Scissors Paper Stone store becomes Paper Dress Vintage

You may have read about the refurbishment we were commissioned to do for Paper, Scissors Stone store in Leeds City Centre. 

Front view of the shop from New York Street

Well we are pleased to say that the built in suite has gone down a storm and proved very popular, giving the store a unique feel to in amongst so many high street clones. However there has been a change of management at the store and you will now find London Boutiques northern store of Paper Dress Vintage - http://paperdressvintage.co.uk/

We look forward to seeing how the new occupants take the work that we have done, and put their own spin on it creating that real classic boutique feel.

PTypes Store Design Paper Scissor Stone in Esquire Magazine

Custom One Nine were delighted to see that work by their very own Ptype was featured in this month's Esquire magazine!

The article, on the coolest menswear shops around, was a piece on the unique Paper Scissors Stone art and fashion store in Leeds, UK.

Designed by Ptype and made by the Custom One Nine furniture team, all of the wooden counters, displays and desks were hand crafted in a Victorian workshop using time-honoured production techniques, before being positioned in the store.

Made from solid Yorkshire ash, each piece weighed up to 2 tonnes and it took all the Custom One Nine workshop team to position them, so the job was a logistical challenge to say the least! 

We asked Ptype to explain his choice of wood (he's definitely a tree-hugging wood lover) and this is what he said…

"Yorkshire ash was an obvious choice given that it could be locally sourced from forestry commission supply. The pieces used were from two trees, both approximately 200 years old, cut in a sawmill using traditional methods. From source to production the timber and stone has only travelled 20 miles before being put on display in Paper Scissors Stone, and is therefore, even for it size, sustainable - one of Paper Scissors Stone's brand beliefs."

"Uniquely, the Ash is cut and worked while still wet and air cured when finished, this means that it warps and cracks slightly, in the first few months of its life, as if it rooting itself to its new position."

"The Paper Scissors Stone's store is a big space with lots of light, so it needed some really chunky natural wood to fill it, blend in and yet also be a bold feature. Also, the wood gives such an industrial space a more natural feel."

I have noticed over time that people are drawn to softwood - put a person in the vicinity of some polished wood and I bet you they touch it, normally going so far as to run their hand along it. Watch next time and see!".

Introducing - Art prints and cushions by the talented trio "Is This Art"

Custom One Nine are stoked to have bagged a range of limited edition digital art prints and cushions by the talented 'Is This Art'.

Is This Art are a trio of graphic artists from "ooup North", specifically our great city of Leeds.  

Having worked on individual and collective art projects from a young age, these boys have come together again to create Is This Art and we hope there will be further great work to come from this exceptionally talented group in the future.

Check out these great piece of Art, grab one or the all limited edition collection now!

CO9’s New E-commerce Site Goes Live

Custom One Nine is celebrating, our new E-commerce website goes live today, make your payments to us much smoother. The guys at Barclaycard keeping your transactions and data safe with the latest secure payment services.

We Hope that you like our new look website too, with many more products on the way, you can rely on our editors to bring you all the latest designers artwork and products! 

CO9 Welcomes Celebrity Mug Shots

CO9 Welcomes Celebrity Mug Shots

Your favourite celebrities at their criminal finest! Available as mugs, prints and cushions. This range is sure to cause a fuss! 

Grab a Celebrity Mug Shot item while you can!

Custom One Nine New Web Site

All the latest from the Limited Edition Designers Store - Products & Artists in one place!

After what feels like month's (or is that year's) in the making, we are so excited to finally be releasing to all you lovely people our brand new updated site. 

To now be featuring such greats such as Jump Square, King Lear, EBN, Celebrity Mug Shots and Is This Art is nothing less than a privilege!

With new artist's and designer's work in the pipeline, 2011 will possibly be our most exciting year yet! Subscribe to our email updates to keep ahead of the pack with new releases.

Finally, can we say a massive thank you to all our friends and followers, our contributing artists and designers, our web guys, and all those wonderful people who have kept us sane over the last year!

Happy new Year!

Happy New Year!!! January Sale Starts Here - 20%  OFF Everything

Happy New Year, we really hope you had a fantastic festive time with family and friends. 

January Sale Starts Now Until, February 14th with 20% OFF on all Products and Artwork.