Applying Gold Leaf to Lettering
A modern method to achieve a classic look
by Tyler Fields
In the spirit of tradition, Joan Perkins combines modern technology with ages-old techniques to apply the name to THIMBLE’s transom.
The waterfront of Bristol, Rhode Island, looks much different than it did when THIMBLE (ex-YANKEE) was built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (HMCo.) in 1938. While HMCo. has long since closed its doors and many of its shop buildings are gone from the shoreline, Dan Shea and his crew at the Bristol Boat Company can still be found building, rebuilding, and repairing classic Herreshoffs in one of the remaining HMCo. buildings.
PFV nominates five families for €100,000 prize 27th January, 2021 by Rupert Millar
The wine group Primum Familiae Vini (PFV) has announced its shortlist of five family business, including The Goring Hotel, a Japanese pottery and Michelangelo’s gold leaf provider, for its 2021 ‘Family is Sustainability’ prize.
The group, made of 12 historic European wine producers, has selected five family-run companies (none of them wine related) to receive the prize of €100,000, with the eventual winner set to be announced in March this year.
Matthieu Perrin, current president of the PFV, said: “We in the PFV believe that family companies are the bedrock of regional and national economies and that the best must have a profound commitment to sustainable development.