Who Shrunk Leighton House?

We are thrilled to invite you to an exclusive evening with Mulvany & Rogers, talking about their most recent project, Leighton House – followed by a viewing of the work in their Brook Lane studio before it appears on display at Leighton House Museum to mark the 100th anniversary since the house opened as a museum.

Mulvany and Rogers make one-twelfth scale bespoke minature houses and this most recent work arose from the personal interest of their client Sheikh Ahmed Bin Khalid Al Thani, a longtime patron and friend, as he recognises Frederic Leighton’s appreciative vision of Arab cultural heritage.

This is a rare opportunity to view this piece in close proximity, to meet the makers, and hear their story about its creation.

We hope you can join us.

📍 The Club Room
🕡 6:30pm
🗓️ Tuesday 7th July
🎟️ https://www.glovefactorystudios.com/who-shrunk-leighton-house/

Mind the Gap is postponed to Thursday 8th October 2026.

Book now to save your seat.
🎟️ https://www.glovefactorystudios.com/mind-the-gap-from-design-to-build-to-inhabit/

A stellar cast line-up of architects & educators join us for an inspiring evening exploring neurodivergent-inclusive school design.

1. Georgie Cutbill - built a career managing complex briefs, practising exacting standards, & forging rewarding relationships. Georgie combines metropolitan polish with deep local knowledge & helps, among others, the recent Hummingbird Project in Bruton.

2. Mark Ellerby - long time Glove Factory Studios member, is a highly versatile architect & is particularly knowledgeable on Education designing for Autism & SEND. Mark’s work includes delivering PassivHaus buildings with a keen interest in collaboration using natural building materials.

3. Fergus Feilden - Founder at Feilden Fowles, leads project teams to deliver beautiful buildings with great social & environmental impact. Projects include National Railway Museum in York, Nature + Love at the Horniman Museum & Garden, & the Stirling shortlisted Weston at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

4. Peter Wharmby - Pete is a highly skilled communicator on issues pertaining to autism, ADHD & neurodiversity. Shortlisted for the National Diversity Awards 2026, Pete’s third book, Different Minds, published on 3rd September 2026, follows two successful publications - ‘What I Want To Talk About’, & ‘Untypical’, exploring autistic special interests and how the world may look to autistic people.

5. Matt Williams - chair of RIBA Wiltshire & Director at architectural practice Lavigne Lonsdale. Matt & his team believe “good places don’t happen by accident”. Matt joins us to support this sentiment & the value of the work RIBA Chartered Architects deliver.

6. Joanna Watchman - Managing Director at Content Coms, & long time studio member, Jo is a trusted advisor on strategic comms & marketing. Jo is exceptionally skilled at transparent communication strategies that drive awareness of issues we need to pay more attention to, & as an experienced event facilitator, Jo is perfectly qualified to host this panel of experts.