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Will Robson Designs and Construction

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Will is known for his geometric designs, which are heavily influenced by Islamic Art and mandalas. His colours are saturated, due to his extended stay in the West Indies. He has collaborated with various artists and interior designers for varied projects over the years.During the 1970s Will became a partner in Magic Toys UK, the other partners being Margaret Robson, Diane Collett and Peter Watson. , Yorkshire which produced a range of Victorian jumping jacks and wooden puppets. In addition to this, Will specialised in highly colourful geometric jigsaw puzzles. The quartet were members of the British Toymakers Guild for several years and in 1980 they were awarded the Toymakers Guild Toy of The Year of Award for their range of toys and puzzles.In 1983, Will and Margaret migrated to Jamaica and established Magic Toys Jamaica Ltdat Sunny Lodge, Walderston. With a newly trained local workforce they initially produced mosaic craft items for the tourist trade and exported a range of tropical themed pins and puzzles to the UK and the USA. Buoyed by the success of the toy making business, Will started to produce mosaic murals and room pieces for hotels in Jamaica and the Caribbean.Major projects and commissions included:Jamaica Pavillion Expo92 in Seville, Spain.Architect Michael Lake. (Jamaica) Will Robson was one of the artists selected by Michael Lake to illustrate the backdrop for the visitors to the Jamaican pavilion at Seville Expo '92 which coincided with the celebration of Christopher Columbus' Quincentennial. The scale of the work was such that it had to be shipped over to Spain in five forty foot containers. At the end of the expo the interior of the pavilion was bought by John Rollins to install in Ritz Carlton Hotel Montego Bay, October, 1992. Sandals Resorts Jamaica and the Caribbean. Interior designer DCI Internationals' Katrina MarzoucaEvan Williams, architect and Katrina Marzouca interior designer from Design Collaborative International (DCI), Kingston. Projects done with them include; Mural at Grand Lido Negrilwith the artist Tukula Ntama This was Magic Toys first mural. Its dimensions were 10mts x2mts, marking a departure from Will's smaller mosaic puzzles. The piece was a mixed media mosaic showing life in the Jamaican mountains and by the seashore. Beaches Resort, Negril; Magic Toys did the children's activity centre, and the accompanying mural was done in collaboration with the lead artist Tukula Ntama. After this, more work followed, with a floral mural at Sandals Royal

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