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Michael A. Haynes (artist, designer)

Michael Adrian Haynes (27 April 1941 - 6 March 2023) was an English artist and designer. Haynes also created independent studio workspaces for other artists and creators to grow their art.

Haynes was display director for Jaegar between 1960 and 1969, and was awarded the Regent Street annual window display award seven times. Other recognition was from the Sunday Telegraph best national window display for two years, and the Evening Standard trophy for the best displays in London. As Head-of-Display for Jaegar Haynes also designed and opened the Jaegar Paris store - Jean Shrimpton, Twiggy and Marianne Faithfull all wore Jaegar during this period.

Michael A. Haynes
Born	27 April 1941 Bideford, Devon, UK
Died	6 March 2023 Elsfield Manor, Elsfield, UK
Occupation	Visual arts supporter of graduate artists
Spouse	Ruby Haynes

Haynes' 1967 “Swinging London” Exhibition at Madame Tussard’s London, featured life size cut-out photographs, including that of artist Peter Blake. Sir Peter subsequently used the approach for the concept cover of the Beatles “Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band”.

Haynes 'Swinging London' exhibition cut-outs included The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jean Shrimpton, PJ Proby, Mary Quant, David Hockney, Peter Blake, Gerald Scarfe, The Who, The Kinks, Twiggy, Bruce Lacey, and Paul Jones.

Haynes experimented with use of 3D perspex in art, in interior design, in furnishings, and in architecture. Haynes’ work in perspex paintings and perspex furniture were displayed in exhibitions in the UK, France and the US

Haynes clients included:

David Bailey, Hubert Givenchy, Odile Taliani, Lord Tanlaw, Mary Quant, Christian Dior, Mecca, Lord Snowdon, Duke of Marlborough, Churchill Centenary trust, National trust, British design council, Madame Tussauds, The Sultan of Oman, Vogue magazine, Sunday Telegraph, National portrait gallery, V&A

401 1/2 studios continues to provide a creative hub for artist/crafts people as well as an independent art studio. It is now run by the Haynes family.

Timelines

Haynes was born in Bideford, Devon on 27th April 1941, and was state educated.

1960s

Haynes as display director for Jaegar from 1960 to 1969, won many UK display awards

Other displays included an installation by the cast of “An Evening of British Rubbish” featuring Bruce Lacey from the Wyndhams Theatre in London. The exhibition of “Celebrity Christmas Trees”, designed by personalities, also received much publicity.

Haynes designed window displays for Mary Quant between 1963 and 1965 at her Knightsbridge and Kings Road boutiques. Haynes’ window displays included a window flower design made by drawing around paper plates. This became the Mary Quant flower design.

Haynes' Jaegar Christmas display consisting of lines of penguins, with spring heads fitted to concentric cranks, and was bought by Paul McCartney.

Other exhibitions designed by Haynes in the 1960s include:

• Photographs by William Klein, Paris & London 1965
• Photographs by David Bailey, London 1966
• Sir Winston Churchill Museum, Chartwell for national trust 1966
• Swinging London at Madam Tussaud’s, London 1967
• Penrhyn castle museum, Wales for national trust 1967
• Neon & Acrylic Art Showcase, London 1968

1970s

Haynes was invited to design the fashion section of the British Exhibition of Design at the Museum des Arts Decoratif, Paris.

In 1971 Cecil Beaton commissioned Haynes to design his exhibition “Fashion: An Anthology” at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Beaton had accumulated a recognised collection of clothes designed by the most celebrated designers of the 20th Century, and worn by fashion icons such as Mrs Loel Guinness, The Duchess of Windsor, Empress Eugene, Mrs Diana Vreeland and Madame Martinez de Hoz. These included Balenciaga; Worth; Schiaparelli; Vionet; Dior; Grey; Balmain; Chanel; Hartnell; Fortuny; Callot; shoe designers, Vivier & Rayne.

During the mid-60s Lady Churchill and her daughter noted Haynes was behind a Churchill exhibition in Regents Street. He was subsequently commissioned by The National Trust to design and install the Museum Rooms at Chartwell, Sir Winston’s country home. In 1974 the Churchill Centenary Trust commissioned Haynes to design and install the Churchill Centenary Exhibition at Somerset House.

Exhibitions designed and built by Haynes in the 1970s include:

• L’Idée et la Forme. Design en Grande Bretagne, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 1970
• Cecil Beaton, V&A 1971
• Crystal ball, Dallas Texas with Sir Cecil Beaton 1972
• Crockfords club, London with Sire Cecil Beaton 1972
• Salisbury arts festival, England 1973
• Mary Quants London, London Museum (Kensington Palace) 1973
• The Churchill Centenary Exhibition, Somerset House 1974
• Acrylic paintings and furniture at Anthony Redmile, London, 1977
• Thomas More Quincentenary Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, 1977
• Commonwealth institute, London 1979

From 1971 Haynes ran open days at his studios at Stow-on-the-Wold and in the 401½ studios Wandsworth road London, close to Chelsea and Vauxhall bridges. Today 401 studios in London continue this for the current resident creators and artists that use these studios.

In 1975 Haynes setup Fosseway house, a Cotswold Manor House as independent residential workshops for artists and craftspeople

In 1976 Haynes was part of the consortium to repair and preserve John Buckhams former residence Elsfield Manor, the former home of John Buchan and Miriam Rothschild. Haynes resided at the ground floor flat, convenient for accessing the studios in London and the Cotswolds, and to house a growing collection of modern art.

1980s

The transformation of the derelict Elsfield Manor was documented featuring in the book “beautiful homes of Britain”, as well as being featured in “The charm of Elsfield Manor" in Arhitectural Digest, May 1980

Haynes’ commercial work included development of various innovative advertising campaigns, including use of his three dimensional perspex shopfrontsc, used to change the image of many betting shops. His Perspex designs for the Royal Ascot Box had racegoers queuing to see it. He also continued to design perspex furniture with his writing cabinet being exhibited at Sotheby’s.

1980’s Haynes designed and built exhibitions included

• Photographs of Sir Cecil Beaton, Sothebys collection London, 1980
• The 20th Century room at the National Portrait Gallery 1982
• Coco Chanel exhibition, Sotheby’s Bond Street 1984
• Paul McCartney exhibition, National Portrait Gallery 1984
• Exhibition of contemporary applied arts, Sotherby’s Bond Street 1989

The first combined group exhibition of the work from both Fosseway House and 401½ was held in the art gallery at the Commonwealth Institute in 1980. The catalogue (ISBN No. 0-900906-87-71) was designed by Haynes and the exhibition selection was made by Michael Rowe, Jill Crowley, Diana Harrison and Michael Haynes. The exhibition was organized by Fred Lightfoot MBE. John Houston produced most of the text. for the catalogue.

Other exhibitions included:

• Westminster gallery, Boston 1981
• Ashgate gallery, Farnham 1984
• Olympia Arts Fair 1988
• Trade exhibitions in Russia, Japan, Germany, USA, Italy, Brazil and France

1990s

In the 1990’s, Haynes designed a series of six leisure facilities in North America for Philadelphia Park Race Track; In 1994 he was commissioned to design the interiors of a block of 24 shore apartments in New Jersey 30 minutes south of New York.

Haynes' portrait was painted by Howard Morgan, who was a former member of 401 Studios.

2023

Haynes passed away at his home in Elsfield Manor, Oxford on 6th March 2023. His ashes are buried at Elsfield village Church St Thomas of Canterbury.