TON: Paul Reeves’ Wiltshire farmhouse – A Collector’s Dream
I have known the Arts & Crafts connoisseur, collector and dealer Paul Reeves since the early Noughties when I approached him for the second edition of my fashion x music book The Look; Paul’s previous career as a designer took in such important 60s and 70s labels and boutiques as Sam Pig In Love, Alkasura and The Universal Witness.
From the off we got on like a house on fire and became firm friends; he was a major contributor to my Tommy Roberts book and the ever-generous Paul has often hosted Caz and I at his wonderful Wiltshire farmhouse.
TON major domo Jermaine Gallacher was immediately taken with the idea of presenting Paul’s home in the first issue of the magazine, and he and I spent a couple of days with the supreme photographer Oskar Proctor capturing the house and its incredible contents, as you can see here.
Paul has been working on a book of key objects which relate to his life and work with his regular collaborator, the artist Jon Wealleans, who has provided a series of exquisite watercolour renditions. We reproduce a selection in the feature.
Copies of the first issue of TON, which was published in a limited run of 1,000, are available here and from London’s Claire de Rouen and Reference Point.
Find more of Oskar’s stunning work here and on his Instagram feed @oskar.proctor.
Paul’s website is here and his IG is @paulreeveslondon while Jon’s is @jonwealleans.