Wild For Flowers

Wild for Flowers has recently re-decorated with the aid of Foster Gearing. Here are some images of the new shopfront.

8a The Old High Street, Folkestone.

Another recently completed property in Folkestone’s Old High Street is Maya.

Maya produces a delicious range of luxury handmade chocolates, made on site in their recently opened Old High Street shop. They also stock a variety of fairtrade confectionary.

Recently Completed

64 Tontine Street, Folkestone  - Completed November 2009

Consisting of:

- Ground floor retail space

- Outside work area

Some Brand new buildings

Its been a busy summer for us with some new buildings, films and interior projects. The photos above and below show the servery and exterior of Shake Shed, at 17 Old Hg Street Folkestone. This is the second outlet in a chain of stores planned throughout the South East. The first store is in Canterbury and we are working on the next one in St. Albans. See the retail design page for more pics and info.

Below is the new Kent Adult Education Pottery Department in Tontine Street Folkestone.

The site was finished and opened to the public in September 2009

CGI images

We work with the latest and most sophisticated software to create ultra realistic computer generated images and movies. Whole buildings can be built on computer and a tour taken of all aspects of the interior and exterior features without a brick being laid. Here are a few examples of images of what we can do.

Ubuntu Netbooks Movie

Ubuntu is a global free computer operating system based on the Linux Kernal. Its name comes from the Zulu word, loosely translated as “humanity”. Ubuntu is the first version of the Linux operating system to compete seriously with Windows. Available as an option with new Dell PCs and laptops Ubuntu is rapidly gaining market share as a brilliant and free alternative to the operating system made famous by Microsoft.
The estimated traffic during Ubuntu releases (every six months) is 10,000+ hits per day.
In 2008, Foster Gearing worked alongside Sem Solutions, providing complete design and photography direction for the US Ubuntu Shop website, for clothing, merchandise, software and support. The UK shop is expected to follow. In late 2008 Foster Gearing began work on a promotional film for Ubuntu for Netbooks; a 90 second CGI animation which aims to demonstrate the ease of Ubuntu as a default operating system on Netbooks. The film is intended for Netbook demonstration and advertising in UK stores, but will most likely not be exclusive to retail and has the potential to be developed in several languages. We hope to work with Ubuntu on similar promotional films and material.

To take a look at the Ubuntu shop, please click here
The Netbooks movie will be released soon. Please check for details.

The Christopher Winter Project

The Christopher Winter Project is a government approved scheme which aims to aid teachers in primary and secondary schools in the Teaching of Sexual Relationships and Education. In 2008 Foster Gearing provided the design for the complete Primary pack which could be purchased by schools, including a CDRom, inserts and packaging, as well as the styling of the Lesson Plans, Schemes of Work and Resources/Worksheets on the CD itself. Following the huge success of the Primary pack, we were approached for the design of the complete Secondary pack in 2009 and took the opportunity to develop the design, after which TCWP have plans to return to the Primary pack and update it. Foster Gearing have recently helped TCWP in their rebranding by providing them with their new logo.

Click on the link to visit the Christopher Winter Project website.

Past Times

Past Times has been a client of ours for a number of years and this morning we received a great recommendation from Mark Johnson, Head of Retail for the company.

“Philip has developed concept designs for Past Times and not only have the designs been impressive but the stores performances have been excellent. Philip has an impressive eye for detail as well as being creative at over coming potential problems. He has gone over and above the expected service level and projects that Foster Gearing have been involved in have all progressed effortlessly.

It has been a pleasure working with Philip and his team”

For more images of the completed shop see the ‘Retail Design’ category

Past Times website

Opening of Quarterhouse

On Thursday March 5th ‘Quarterhouse’ a new entertainment venue in Folkestone was opened by the Secretary of State for Culture. Foster Gearing was commissioned to produce a promotional film to celebrate and commemorate the occasion. Visit the site.

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Our main site offers a glimpse of the Foster Gearing studios and the nice view from our windows.