Martin Cook
Cadmore End, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Martin Cook designs lettering by hand and carves it into British stone using traditional tools. His studio makes memorials, house signs, and garden pieces. Architectural commissions include the British Museum’s Reading Room and the London memorial to victims of the Bali bombings.
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Discipline
- Lettering | Architectural carving | Memorials | Sculpture | Landscape stonework
- Material
- Slate | Limestone | Granite | Portland limestone
- Services
- Address stones | Headstones | Memorials | Inscriptions | Plaques | Garden sculpture | Sundials | Public monuments | Stone inlay
- Website
- martincookstudio.co.uk
Profile Gallery
Bali Bombings Memorial — carving and project management
A granite globe carved with doves stands on a circular inscribed base, bringing repeated bird outlines and memorial lettering together in the central sculptural element. Its materials include Limestone and Portland limestone. Related services include Memorials and Public monuments.
Designed by Gary Breeze. Carved by Martin Cook.
2006 | Horse Guards Road, London
Source & credits
Design: Gary Breeze. Project management and carving of the lettering and doves: Martin Cook Studio, in collaboration with Gary Breeze. Photograph: Ethan Doyle White. Photo source | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Design and collaboration — Gary Breeze
More work
- British Museum letteringHand-carved lettering and inlaid slate at the Reading Room Its disciplines include Architectural carving. Related services include Inscriptions and Stone inlay. By Martin Cook.Martin Cook. View photographs on the studio’s portfolio.
- Antithesis of Sarcophagi — collaboration with Gary BreezeDesign and making: Gary Breeze, Martin Cook | United KingdomJoint design and making of the granite garden sculpture. Its disciplines include Sculpture and Landscape stonework.
2016
Design and making: Gary Breeze and Martin Cook. Garden construction and planting: Chris Holland Landscapes. Sponsor: The Marble and Granite Centre. Photographs remain on the original project websites.
Source & credits
Studio and process | Architectural lettering | Contact | Bali memorial design and materials | Antithesis of Sarcophagi — shared project
An independent reference profile. Directory information
Bali Bombings Memorial — carving and project management
Design: Gary Breeze. Project management and carving of the lettering and doves: Martin Cook Studio, in collaboration with Gary Breeze. Photograph: Ethan Doyle White. Photo source | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Design and collaboration — Gary Breeze