'The Secret Life of the Pencil' unites a stellar creative line-up for a new exhibition at Paul Smith's Albemarle store. From the left: Alexander McCall-Smith's pencil, and William Boyd's writing instrument of choice

亚历克斯·哈蒙德和迈克·廷尼拍摄的特写图片集记录了最容易获得的创造性设备：铅笔。他们的52张照片，在各种材料中，将在保罗·史密斯的Albemarle商店展出，直到6月3日，并在网上拍卖，以支持处于危机中的儿童。詹姆斯·戴森爵士的铅笔直接印在铝上，彼得·萨维尔的也是；阿尼什·卡普尔的铅笔是雕刻的：“就像一个小小的、一次性的阿尼什·卡普尔雕塑”。

作为一名产品设计师和摄影师，哈蒙德和丁尼分别面临着设计过程的缩减。哈蒙德开始说：“你素描、研究和从事物中汲取灵感的部分被剪掉了。”“我们直接在电脑上制作了一些东西，然后再发送出去打印。”这个过程中最令人愉快和最有创意的部分是第一个去的。

哈蒙德指出，凭借丁尼的超真实和详细照片技巧，他们开始创作这款卑微工具的美丽形象，但希望得到更多：“我们在寻找一种方法，对整个创意产业做出评论。”他们呼吁一些高调的名字-大卫贝利，肯尼斯格兰奇爵士，彼得萨维尔。“他们是游戏中的佼佼者，这些家伙，非常有创意的英雄。”哈蒙德解释说，这些照片背后的故事给了它更多的深度。“突然之间，它变成了解他们创作过程的一扇窗户。”

Tinney补充道：“我们只是希望这些人还用铅笔。
一些我们期望的老狗还在和他们一起工作，他们说：“我没有用铅笔来很多年了！”很高兴也能听到这样的声音。
对他们来说，诚实是很重要的，因为我们不希望他们只给我们任何旧的铅笔。
故事围绕着铅笔所负责的大量工作的意义。"

Paul Smith是哈蒙德和Tinney真正尊重的人。他非常喜欢这个项目，最后他主动提出要主持这个节目。哈蒙德笑着说。对Tinney来说，斯蒂芬·威尔夏很突出：“一个能看到一切的学者，在直升机上飞过纽约，击中地面，然后一口气把整个城市画出来。他的铅笔很小，是我们收藏中第二小的铅笔，它有一英寸半长。我想象当他有成千上万条线从记忆中画出来时，他只用一支铅笔来完成一幅画。

哈蒙德和丁尼同意，为危机中的儿童筹集资金将完成这一独特的摄影项目。“我们从创造性英雄的铅笔开始，这些提高将回到下一代的教育中。”

The exhibition of close-up images conceived by Alex Hammond and Mike Tinney document that most accessible of creative devices: the pencil

Their 52 prints, in various materials, will be auctioned online in support of Children in Crisis

As a product designer and a photographer respectively, Hammond (right) and Tinney were confronted with a reduction of the design process

The charming instrument assortment includes the pencils of Sir James Dyson - that's printed directly on aluminum - Peter Saville and Anish Kapoor. Tha latter is carved 'like a little, one-off Anish Kapoor sculpture'

Sir Paul Smith with David Bailey and his preferred pencil

Tom Dixon with his HB

Paul Smith was someone both Hammond and Tinney really respected. 'He loved the project so much he ended up offering to host the show,' Hammond says

Smith's instrument of choice

Stephen Fry's pencil

'The part where you sketch, research and take inspiration from things was cut,' says Hammond. 'We went straight to producing something on a computer that then would be sent out to print. The most enjoyable and creative part of the process was the first to go'

'We just hoped these people still used pencils,' says Tinney. 'Some old dogs that we expected were still working with them just weren't and said, "I haven't used a pencil for years!" It was nice to hear that too, in a way. For them to be honest was important, as we didn't want them to give us just any old pencil. The stories revolve around the sense that there's a huge body of work which the pencil is responsible for'

James Dyson's high tech tool

Raising funds for Children in Crisis will complete the circle: 'We started off with the pencils of creative heroes, and what these raise will go back into the education of the next generation,' the pair add

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