0<\/em><em>It was also great to be nominated for <strong>The British Design Awards\u00a0<\/strong>with <strong>Elle Decoration\u00a0<\/strong>in 2011 and to win the <strong>Best Independent Retailer Award\u00a0<\/strong>in both 2012 and 2013. <\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-4-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-5-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Weston at <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><em>Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em>. Courtesy Feilden Fowles and YSP. Photo \u00a9 Jonty Wilde<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>HOW DID YOU HEAR OF ALTERNATIVE FLOORING AND HOW DID THAT RELATIONSHIP BEGIN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was aware of Alternative Flooring because of\u00a0 their relationship with master craftsperson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.margoselby.com\/\"><strong>Margo Selby,<\/strong><\/a> but it was whilst working on the <strong>\u2018Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>project with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elladoran.co.uk\/\"><strong>Ella Doran<\/strong><\/a> that the idea of producing a runner made from YSP sheep wool was discussed. The team were really supportive of the project and helped to provide some vital funding which meant we could realise the Alternative wool experience , the beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><strong>Waterlake<\/strong><\/a> runner.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6-600x224.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6-450x168.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6-225x84.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-6-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><strong><em>Waterlake<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <em>wool<\/em> <em>runner <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elladoran.co.uk\/\"><em>Ella Doran<\/em><\/a><\/strong> <em>for Alternative Flooring<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>WHEN DID YOU FIRST MEET ELLA DORAN AND HAVE YOU WORKED TOGETHER BEFORE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I first met Ella in 2016 when I was looking for an artist to create designs for a bespoke range of YSP merchandise. With Ella\u2019s commercial experience and digital awareness, she was an obvious choice and we went on to launch two new ranges in 2017.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>WHOSE IDEA WAS THE PROJECT AND EXHIBITION FOLLOWING THE JOURNEY OF WOOL AT YSP?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ella and I had discussed the extensive portfolio of imagery she\u2019d accumulated, whilst at YSP researching for the merchandise ranges, and how it was important for this to be seen by our visitors. The plan had originally been a small-scale display of photographic images, but this soon grew into the large-scale collaborative project.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>DESCRIBE THE SHEEP TO SEAT, FLEECE TO FLOOR EXHIBITION.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition tells the story of small- and large-scale manufacturers, designers, and craftspeople working collaboratively \u2013 utilising traditional skills and techniques to highlight the beauty and versatility of one of the UK\u2019s most overlooked resources: <strong>wool<\/strong>. Work for the show began in 2017 when we collected fleece from the Park\u2019s flock of sheep, continuing the year after until we had accumulated enough to generate the variety of spun yarn required for both <strong>upholstery fabric\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>carpets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-7-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><i>Ella Doran, Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">, 2019 (installation view). Courtesy the artist and YSP. Photo \u00a9 Jonty Wilde<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-8-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><i><strong>Ella Doran, Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor<\/strong>,<\/i><\/a> <\/span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">2019 (installation view). Courtesy the artist and YSP. Photo \u00a9 Jonty Wilde<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">WHAT PART DID ALTERNATIVE FLOORING PLAY?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Alternative Flooring\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">was one of the manufacturers who supported the project from the very beginning. <b>Lorna Haigh <\/b>and I were interviewed together during a live event that <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.campaignforwool.org\/\"><b>Campaign for Wool<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">hosted in <b>Covent Garden in 2018\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 it was at this point that we realised the impact of the project, and how we could make a difference to the perception of wool as a sustainable resource. An Alternative wool experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED?<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">So many people! Starting with the farmers, <b>Charles and Philip Platt;<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haworthscouring.co.uk\/\"><b>Haworth Scouring<\/b><\/a><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">who cleaned the wool; <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticyarns.co.uk\/\"><b>Atlantic Yarns,<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">who spun it; <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camirafabrics.com\/\"><b>Camira<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">dyed and created the woven lengths of wool; <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.julianmayor.com\/\"><b>Julian Mayor<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">designed chairs and stools; <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidwool.com\/\"><b>Solid Wool<\/b><\/a> <\/span><b><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">created a table top; <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coakleyandcox.co.uk\/\"><b>Coakley and Cox<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">made all the furniture; <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulwyatt.co.uk\/\"><b>Paul Wyatt<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">documented the whole journey through film; and finally, <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.campaignforwool.org\/\"><b>Campaign for Wool<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">who also supported us with essential funding. <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-600x805.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-768x1030.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-450x604.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-20x27.jpg 20w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-225x302.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Detail Pentagon Ella Doran Julian Mayor Chairs, <\/span><\/i><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><i>Sheep to Seat Fleece to Floor<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">DID YSP INSPIRE ELLA\u2019S DESIGN?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ella took inspiration from the lake at YSP to create her \u2018Waterlake\u2019 design for the wool runner, expertly woven by Alternative Flooring, creating the ultimate alternative wool experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1-600x436.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1-450x327.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1-225x163.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-10-1-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Image on the left: <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elladoran.co.uk\/\"><strong>Ella Doran<\/strong><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">with the Waterlake wool runner, Courtesy the artist and Alternative Flooring. Photo \u00a9Ben Robertson. Image on the right: Alternative Flooring weaving <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><b>Waterlake<\/b><\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">wool runner, Courtesy the artist and YSP. Photo \u00a9Paul Wyatt<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">HOW MANY SHEEP TOOK PART! <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Charles and Philip Platt\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">have a flock of around 160 north of England mules which are a cross between blue-faced Leicester rams and Swaledale ewes. They\u2019re large creatures!<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-11-1-225x127.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">A happy sheep before shearing begins. Courtesy the artist and YSP. Photo \u00a9Paul Wyatt<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">HOW IMPORTANT IS WOOL AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Wool is a major sustainable resource to the UK manufacturing industry. This makes it a perfect material for UK industries to work with. Its benefits are great: it\u2019s hard wearing, naturally moisture wicking, bacteria resistant, breathable and fire retardant. It also looks and feels great \u2013 it is the most perfect natural product which we should all be embracing and using.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-12-1-225x127.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishwool.org.uk\/\"><i>British Wool<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">, Bradford. Photo \u00a9Paul Wyatt<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">WHAT DO YOU WANT VISITORS TO TAKE FROM THIS EXHIBITION?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">We\u2019ve included some iconic elements of the YSP landscape within the show and pulled on the naturally occurring resources and highlighted them in ways never seen before. I\u2019d like our visitors to leave with eyes opened and with a richer understanding of who we are and what we do.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1-450x281.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1-225x140.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BLOG_Image-13-1-20x11.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>YSP Lake 8. Photo \u00a9 Jonty Wilde<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>WHAT ELSE IS IN STORE FOR YSP THIS YEAR?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re opening a wonderful show with <strong>Melvyn Evans<\/strong> on 16 November. Melvyn is a Kent-based lino cut artist whose work draws on his fascination with the links between rural traditions and our connections to the British landscape. He\u2019s currently working on a wonderful collection of original drawings, paintings and lino prints that focus on the Yorkshire landscape and its dramatic coastline.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>DON\u2019T MISS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ella Doran: Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>15 June \u2013 15 September 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><strong>more<\/strong><\/a> about the exhibition and YSP<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\"><strong>Yorkshire Sculpture Park,<\/strong><\/a> West Bretton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>WATERLAKE LIMITED EDITION RUNNERS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Produced by British carpet manufacturer, Alternative Flooring, this limited -edition runner has been made using fleece from the sheep which graze the land at YSP using Ella Doran&#8217;s Waterlake design in waterlake blue and stone wall chapel colours. Subsequent wool runners will be available from September using alternative wool fleece. The Alternative wool experience.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8-600x883.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8-450x662.jpg 450w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8-225x331.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Image-8-20x29.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/ysp\"><strong><em>Waterlake<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 w<em>ool runner, Ella Doran for Alternative Flooring<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/runners\">https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/runners<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Find more flooring and interior design inspiration on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/\">Alternative blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art without walls: an Alternative experience at Britain&#8217;s first dedicated sculpture park. Read our exclusive interview with Amanda Peach from Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) and find out how the &#8216;Waterlake&#8217; runner by Ella Doran for Alternative Flooring was created. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[232,25,238,317,21,318],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-2990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-collaborations","tag-ella-doran","tag-pattern-2","tag-runner","tag-waterlake","tag-wool","tag-yorkshire-sculpture-park"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Art without walls: a wool experience at Britain&#039;s 1st sculpture park<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Art without walls: an Alternative wool experience at Britain&#039;s first dedicated sculpture park. 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