Everyday Cog

Spring cleaning in the studio today. These filing cabinets are going on freecycle. Obviously we’ll need to find another place to store Ross.

It’s our financial year-end so Michael’s at our accountants for the day. Here’s Mark and Hazel sitting amongst their sophisticated filing system.

It’s our annual discussion day. We’ve all been to Michael’s house to chat about our team and plot plans for our future.

Apparently, the boys are having a really important meeting, but we think they are really working on their dinosaur impressions.

Michael and Ross have been to the wilds of west London, for a kick off meeting with new clients, Harrison Parrott.

Michael’s at Collect, at the Saatchi Gallery. He bumped into Femke from Crafts Council, looking at her favourite spotty ceramic (Forms that Reveal the Absurd – 1306 by Harumi Nakashima).

Donna is having an identity crisis today, she just doesn’t seem herself.

Michael was at the Kronos Quartet’s 40th anniversary concert at Barbican.

Mike is at Museums and Heritage Show 2014 at Olympia today. Standing room only in the ’How to get what you want from your designers’ talk by Jamie McCall of PLB and Peter Vadden of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.

Ocky’s lecturing us all on the history of the crocus and its connection with Saffron Walden, for new project that’s just come into the studio. We’ll share more when we’re allowed to.

Why is Donna’s baking to quick to disappear? a) because as soon as she gets it out of the oven it’s-gone b) because Dave is in the studio

Old school. Ocky’s preparing a presentation using mounting board, 10A scalpels and good old 3M Spraymount.

Michael’s at UK Theatre’s AGM and annual dinner. Here he is, chatting with Arts Council England’s Chair, Peter Bazalgette, in the swanky Royal Opera House, Amphitheatre bar.

A couple of weeks ago, Ocky went a a DBA presentation by Shan Preddy. This morning, he’s running through his own version. Thanks to Shan for her notes and slides.

Ocky’s spent the morning hearing the excellent Sally Henderson speak at the DBA’s ’High flyers: get the best from your people’ breakfast event. Although modest enough not to describe himself as a high flyer (yet), he did come away suitably motivated.

Ross had some surprise visitors from the West Country today, when his parents arrived at the studio early this afternoon.

This bakelite phone has made its way into the studio ahead of a fun project due to ‘kick off’ in the coming weeks.

Ocky and Michael are at the BFI cafe (one of our regular meeting points), talking to John Baker, from The Marlowe Theatre, about our new two year contract with them.

Illustrations – check, video storyboard – check, sense of mild panic and excitement – check. We’re nearly ready to launch our Cog World Cup Sweepstake.

We’re filming the draw for our World Cup sweepstake. Donna and Ross are our vintage announcers.