Comments on: Jim Howett, Designer https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:46:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Iain Exley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1595457 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:46:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1595457 It has warmed my heart and inspired my soul to find Jim focused so deeply on the art of the maker.

When a sense of the vernacular and style of the time is so close to perfection in this East End paradise why would anyone want to do anything other than look after the legacy of the place.

I give my heart felt thanks to Jim and his inspiring drive to sustain such a fine set of treasures that is Spitalfields.

Best wishes

Iain

]]> By: Saba https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549789 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 01:27:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549789 Oh my gosh, I was ready to move to the East End.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549662 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:18:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549662 May I say that this gent seems to be, ahem, a nebbish? That word — and trust me it is a great compliment — came to me when I saw the photo of him staring down the photographer as he sat hunched at a cluttered table in a darkened corner. Methinks he is a man who is always in good company, with his own thoughts, imaginings, and endless abilities.

Clearly, the Dennis Severs House has been a nexus for people-destined-to-meet. Reminds me of this quote from Mark Twain about his beloved home in Hartford, Connecticut:

“It had a heart, and a soul, and eyes to see us with; and approvals and solicitude and deep sympathies, it was OF us, and we were its confidence and lived in its grace and in the peace of it’s benediction”. Amen.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549659 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:15:09 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549659 What a wonderfully interesting and lovely sounding man, and one I would really love to meet. May the talents of Jim Howett Designer long survive.

]]> By: Kate Bacon https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549658 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:12:31 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549658 I’m stunned that Jim found the remains of timbers from the Great Fire in the backyard. Thanks for the wonderful portrait GA.

]]> By: Richard Armiger https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549628 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:18:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549628 V grateful for all the pivotal stories the GA tells.

This one hit hard. Resonated big-time.

Regards from Rotterdam’s 1822 huis.

]]> By: Mathilde Grange https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549607 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:05:42 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549607 Wonderful Jim!

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549602 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:36:03 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549602 Jim Howett seems to be a real local patriot who actually has an eye on EVERYTHING and can offer perfect solutions to the problems of the neighbourhood. He should be allowed to continue doing this!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Marie Lenclos https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/02/19/jim-howett-designer-i/#comment-1549601 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:26:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198954#comment-1549601 Wonderful writing about a unique man. Thank you!

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