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April 4th 2010
Sad News : Eva Hewitt April 4th 1923 - February 24th 2010
PLEASE NOTE : I am currently not trading for the forseeable future for reasons which will become clear as you scroll down the page.
After a hard fought battle against terminal cancer , on Wednesday 24th of February , my beloved Mother , Eva Hewitt passed away at home at just after 1 pm , surrounded by loved ones .
May God bless her , and keep her safe , please continue to pray for us or send your positive thoughts , we value your kind continuing support very much indeed.
April 4th would have been my Mum's 87th birthday , donations in her memory to the Marie Curie Nurses were requested at the time of her funeral. Please remember these wonderful women and men , they helped my Mother tremendously throughout her battle with cancer.
Thank you in anticipation.
As ever , my partner jolly Roger continues to be a wonderful support for me , as he has been for Mum during her illness.
Would friends who wish to keep in touch please email me at muirhewitt@hotmail.com as I have no trading address.
16th October 2009
Art Deco Originals has left Tansu and Redbrick !!
MUIR HEWITT ART DECO ORIGINALS HAS LEFT TANSU AND REDBRICK MILL !!
PLEASE CONTACT MUIR AT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS : muirhewitt@hotmail.com
I'm afraid to announce that Muir Hewitt Art Deco Originals has left Redbrick Mill after an unsucessful period of trading within Tansu.
We're sorry to disappoint visitors to Redbrick , and would like to thank all our customers old and new for their support over the last two years.
We hope to relocate in due course but are putting stock into storage for the time being.
Thursday May 14th 2009
What is Art Deco?
A style that stretches from New York to Morecambe!
What is Art Deco ?
I foolishly take it for granted , that everybody who accesses this website , knows what Art Deco is but , of course , that is not neccessarily the truth !!
Many visitors to Redbrick often ask me what it is.
Art Deco takes it's name from the famous 1925 exhibition of 1920's Decorative Arts from all over the world held in Paris :L'Exposition De Les Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels .
Bevis Hillier the influential British author and Art critic (also the author of an important two volume biography of British Poet Laureate John Betjeman) first coined the term Art Deco shortened from the exhibition Arts Decoratifs and thus defined the style in his famous and well illustrated Studio Vista paperback book simply titled Art Deco , and first published in 1968.
It is high time that this important book was republished - it was last reprinted by Herbert Black about ten years ago.
Art Deco was an International style which encompassed everything from architecture ( from the Chrysler Building in New York to the Midland Hotel in Morecambe ! ) through furniture , ceramics , glassware and jewellery to tiny details such as door handles.
It's interesting when visiting cities throughout the world to discover examples of it's distinctive style everywhere from Morecambe to Miami!
Art Deco follows on from the earlier Fin De Siecle style known as Art Nouveau named after a Gallery in Paris owned by a Samuel Bing in Germany this style was known as Jugendstil .
Just a reminder : Redbrick is open seven days a week , and on this and every Thursday we are open until 8.00 pm !!
14th May 2009
New Email Address
The best way to contact me
Please note that the best way to contact me is via my email address is muirhewitt@hotmail.com this replaces any previous email addresses!
14th of May 2009
This Saturday May 16th there will be a Special Event within the Tansu Oriental Antiques Emporium!
Drinks and Oriental food will be served throughout the afternoon. There will be demonstrations of Oriental Music etc.
Today as ever we will be open until 8.00 pm serving customers with a wide selection of Art Deco Furniture and Decorative Arts , we look forward to welcoming customers old and new!
Sunday April 13 th 2009
WISHING ALL CUSTOMERS OLD AND NEW A VERY HAPPY EASTER !! PLEASE NOTE that we are closed on Easter Sunday , but that we re-open on Bank Holiday Monday 10 am - 5 pm !!
Thursday 29th January 2009
I just realised that I hadn't updated anything on the website for ages not since before Christmas in fact!
Having left my camera at Roger's home at the weekend , I need to retrieve it before I can add any more images!
Several famous deaths have happened since I last added anything including Patrick McGoohan of TV's The Prisoner fame , and another face from TV , artist Tony Hart from Vision On!
8th January 2009
Happy New Year
Tansu , 2nd Floor , Redbrick Mill
Happy New Year Folks!! Hope your seasonal celebrations went well? We had an enjoyable time on Christmas Day ,but , as Redbrick Mill is open almost 24/7 (!!) , we were back on Boxing Day.
The legendary singing star Eartha Kitt died at the age of 81 over Christmas , she had been around in my life since I was about 4 years old , when we had a 78 rpm record of her singing "I'm Just An Old Fashioned Girl!" so I was sad to read of her passing in the online BBC News Alerts bulletin!
Tonight as ever we are open until 8.00 pm !
Tuesday December 30th
Seasonal Grreetings & a Happy New Year to all!
Wishing Seasonal Greetings to all customers past present and future and a healthy prosperous and Happy New Year !!
Redbrick Mill is open as follows :
New Year's Eve : 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Please note that on New Year's Day our normal late opening hours (until 8.00 pm ) are not operative
New Year's Day:10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Sunday 21st of December 2008
Merry Christmas to customers old and new!!
Hello Folks !! We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers for their support over the last twelve months , and to wish all customers old and new a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Remember Christmas will soon be here today we are open from 11am until 5 pm!
Wednesday December 17th 2008
Two mentors from my youth!
In the last fourteen days I've lost two mentors from my young life!
Oliver Postgate creator of such splendid Children's BBC series as Noggin The Nog The Clangers , and of course Bagpuss died last week, at the age of 83, and his contribution to Children's TV will be greatly missed.
During the previous week from America, I heard of the death at age 92 of the great Forrest J Ackerman the creator of the Monster Film Magazine Famous Monsters Of Filmland .He had a marvellous collection of Horror Movie Memorabilia , including Bela Lugosi's original Dracula cape!
It's amazing how long my interest has remained , I still love the Noggin series , and I have bought this series on DVD.
To my delight I have also managed to pick up several of the old Famous Monsters Of Filmland magazines too!
Saturday December 6th 2008
Tansu Oriental Antiques and a whole lot more!
After a very Wintry first week of December we know Christmas is almost here and goodness how the year seems to have flown by!
I'm settling into my new home in Tansu and am being made to feel very welcome by Tansu's owners Chris and Steven , and by my new colleagues Suzy and Simon.
All I need now is some signage outside Tansu so people know where I am! I look forward to welcoming customers old and new to my new home in Redbrick !!
Saturday November 29th 2008
Art Deco Originals first day in Tansu !
Today is my first day within Tansu the Oriental Antiques Emporium on the 2nd Floor in Redbrick Mill . See their website for further details of the kind of stock they offer www.tansu.co.uk
The Art Deco furniture sits nicely alongside the Oriental pieces , and this fact gives any customers who are seeking inspiration , fresh ideas of an eclectic mix of differing styles , in other words you don't need to stick with just one era , or one style in your home!
21 st of November 2008
Upstairs/Downstairs Moving to Tansu
Upstairs Downstairs !!! The move downstairs to Tansu is still a work in progress so half of the stock of Art Deco Originals is upstairs ( on the 3rd floor of Redbrick )and half downstairs in Tansu!! Oh Mrs Bridges where are you when we need you?
18 th November 2008
Mickey Mouse is 8o today!
Art Deco Icon Celebrates 80th Birthday!
As I was driving to Redbrick Mill today , I switched on The Today Programme , on Radio 4 , and was delighted to hear my friend Brian Sibley the BBC broadcaster talkng about Mickey Mouse whose official 80th Birthday is being celebrated today. It's twenty years since I went to the Walt Disney Studios and to Disneyland with Brian to celebrate the 6oth Birthday of The Mouse.
This was truly a marvellous once in a lifetime experience , and I'll be for ever grateful to Brian for his kindness in inviting me to join him as his guest on a magical trip , which afforded me a glimpse of some Behind The Scenes Disney Treasures. I was able to view at my leisure the original Storyboard Sketches from my favourite Disney animated movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs , and to see the splendid Disney Animation Archives , something as a non Disney employee , I would never have had access to.
I was also able to meet veteran Disney Animators Jo Grant , Marc Davis, Ward Kimball, which was a great experience.
I also met Walt Disney's nephew Roy Disney , and famous Sci Fi author Ray Bradbury , and last but by no means least the delightfully quirky Adriana Caselotti the Voice of Snow White herself!
8 th November 2008
A momentous week in World and personal affairs!
Well what a momentous week in world history Barack Obama was elected as the first black President of the United States Of America - great news! Sadly on the same day November 5th it was the 20th Anniversary of the death of my Father Geoffrey Hewitt , it seems incredible to me to think that it is twenty years since he died , how quickly the years pass!
Thursday October 16th 2008
Animation Art Archive
As a big animation fan I was pleased to discovera great website ( nothing to do with Art Deco except some of the animated features/shorts were produced during the 1920's/1930's ) so click and enjoy!
www.animationarchive.org
Sunday October 5 th 2008
What is Art Deco?
An introduction to the world of Art Deco Originals
What is Art Deco ?
I foolishly take it for granted , that everybody who accesses this website , knows what Art Deco is but , of course , that is not neccessarily the truth !!
Many visitors to Redbrick often ask me what it is.
Art Deco takes it's name from the famous 1925 exhibition of 1920's Decorative Arts from all over the world held in Paris :L'Exposition De Les Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels .
Bevis Hillier the influential British author and Art critic (also the author of an important two volume biography of British Poet Laureate John Betjeman) first coined the term Art Deco shortened from the exhibition Arts Decoratifs and thus defined the style in his famous and well illustrated Studio Vista paperback book simply titled Art Deco , and first published in 1968.
It is high time that this important book was republished - it was last reprinted by Herbert Black about ten years ago.
Art Deco was an International style which encompassed everything from architecture ( from the Chyrsler Building in New York to the Midland Hotel in Morecambe ! ) through furniture , ceramics , glassware and jewellery to tiny details such as door handles.
It's interesting when visiting cities throughout the world to discover examples of it's distinctive style everywhere from Morecambe to Miami!
Just a reminder : Redbrick is open seven days a week , and on this and every Thursday we are open until 8.00 pm !!
Sunday 5 th October October 2008
Moving in with Tansu
At the end of November 2008 we're moving down one floor in Redbrick , and sharing space with Tansu the Oriental Antiques store.
Saturday September 13 th 2008
Open as usual at Redbrick Mill for business 9.00 am - 6.00 pm - visit the Top Floor and come and see a wide selection of Art Deco furniture etc.
Wednesday September 3rd 2008
What are your thoughts on the Klimt Exhibition ?
All over now!
Sadly the exhibition is now closed. Sorry to be a Klimt bore - again ( !! ) but I make no excuses for repeating myself, we were so impressed with this exhibition, that I've given lots of Klimt exhibition leaflets out to my customers and visitors!
What did you think of the Gustav Klimt exhibition , were you delighted like Roger and myself , or did you feel disappointed?
Please email me and let me know , I'd be interested to hear about it , so email me at muirhewitt@hotmail.com
Thanks in anticipation!
Tuesday September 2nd 2008
DEVASTATING NEWS !!
Major theft of Clarice Cliff, Lalique,Lorenzl Bronzes etc
Five weeks ago last Saturday , on July 26th 2008 , upon my arrival at what , hitherto , I had always presumed to be an impenetrable fortress Redbrick Mill - I was devastated to discover that a major burglary had taken place , and that the bulk of my Clarice Cliff stock built up over the last twenty five years, plus two Josef Lorenzl bronzes and a third bronze and ivory figure by Barthelmy , and three Rene Lalique bowls and one Etling bowl were all missing - a lifetime's collection wiped out in one terrible night !
Please would anyone being offered these items report it to the police !!
Telephone : 08456060606
Crime Number : 1308/314366
seth.robinson@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
sophie.lawrence@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
NB : PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY VIRTUALLY NO CLARICE CLIFF IN STOCK !!!
Thursday June 2nd 2008
Get yourselves to the Tate Liverpool and see the excellent Gustav Klimt exhibition!
On Tuesday June 1st , Roger and I visited the marvellous Klimt exhibition at the Tate , Liverpool. This is the first major British exhibition of the life and work of Gustav Klimt the famous creator of many iconic paintings in the Art Nouveau style.
The exhibition places Klimt in the context of the Austrian Seccessionist Movement , and shows his work along with Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstatte !
Do yourself a big favour and visit the show before it ends on the 31st of August it'll soon be here so book online now !!!
28th June 2008
A week for visits from old friends !!
It's been a week for visits from old friends from my Halifax Antiques Centre days , one lady Angela very kindly brought me a gift a CD of the exhibits from the Art Deco and Art Nouveau Museum in Salamanca , in Spain - thank you very much Angela - hope to see you again very soon!
I have several items of Art Deco furniture awaiting repolishing at David's workshop so keep watching this space! Next week we're visiting the Gustav Klimt exhibition at the Tate in Liverpool , and I'm really looking forward to seeing it!
Saturday June 21st 2008
The Longest Day !!
The longest day and after being away from Redbrick for a week it'll probably feel like it ( !!!) but seriously folks - today we're back from sunny Bournemouth after a five day break saw some nice Art Deco architecture as we did in Milan and Turin.
Looking forward to seeing past customers and meeting new ones!
Sunday June 15 th 2008
We are just back from holiday - a lovely break in Montgenevre - we went to a marvellous Francis Bacon exhibition in Milan ( it closes at the end of June ), and spotted lots of Art Deco buildings in Milan and Grenoble!
On Monday June 16 th we're off to Bournemouth for a five day visit returning to Redbrick on Saturday June 21st - but the showroon will be open contact Norrie Harman at Handrawn Designs ( www.artco.co.uk/artists )
1st June 2008
Gustav Klimt Exhibition Has Opened At the Tate, Liverpool!
First Major British Exhibition of Gutav Klimt
GUSTAV KLIMT : The exotic heavily gilded work of one of the greatest painters of the late Nineteenth Century style Art Nouveau period of Gustav Klimt has a splendid exhibition which opened yesterday at the Tate , Liverpool , fans of his work which is famous for it's flamboyant and graphic style , much used in posters and greeting cards should head for Liverpool wherehis paintings are put into context amongst the Vienna Secessionist designs of Josef Hofmann and others.
It will be interesting to visit the exhibition and to see how the influences of this heavily decorative style affected the look of the later 1920's/1930's Art Deco period , I'm greatly looking forward to a visit!
Saturday 31st May 2008
New furniture arriving today
Today some newly restored examples of Art Deco furniture will be arriving at Redbrick : namely an Art Deco Desk in Walnut Veneer , and an Art Deco Octagonal Spiders Web Cabinet/Bookcase also in Walnut Veneer , and an Art Deco Modernist Ocasional Table in Walnut Veneer with a glass top.
Arriving in a couple of weeks will be a striking six seater Art Deco Dining Suite in Maple Veneer with a dining table and two sideboards.
Saturday 24th May 2008
Bank Holiday Weekend - Bo Concept's exciting new store opens!
As usual Redbrick will be open all the Bank Holiday Weekend - Saturday 24 th May ( 9.00 am - 6.00 pm ) Sunday 25 th May ( 10.30 am - 5.00 pm ) Monday (11.00am - 5.00 pm).
Downstairs today Saturday May 24 th , on the ground flloor of Redbrick , my colleagues Julie and Jamie Kerner and Ashley Barnes who together run Bo Concept (www.boconcept.co.uk )will be opening an exciting new flagship store , and we wish them every success in this new venture! There will be drinks and nibbles available.
Saturday 17 th May 2008
Today as usual Redbrick is open until 6.00 pm , and we look forward to seeing past customers from my Halifax Antiques Centre days and meeting new potential customers!
Several new furniture items have been added to my stock and some new Clarice Cliff items have come in lately.
Several new furniture items items ( including a striking dining suite, and an Art Deco desk ) are currently withDavid my French Polisher in Halifax. These pieces will be coming into stock later in May.
Bank Holiday Monday 5th of May 2008
Remember that today Bank Holiday Monday 5th of May Redbrick is open 10 am - 5 pm hope that visitors will enjoy a visit and be able to find a piece of furniture or a ceramic item they want to add to their collection!
2nd May 2008
Bank Holiday Weekend
Redbrick/Multiyork TV Advertising Campaign
This weekend we're hoping for a busy Bank Holiday weekend's trading as Redbrick Mill is running a TV advertising campaign in conjunction with Multiyork !
We look forward to seeing many old customers again and to meeting lots of new people too!
Saturday April 19th 2008
Grandma's Birthday!
 Today I shall be thinking of my maternal Grandma Emma Drake , whose birthday it would have been today. I wish she could have seen my Art Deco shop, she died in January 1980 at the age of 94.
Thankfully her daughter my Mother is still going strong at the age of 85 , many of my customers will know her , from the days of looking after my shop at Halifax Antiques Centre , though she only occasionally ventures to Redbrick.
13 th March 2008
Midland Hotel , Morecambe Re-Opens June 2008
Major Art Deco Icon Re-Opening Soon!
This Summer the Midland Hotel in Morecambe , a well known and iconic landmark Art Deco building seen on countless Poirot TV Dramas , is reopening to the public.
The hotel has been refurbished by Urban Splash.
Please see my links page for further details!
Sunday 30th of March 2008
English Heritage fail to back Listing Plans for the Bradford Odeon!!
OSCAR DEUTSCH ENTERTAINS OUR NATION !!
This was the origination of the Odeon Cinema chain named after the founder German Jewish refugee Oscar Deutsch!
In this weeks Telegraph & Argus it was reported that English Heritage had , sadly , rejected plans to officially have the Bradford Odeon listed( formerly the New Victoria Cinema built and opened in 1930 ) in Bradford , my home City , and so it seems that the Odeon will be demolished after all!!
Will any interested parties PLEASE contact BORG the Bradford Odeon organisation who are currently trying to save the Odeon Bradford from oblivion!
Please see my Links page if you want to help!
Sunday March 30th 2008
Another Redbrick move afoot !!
Later in 2008 - though no doubt time will pass by very quickly ( as it seems to these days after you hit 50!! ) there are plans afoot to move me to the floor below , all being well I will be sharing floorspace with Tansu the only other Antiques related business besides my own in Redbrick Mill !
In addition I will have more floorspace in a " hidden floor " area where there will be a selection of Room Settings showing how Old and New furniture can be successfully combined !!
Sunday 30 th March 2008
Yorkshire Post TV Magazine Feature Saturday March 29 th 2008
New pices of Art Deco furniture arriving soon!
Once again yesterday Saturday March 29th , the Yorkshire Post TV Magazine featured a full colour double page spread about the newest Redbrick showroom - on the Top Floor adjacent to the Library Cafe - where I still have my daily hot Chocolate Dream!!
As a direct result I am looking forward to meeting past customers again , and introducing many new clients to my constantly changing stock.
This week there are several new additions , including some new pieces of Art Deco furniture in stock including a selection of mainly walnut veneered occasional tables etc. There is a pop up cocktail table too!
I currently have a number of pieces with David Copley my furniture restorer ( with whom I have done business for the last 25 years !! ) including a walnut veneered cocktail table , and two grandmother clocks , one in walnut veneer, and one very unusual one which is veneered in a light honey coloured maple , and has thick circular glass rods set into a semi circular base , and a dark walnut veneered wardrobe.
For the next few weeks newly restored pieces of furniture will be added to my stock on a weekly basis.
Tuesday 26 th of February 2008
Hooray for the Guardian Interiors Supplement!
Hooray for the Guardian Interiors Supplement of last weekend! It has certainly done it's work , as we had several new visitors as a direct result , two of whom made substantial first time purchases!
Since I moved to Redbrick I have had lots of visitors from Halifax Antiques Centre days - both customers and former colleagues, and it has been very good to see people again, in some cases after a long absence - Redbrick certainly gets a really great footfall!
Looking forward to the coming weekend , and to seeing lots of folk customers old and new through the portals of Redbrick. I have several new pieces in stock , including some occasional tables.
Tuesday October 9th 2007
We are NOW open!
Hello Folks!!
Chaos reigns - no change there then! Last weekend we moved into the new area - and now we're up and running albeit in a slightly truncated form - the smaller space means less is on display but ask if you can't see what you want and maybe it might be in the wings as it were!
Still open SEVEN days Thursday until 8.00 pm!
Thursday 27th September 2007
Redbrick Telephone Number !!
Please note that my personal Redbrick Mill telephone number is 01924 458800.
Thursday 27th September 2007
Next week we are moving nearer to The Library Cafe !!
Come Up and See Us Sometime On The Top Floor!!
Changes are afoot on the Top Floor at Redbrick and Content By Conran are moving into my current space , and next week I will be moving to a space nearer to The Library Cafe , and I will have less distance to travel for my daily Chocolate Dream!!
My new space , located between Dark Lime and Hand Drawn Designs has been assembled and is now being painted , and I'm looking forward to the move , I'll have more wall space to hang my pictures and mirrors etc.
Remember that we are open UNTIL 8.00 pm every Thursday evening an ideal time for busy business people to call in and buy their Art Deco goodies!
This is now my ninth week at Redbrick Mill , and I'm loving it - lots of visitors and only positive feedback! It has been great to see colleagues from Halifax Antiques Centre , and I wish everyone well as they start their various new ventures at new venues!
At long last my details are now on the Redbrick Mill website www.redbrickmill.co.uk , and my showroom is open for business and bursting with all kinds of Art Deco items , not that you would know it by looking at the rest of this website , which I really do need to update!
We're open from 9.30 am - 5.30 pm from Monday - Friday, Thursdays until 8.00 pm , and from 9.00 am - 6.00 pm on Saturdays and on Sunday's we're open at 10.30 am - 5.00 pm!
Come along and have a look this week!
Thursday September 13th 2007
Redbrick Mill Open Late (until 8.00 pm ) Every Thursday !!
Buy Art Deco Seven Days A Week!!!
Remember that here at Redbrick we're open late until 8.00 pm every Thursday evening.
This evening ( Thursday 13th September ) Heal's is having a drinks and nibbles event between 5.00 pm and 8.00 pm and they are offering discounts on purchases for their new catalogue launch - please note that they are on the ground floor.
We are on the Top Floor of Redbrick , and that I have no signs up regarding our presence as yet as we are waiting for Content By Conran which is moving in from October.
As from mid October Art Deco Originals is moving on the Top Floor to a spot right by the Library Cafe - so less distance for me to travel to buy my daily Hot Chocolate Dream !!
September 5th 2007
Yorkshire Post TV Magazine feature on Saturday September 8th!
TODAY, the 5th, I celebrate my 52nd birthday , and on this coming Saturday, the 8th of September , my business is to be featured in this week's Yorkshire Post Magazine - it has a wideangle photograph of my new showroom and shows the emphasis on Art Deco furniture - with several striking display cabinets and one of the two dining suites I currently have in stock is on view!
Here is a PDF of the article.
I accept payment by Visa/Mastercard/American Express, and debit cards , and can arrange delivery nationwide - but only to personal shoppers ( Please note that I do NOT sell online! )
Looking forward to seeing customers from the old Halifax Antiques Centre days as well as to meeting new customers from Redbrick Mill!
30th August 2007
Remember that every Thursday evening we are open until 8.00 pm!!
Remember that at Redbrick we're OPEN every Thursday evening until 8.00 pm! More time to shop for that unusual Art Deco gift for your friend whose birthday you've forgotten, or simply for yourself !
28th August 2007
APOLOGIES FOR WEBSITE PROBLEMS !!!
Server down over Bank Holiday weekend!!!
Please accept my apologies for the fact that we had server problems over the Bank Holiday Weekend!! Just in time for regular website visitors and Daily Telegraph & Sunday Telegraph readers , responding to my series of adverts - to click onto my website - or to be more correct to TRY to click onto it only to find a Bandwidth Exceeded notice!
As you can see we're now back online so once again sorry to all visitors old and new!!
19th of August 2007
Now open SEVEN days for your business!!
Just a reminder that we're now open for business SEVEN days a week - Saturdays 9 am - 6 pm - Sundays 10.30 am - 5 pm - lots more opportunities to buy a piece of Art Deco from a Clarice Cliff Jazz greeting card to a piece of Clarice Cliff or a piece of 1930's furniture!
Thanks to customers who have commented favourably about our new showroom - there's now much more room to display the Art Deco furniture to it's best advantage and space to walk around pieces - and if Art Deco doesn't "float your boat" there are over 25 other businesses at Redbrick something for everyone!
See the Redbrick Mill website for further details of the other stores located in the complex : www.redbrickmill.co.uk - don't worry that my business has not as yet been added to this website ( sound of gnashing and grinding of teeth on my part !! ) I'm just at the top of the escalator turn right !!! Or if you use the glass elevator/lift, the lift simply turn left as you exit on the 3rd floor!
August 17th 2007
Mae West's 114th birthday!!
 August 17th 2007 would have been Mae West's 114th birthday!! Nothing to do with Art Deco but I've always been a big Mae West fan and once telephoned her and wished the great lady Happy Birthday in 1977!
A friend Martin Kappinga in Holland has just created a Mae West video on You Tube - it's really rather good if you like that kind of thing! Check it out through his website : www.maewest.nl
Meanwhile - if you like Art Deco we're on the top floor of Redbrick Mill in Batley so come up and see us sometime!
July 29th 2007
Now open for business at Redbrick!!
A good first day!!
On our first official day Saturday July 28th we were made to feel most welcome at our new premises at Redbrick Mill on Bradford Road in Batley . Friends bought cards and gifts of wine and flowers and even a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne!
Thank you very much to all our friends and customers (old and new) who helped make our first day so very special - and very big thanks to the people behind the scenes who have helped so much in bringing Art Deco Originals to Redbrick!
We've been buying furniture for our new opening and have lots of interesting pieces now in stock - and yet more at our restorers' premises ready for refurbishing - we're on the top floor at Redbrick - so come up and see us sometime!! Muir and Roger
8th June 2007
Halifax Antiques Centre is now closed!!
The future looks rosy at Redbrick Mill!
Yesterday was the final day of Halifax Antiques Centre.
The doors finally closed on the centre at 5 pm Saturday 7th of July 2007, after 26 years of trading. I will open for trading at Redbrick on 28th July 2007.
Redbrick Mill has a website www.redbrickmill.co.uk which gives details of how to find this exciting shopping experience.
7th July 2007
Last day for Halifax Antiques Centre!!
The end of an era - a new beginning!!
Halifax Antiques Centre closes it's doors for the last time today July July 7th!
After 26 years the Halifax Antiques Centre is closing.
I would like to say that I shall miss the centre after 25 years of trading from the place, and I shall miss my friends and colleagues very much.
However I am excited about relocating to Redbrick Mill in Batley (opening in the last week in July 2007 ) and look forward to seeing old friends and customers over at my new "home" !!
5th May 2007
Yorkshire Post Feature
'All our yesterdays - today'
 Stepping inside Muir Hewitt's Art Deco Originals Emporium is like travelling back in time to a bygone era of 1920s' style.
This Aladdin's cave of Art Deco items is a hidden gem, tucked away on the top floor of the Halifax Antiques Centre, in Gibbet Street, Halifax.
Here you will find a wide selection of 1920s' and 1930s' originals, from ceramics by Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Charlotte Rhead and others, to furniture, mirrors, lamps and chrome.
Muir's interest in the Art Deco period dates back many years, and his experience shows in the range and quality of items on display.
[Read article in full, click here. Large PDF Document. Broadband required.]
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