WTM are excited to announce our partnership with SAND
Worthing Theatres and Museum worked closely with The SAND Project in renovating one of our dressing rooms in the Pavilion Theatre.
About SAND
“What started as a small community enterprise project has grown into a college, cafe, creative hub and many small enterprises promoting the skills of our individual trainees.
“Our trainees learn to become entrepreneurial and prepared to earn money for themselves. We lead by example. Our trainees are not charitable causes and we believe they are highly capable and add huge economic value to the community and businesses. Our aim is to send this message to local industry.
“We are devoted to promoting greater opportunity and life choices for those with learning or life challenges.”
Lottie Coburn, head of SAND Design at The SAND Project, told us about the work the team do: “The SAND Project prides itself on creating reputable businesses and innovative enterprises as a means of training and showcasing the work of our trainees.
“At SAND Design, we have been very busy re-designing and decorating rooms in the building, such as the classrooms, common room and cafes (Sand Bay and Sand Hub), which will be ready to open in January from Tuesday to Thursday. We have also had the privilege of redesigning and redecorating the star dressing room at the Pavilion Theatre!
About the project
Lottie told us about the development and process of the project at our Pavilion Theatre.
“Once we received the brief for the Pavilion, we started with some research. What made a desirable and practical dressing room – a space where actors could relax, get ready in comfort for their performance and be inspired? What did a dressing room need? What do actors require?
“Before we even visited the site, we had some ideas in mind as well as the brief; both enabled us to make some informed decisions quite quickly. As part of our research, we also visited some local buildings built in the same era as the Pavilion Theatre.
“We decided to go with an Art Deco theme so as to be sympathetic to the building’s history, and because this design aesthetic lends itself to luxury and opulence. The trainees worked hard on their design for several weeks before presenting to the clients at the Pavilion. The clients were thrilled with the design and we got the green light straight away.
“Within a week, we started the renovation. It took us two weeks, working in the mornings to complete the design. The trainees have been involved in all elements of decorating including the carpentry. The final result is stunning and hits the brief in a spectacular way!”
What’s next for The SAND Project?
Going forward, we will complete the Bay Cafe renovation and then begin the renovation of an AirBnB flat at Sand Bay on Thorn Road.
We are a business and we are open to being hired. If you would like a Sand Design please get in touch lottie.coburn@thesandproject.co.uk