Roberts London began inside Roberts & Co, but it did not remain simply a jewellery-company blog. This is the story of how a practical publishing tool developed into a distinct editorial and media project—and why the separation ultimately made both names clearer. The title of this article describes the route taken by an idea, not a change of corporate…
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Who Is Barry Roberts? Barry Roberts is a British Chief Executive and Creative Director working across jewellery, silver, restoration, media and the development of distinctive British companies and brands. His work is organised through The Company of Extraordinary Companies, which brings together a portfolio of independent houses and specialist activities while allowing each to retain its own history, character…
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DESIGN PAPER 002 Why distinct voices strengthen a connected body of work. There is a temptation, when several companies and houses belong to one body of work, to make them all speak in the same voice. It appears orderly. It makes the relationship between them immediately obvious. It also risks diminishing everything that makes each one worth developing. The…
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A personal site can easily become the wrong thing. It can become a diary, a vanity page, a résumé, a sales funnel or a place where too much is explained too quickly. That is not the purpose of mr-roberts.com. This site exists because the work connected to Barry Roberts now lives in several places: jewellery, silver, Roberts London, cultural…
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Design Paper 001 The Barry Roberts Identity System A restrained visual system for a Chief Executive and Creative Director working across British brands, design, production and cultural projects. Introduction Every project eventually reaches the point where it needs a clear way of presenting itself. For me, the challenge was slightly different. Rather than creating the identity for a single…
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