Panel Glasgow, 32 Washington Street, Glasgow (2026)

10/06/2026

We have been working behind the scenes with to develop new artworks for for Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership’s new care facility at Polton Street in Bonnyrigg, designed by

Rooted in Bonnyrigg’s textile heritage, Bespoke Atelier’s research has taken inspiration from historic carpet patterns and design drawings found in the archive of Henry Widnell & Sons, a local carpet factory that operated in the town until 1982.

Within the Stoddard Templeton Archive at the University of Glasgow Archives and Special Collections (), Bespoke Atelier discovered the sketchbooks of local artist Pierre Langlade (1812–1909), who moved to Scotland from France to work as a designer in the factory.

His meticulous studies of flora were translated into industrially-woven carpet designs for a variety of public and private clients all over the world.

These archival references have inspired a series of new textile and sculptural works currently in production for the interior and exterior spaces for the new Polton Street development, highlighting Bonnyrigg’s rich industrial and craft heritage.

Images:

1-4: Pierre Langlade sketchbook drawings

5: Henry Widnell & Sons factory photographs

6. Carpet Squares Design catalogue

7. “Widnells Carpets” Showroom

8. “Widnells Carpets” Promotional catalogue

All images from the Stoddard-Templeton Design Archive, Courtesy of University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections

20/05/2026

Revisiting the exhibition ‘A Weakness for Raisins’  in 2018 with ARE projects. Panel commissioned new work by France-Lise McGurn and Sally Hackett in response to a series of pen drawings by Ester Krumbachová and costume from the Barrandov Film Studios Costume and Props Collection, that were also on display as part of the exhibition.

In a couple of week’s time France-Lise McGurn is co-curating an exhibition in Glasgow: Bonny Don’t Live at Home presents ‘I only have apple juice . . .’, a group exhibition curated by John Douglas Millar and France-Lise McGurn. 

Vince Aletti
Paul Becker
Phil Collins
Moyra Davey
Peter Hujar
Patrick McAlindon
France-Lise McGurn
Gary Schneider

Bonny Don’t Live at Home
The Coach House, 12 Sydenham Lane G12 9EU

7 June to 21 June 2026
Weekends: 10am–5pm
Weekdays: open by appt

11/05/2026

Panel is working with and design studio on a new public art commission for Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership, launching later this year.

Bespoke Atelier’s new commission will create a series of artworks for a new dementia care facility in Bonnyrigg, inspired by the textile heritage of the local area and its surrounding landscape.

Led by Marion Parola-Campbell and Yvonne Elliott-Kellighan, Bespoke Atelier blends the worlds of art and architecture, inventing unique patterns to enhance interiors, products and buildings.

Their research has focused on the design archive held at the University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections () of Henry Widnell & Sons, one of Scotland’s leading carpet manufacturers and a key employer in the area until 1982.

It has also taken inspiration from workshops and discussions with residents, staff and members of the local community.

Exterior and interior artworks will create a welcoming environment for residents, visitors, and staff, providing moments of connection across the shared spaces.

Images:
1-2. Polton Street Visualisation, Courtesy of Collective Architecture

3.Marion Parola-Campbell and Yvonne Elliott-Kellighan, Bespoke Atelier

4. Yvonne Elliott-Kellighan in the Reading Room, University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections

5. ‘Designing Room’, Henry Widnell & Sons Carpet Factory, Bonnyrigg c.1930s, Courtesy of Bonnyrigg & Lasswade Local History Society

6. Workshop with residents and staff at Highbank Intermediate Care facility, August 2025, Photography by

15/04/2026

YES O YES April 2015

A part of IOT II – an exhibition, publication and series of international touring showrooms conceived by Atelier E.B .b and Panel, in partnership with the Palace of Art.

Led by Ellen van Schuylenburch, Atelier E.B and Panel recreated YES O YES from the production I Am Curious, Orange, after the work by Michael Clark.

I Am Curious, Orange premiered in Amsterdam as part of The Holland Festival in 1988 and marked the first time that The Fall had played live with Michael Clark Company (with score and lyrics especially composed). In YES O YES Clark explored Glasgow’s specific social and cultural tensions through an abstracted Rangers versus Celtic football match.

Honouring the history of the piece and its connections to Glasgow, four recreated performances revived this seminal collaboration bringing together student dancers, independent dancers and a live ensemble band created by Tut Vu Vu including Raydale Dower, Matthew Black and Jamie Bolland with Eilidh Rodgers (Sacred Paws) and Cassie Oji (Golden Teacher).

31/03/2026

We are delighted to welcome Maeve Redmond to the Panel team as Programme Manager.

Maeve joins us on a part-time basis alongside her practice as talented graphic designer, bringing a wealth of skills, experience and creativity to Panel.

Maeve will support the delivery of our ongoing programme, making connections with practitioners and institutions whose work focuses on design and extends into visual arts, craft and other cultural contexts and frameworks.

Image: top to bottom, Catriona Duffy, Maeve Redmond, Lucy McEachan

25/02/2026

Through a new series of interviews, ‘Makers at Work’ celebrates Scotland as a place of making, capturing a diversity of disciplines, practices and making spaces.

We chatted to Juli Bolaños-Durman at her studio in Edinburgh about her practice as a glass artist and designer, her experience of learning craft at school, and the challenges and joys of making in Scotland.

The conversation and photo series has been published on the journal section of the MAKE website, with two more makers to follow in the coming weeks. Please see the link in our bio.

Many thanks to photographer Mark Gillies for working closely with us to capture the makers at work.

18/02/2026

Through a new series of interviews, ‘Makers at Work’ celebrates Scotland as a place of making, capturing a diversity of disciplines, practices and making spaces.

First up is Cara Guthrie and her studio outside Dunkeld in Perthshire. We chatted to Cara about her practice as a studio potter, her experience of learning craft at school, and the challenges and joys of making in Scotland.

The conversation and photo series has been published on the journal section of the MAKE website, with more makers to follow in the coming weeks. Please see the link in our bio.

Many thanks to photographer for working closely with us to capture the makers at work.Through a new series of interviews, ‘Makers at Work’ celebrates Scotland as a place of making, capturing a diversity of disciplines, practices and making spaces.

16/12/2025

Collective Matter X Panel

Rain Poncho

Katie Schwab with Halley Stevensons and Greenhills Clothing

Materials: Waxed cotton

Made in Scotland

In partnership with , during 2018 Panel commissioned ‘Souvenirs of Calton Hill’, a collection of products created by artists in close collaboration with producers, fabricators and developers across the UK and Europe.

Katie Schwab’s ‘Rain Poncho’ is based on a 1980s design by British fashion designer Mary Quant. Originally made of heat-bonded PVC, her waterproof garment was retailed duty-free at airports and on board cross-channel hovercraft. Available in three colourways to suit different tastes, the lightweight, one-size-fits-all design quickly became a bestseller.

The Collective poncho takes Quant’s design as its starting point. However, its multi-purpose nature comes from an 1887 image by pioneering Edinburgh photographer Thomas Begbie. A chronicler of city life, Begbie’s photograph shows washerwomen leaving their laundry out to dry on Calton Hill. The large blocks of fabric form a striking image that became the inspiration for the versatility of the poncho, which can be used as both a garment and a groundsheet.

Image one / Washerwomen on Calton Hill, Glass negative, Thomas Begbie, 1887. Courtesy The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

Image two / Danilo and Andressa from Brazil wear the Rain Poncho, posing on Edinburgh’s Disgrace

Image three / Katie Schwab photographed by Alastair Levy

Image four / Anita and family from England picnic on a pair of Rain Ponchos on Calton Hill

02/12/2025

Opened in 1898, the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens was Glasgow’s first purpose-built museum. It was built to inspire, entertain, and educate. Currently closed for refurbishment, these original ambitions remain at the heart of the project to restore this much-loved cultural and historical asset.

In 2012, Panel presented Scotland Can Make It! at the museum – a cultural project to commission a series of six unique souvenirs inspired by the sporting events of London 2012 and Glasgow 2014. A series of design editions designed and made in Scotland included travel blankets by Atelier E.B, Tunnock’s Medals by Claire Duffy, an audio-visual app by FOUND, Scarves by Emlyn Firth with Angharad McLaren, A keychain by Neil McGuire with Marianne Anderson and a ceramic jelly mould by Katy West.
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Photography by Gordon Burniston

21/10/2025

Curated by Beca Lipscombe and Mairi MacKenzie, with Rob Kennedy, ISO Design and Glasgow School of Art, Dressing Above Your Station is an online exhibition (link in bio) that examines the role of fashion in the work, aspirations and cultural identity of the Scottish painter, Steven Campbell.

Produced by Panel and hosted by Tramway, the exhibition focused upon the depiction of fashion in a selection on Campbell’s paintings and collages, drawing links with Scotland’s tradition of textile manufacture, as well as the related story told by Campbell’s personal wardrobe and the role it played in forming and reflecting his biography. A bill-poster series, exhibited across the Glasgow, accompanied the exhibition’s launch in 2022.

A set of 4 A2 blue-back posters commemorate the project and we are delighted that they are now in the collection of Paisley Museum. Produced in an edition, they are also available to buy from the Panel shop (link in bio).

Image credits
1. ‘Murder at the Bar’ Ken Mellin. Photograph on paper, 1980. Courtesy of Carol Campbell, Poster photographed by Patrick Jamieson.
2. Steven Campbell and daughter Greer on a family holiday in Tournus, France. Photograph, 2001/2002. Courtesy of Carol Campbell, Poster photographed by Patrick Jamieson.
3. Alan and Bernie, Edinburgh. Photograph, 1986. Courtesy of Bernie Reid, Poster photographed by Patrick Jamieson
4. ‘Waiting – Paisleycus Byrnicus Virus Invading Mr Gray’ Steven Campbell. Oil on canvas, 2007. Courtesy of Renfrewshire Council Collection, managed by Renfrewshire Leisure Ltd. Reproduction courtesy of the Steven Campbell Trust, Poster photographed by Patrick Jamieson.
5. On street poster, Sauchiehall Street, photograph by Gordon Burniston.

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