Ron Fuller
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Ron Fuller is a British
artist and toy designer. Fuller was born in 1937 and went to Art Schools in Plymouth
and Falmouth
before studying Art and Theatre Design at the Royal College of Art
. After a career in teaching he began making wooden toys for a living in 1972. His work is highly sought after and has been exhibited and sold in specialist shops all over the world.
Fuller has been involved with Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
for over 10 years and has produced a number of designs exclusively for CMT. A larger than life-size cooper that Ron made can be seen working at a beer barrel on the roof of a pub that overlooks Trafalgar Square
.
United Kingdom
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artist and toy designer. Fuller was born in 1937 and went to Art Schools in Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
and Falmouth
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
before studying Art and Theatre Design at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
. After a career in teaching he began making wooden toys for a living in 1972. His work is highly sought after and has been exhibited and sold in specialist shops all over the world.
Fuller has been involved with Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
Cabaret Mechanical Theatre is an organisation that mounts exhibitions around the world of contemporary automata by a collective of artists based in the United Kingdom. It was started in 1979 in Falmouth, Cornwall.-External links:*...
for over 10 years and has produced a number of designs exclusively for CMT. A larger than life-size cooper that Ron made can be seen working at a beer barrel on the roof of a pub that overlooks Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...
.