by Colin Usher | Feb 2, 2024
February in Nérac is a lovely place. The sunshine is out as well as the BBQ. STUDIO FAIRE is in the midst of its yearly downtime as we renovate a further bedroom and a bathroom in the guest area. Season 2024 is fully booked and of course we look forward to...
by Colin Usher | Nov 9, 2023
The Name-Drop Diaries #05 1999/2000 with Sean Dickson of The Soup Dragons / The High Fidelity / HiFi Sean Back in 1999, I had founded my design agency based in Leith, Edinburgh. I called it The Federal Bureau of Design and there were usually 3 of us on board. Penny...
by Colin Usher | Jun 8, 2023
Look what we built… https://museumofthehighlands.org/ For around a year now, I have been working on this immense project with Museums and Heritage Highland, who exist to strengthen the heritage sector in the Highlands for the benefit of everyone living in...
by Colin Usher | Apr 1, 2023
The Name-Drop Diaries #04 Back in April 2012, while working with The Proclaimers on promoting their new album ‘Like Comedy’, Matt Lucas got in touch to express his interest in maybe directing a pop video for the next single. Obviously we were all very...
by Colin Usher | Feb 5, 2023
As a cold and slow January ends, I feel it is time for some change… After working in web design & the digital space for over 28 years, I have decided to focus fully on Studio Faire here in South West France from April 2023. Sitting at a desk in front of...
by Colin Usher | Jan 5, 2023
Colin is co-founder of Studio Faire creative residency in Nérac, South West France. Situated in Gascogny.Studio Faire is a contemporary arts space offering residencies for artists, writers, musicians… all creative practitioners. Set up in 2017, the residency has...