This reminds me a little of when James May met the woman who came up with the fonts for all the signage in the UK. We take these people for granted really. Silent geniuses.
Margaret Calvert. She’s still at it. Helping design the ‘Rail Alphabet 2’ typeface for Network Rail and the RDG now being rolled out across the network.
A few months ago I was at an open day at Acton Depot, and Harriet (I think it was) gave a lecture on moquette design. Sitting right behind me was Mr. G Marshall. I respected his privacy, but I wondered where this might lead. Now I know. You make a good journalist, Mr. M.
I was pleasantly surprised to learn it was two ladies who had designed them rather than a bunch of corporate staff sat round a table saying, this is what we're doing. Really interesting to learn and now I just want these two to do all the future moquette designs 😁 Great video, Geoff
Love this Geoff! The fact that little cottage industry companies are doing this iconic work for such a huge business is where the underground itself started. Refreshing in this day and age, long may it continue.
I've watched pretty much every video you've put up, but honestly, I absolutely love this sort of content where you can hear the stories of the amazing people behind the iconography of the miniature of TFL, (and other transport companies 😊). More, please ♥️
My all-time favourite Underground moquette design was the one used on the 1962 TS, 1972/2 TS, and the A.60/62 stock; it was made up of Red, Grey, and Black colours; it was also used on some Q, CO/CP, and R Stock cars when there was a shortage of original moquettes for pre 1960’s Underground trains.
When they say “pixellated” and “interlacing”, I’m reminded of the creativity of early computer games on the Apple II, which used the SAME tricks to turn 4 colours (plus B&W) into 12 and 18 depending if you used just alternating lines or varying levels of mixed dots too.
Fantastic video could’ve been much longer but I’m a former graphic designer so I’d probably think that! Terrific designs, had to look up their other work. Great stuff as always.
I love the Barman It feels instantly iconic for London. I want to see what the new Piccadilly trains carry. I think they deserve their own new moquette
I heard the name Misha Black mentioned at 2:58. The man was an absolute genius. He designed The British Railways Class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotives..
Misha black and his company DRU also had previously put forward a design for the Warship, unfortunately it was dismissed and instead BR just had a scaled down version of it's German predecessor the V200.
Brilliant! I love to hear artists talk their process and see examples of how the design changes and iterates before the final. A good constraint always produces an excellent result
This is a fascinating account of how those immortal moquette designs were thought out. I'd love to visit their place one day, it looks like a peaceful oasis in the middle of the noise and bustle that is central London.
Very good interview. It was nice to chat to with 2 people who made the moquettes so popular on every London transport that people still use today. Very informative and interesting interview.
That was so interesting. I loved seeing (too briefly though) the original design with silhouettes of famous buildings and then how it was taken back and simplified into the final design.
I *love* their colour choices. PLEASE make some carpet tiling products! I just finished a year of research + purchasing + installation of a home office floor with a bit of flair, and found very little choices - but I wanted something like the early Piccadilly new stock moquette - “black plus a touch of colour”, but clearly the repeating pattern is a precondition.
Great video! I've got a book called "Seats of London" by Andrew Martin, all about London Transport moquette, and there's a chapter devoted to Wallace Sewell
Absolute a brilliant video Geoff and hats off to the 2 ladies and their business. I could listen to them all day. Good luck to them both I'm sure that business will grow and grow.
Thanks for the interview! Just a bit of advice, having you voiceover the question would be great, as many like to listen in the background and not actively watch/read the video.
I had always assumed patterned to hide dirt/wear and colours linked to line colours. Bit of an eye opener. Trouble is this is obviously lost on the general public. Maybe you could suggest to tfl that the put design explanation boards in stations/tunnels, so users can read whilst waiting for their train? Keep up the good work.
How interesting. Something most takes for granted without ever knowing the process that goes into the design. The pattern on the central line seats reminds me of the city skyline, but I interpreted the red circle as a cross between the roundel and the sun.
Mmmm .... eclectic. I don't know of any other presenter, on this or any other platform, who could make one video on moquette .... never mind two. Perfectly delightful!
I really enjoyed this video; interesting background on something that helps give life to a line. The bit of colour theory mixed in with "Pointillism" brought me back to my recent art history classes; varying the use of discrete colours to create the appearance of a myriad of others.
Dya know, only yesterday I was sitting on a Stagecoach bus in Kendal and found myself looking more deeply than usual at the pattern of the moquette on the seats and trying to puzzle out what it represented. Still don't know but this video has made me wonder now just who designed it. Think I'll delve a little deeper👍 Thanks for this interesting video 🥰
they are lovely designs and I think it is very nice that the Underground keeps up the tradition but before the end of the conversation when they spoke about 'branching out', it just struck me as one of those London things .... having the money to spend a little on the finishing touches whereas, up North, well, its lavendery purple vinyl bus seats and a hard plastic one if it gets vandalised - the differences are now so stark , oh and the Elizabeth Line won the RIBA award last night, bully for them.
I wonder if and how they prototype how a draft design would look on an actual Tube train. Some of the Berlin U-Bahn moquette seems quite London-inspired. I had wondered if a London studio made those.
Hi Geoff I was wondering if you could do a video of all of the new station’s coming in 2025 and beyond like the video you did last year as it would give us a bit of and insight into what’s coming next. Thanks for the great videos as well
Great video but I'm not sure why you keep saying the 'blue barman' moquette is just on the Central Line?! It's also on the Northern AND Piccadilly lines too
Hello Geoff, this is a nice video and the London Overground moquette came from Misha Black with the District line D79 Surface Stock train seat moquette pattern. You mention that Wallace and Sewell have done six different moquettes for Transport for London, however this is actually incorrect as they have also created the navy blue version of Barman for the Piccadilly line 1973 Tube Stock trains (as well as the brown version of the Barman moquette for the Bakerloo line 1972 Tube Stock trains). Best wishes and take care. Kind regards, Peter Skuce, St Albans. Hertfordshire.
@@Tomloughb - what you are thinking of applies to the brand new Siemens 2024 Tube Stock. I am referring to the seat cover replacement which applies to the current, existing 1973 Tube Stock.
hey geoff, if tfl invited you to see the workd of colindale station taking place right now, can you make a video of it and title it, “Inside The Works of Colindale Station Upgrade”
These are the videos that make Geoff stand out from other You Tube channels and are fascinating and informative
This reminds me a little of when James May met the woman who came up with the fonts for all the signage in the UK. We take these people for granted really. Silent geniuses.
Margaret Calvert. She’s still at it. Helping design the ‘Rail Alphabet 2’ typeface for Network Rail and the RDG now being rolled out across the network.
A few months ago I was at an open day at Acton Depot, and Harriet (I think it was) gave a lecture on moquette design. Sitting right behind me was Mr. G Marshall. I respected his privacy, but I wondered where this might lead. Now I know. You make a good journalist, Mr. M.
I can never sit on the Tube/Elizabeth Line and not think of these ladies and this interview. What lovely ladies
I was pleasantly surprised to learn it was two ladies who had designed them rather than a bunch of corporate staff sat round a table saying, this is what we're doing. Really interesting to learn and now I just want these two to do all the future moquette designs 😁
Great video, Geoff
Love this Geoff! The fact that little cottage industry companies are doing this iconic work for such a huge business is where the underground itself started. Refreshing in this day and age, long may it continue.
You make the difference with these great informative little videos. Brilliant
What delightful and creative ladies...thanks for your very interesting and informative video,Geoff!😊
I've watched pretty much every video you've put up, but honestly, I absolutely love this sort of content where you can hear the stories of the amazing people behind the iconography of the miniature of TFL, (and other transport companies 😊).
More, please ♥️
It’s always fun to listen to artists talk about their craft.
Their passion and knowledge is infectious. I actually really enjoyed listening to the lovely ladies.
My all-time favourite Underground moquette design was the one used on the 1962 TS, 1972/2 TS, and the A.60/62 stock; it was made up of Red, Grey, and Black colours; it was also used on some Q, CO/CP, and R Stock cars when there was a shortage of original moquettes for pre 1960’s Underground trains.
Fabulous to meet these ladies. Well done Geoff for bringing this side of your passion to us. I think my wife would love one of those scarves!
This was the perfect intersection of my trains nerdery and textiles nerdery, thank you!
I love design videos Geoff, thank you so much for doing this interview & profile.
When they say “pixellated” and “interlacing”, I’m reminded of the creativity of early computer games on the Apple II, which used the SAME tricks to turn 4 colours (plus B&W) into 12 and 18 depending if you used just alternating lines or varying levels of mixed dots too.
Love this Geoff!
Fantastic video could’ve been much longer but I’m a former graphic designer so I’d probably think that! Terrific designs, had to look up their other work. Great stuff as always.
I love the Barman It feels instantly iconic for London. I want to see what the new Piccadilly trains carry. I think they deserve their own new moquette
Geoff did a video last year where he met another designer, Paul, who showed off a sample of the new Piccadilly line design.
@@Tinderchaff thanks for the reminder, I will go take a look again
Great interview and very interesting. Thank you ladies and Geoff.
I heard the name Misha Black mentioned at 2:58. The man was an absolute genius. He designed The British Railways Class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotives..
Misha black and his company DRU also had previously put forward a design for the Warship, unfortunately it was dismissed and instead BR just had a scaled down version of it's German predecessor the V200.
Brilliant! I love to hear artists talk their process and see examples of how the design changes and iterates before the final. A good constraint always produces an excellent result
Great interview, Geoff. Fascinating back story! An excellent quality video production! Thank you.
This is a fascinating account of how those immortal moquette designs were thought out. I'd love to visit their place one day, it looks like a peaceful oasis in the middle of the noise and bustle that is central London.
Fascinating look behind the scenes - always interesting hearing people talk about what they're passionate about
Brilliant Geoff thanks for that ❤
This is so cool!
Very good interview. It was nice to chat to with 2 people who made the moquettes so popular on every London transport that people still use today. Very informative and interesting interview.
These ladies work so well on camera!
Very interesting to see. I'm even going to recommend this video to my Mother as it right up her street.
What an interesting interview - 2 very talented people!
Brillant interview! 👍 I really love the Central line's moquette and it looks excellent in the Bakerloo colors as well.
I was so excited when the Elizabeth Line opened I bought a pair of the moquette socks - and now I find out that Geoff has some! Woo hoo!
Finding functionality, frugality, familiarity and fun in form and farbric.
That was so interesting. I loved seeing (too briefly though) the original design with silhouettes of famous buildings and then how it was taken back and simplified into the final design.
Really enjoyed this one!
Absolutely fascinating, thanks.
I *love* their colour choices. PLEASE make some carpet tiling products! I just finished a year of research + purchasing + installation of a home office floor with a bit of flair, and found very little choices - but I wanted something like the early Piccadilly new stock moquette - “black plus a touch of colour”, but clearly the repeating pattern is a precondition.
Great video! I've got a book called "Seats of London" by Andrew Martin, all about London Transport moquette, and there's a chapter devoted to Wallace Sewell
Absolute a brilliant video Geoff and hats off to the 2 ladies and their business. I could listen to them all day. Good luck to them both I'm sure that business will grow and grow.
Awesome that a small creative business has a chance to be involved
Wow all of my favourite moquettes came from one place!
Thanks for the interview! Just a bit of advice, having you voiceover the question would be great, as many like to listen in the background and not actively watch/read the video.
Yes, would have preferred this to be listenable. And for the designers to have introduced themselves too. Interesting insights though!
I had always assumed patterned to hide dirt/wear and colours linked to line colours. Bit of an eye opener.
Trouble is this is obviously lost on the general public.
Maybe you could suggest to tfl that the put design explanation boards in stations/tunnels, so users can read whilst waiting for their train?
Keep up the good work.
How interesting. Something most takes for granted without ever knowing the process that goes into the design. The pattern on the central line seats reminds me of the city skyline, but I interpreted the red circle as a cross between the roundel and the sun.
Brilliant. I love these Uber-nerdy infrastructure insights.
Thanks for making this vid, it’s a great insight into an everyday design that’s oft overlooked.
Mmmm .... eclectic. I don't know of any other presenter, on this or any other platform, who could make one video on moquette .... never mind two. Perfectly delightful!
Excellent work from them, excellent video from Geoff, excellent audio despite all the stuff they pulled out. Very impressed
I really enjoyed this video; interesting background on something that helps give life to a line. The bit of colour theory mixed in with "Pointillism" brought me back to my recent art history classes; varying the use of discrete colours to create the appearance of a myriad of others.
Quality UA-cam channel. Well done
Dya know, only yesterday I was sitting on a Stagecoach bus in Kendal and found myself looking more deeply than usual at the pattern of the moquette on the seats and trying to puzzle out what it represented. Still don't know but this video has made me wonder now just who designed it. Think I'll delve a little deeper👍 Thanks for this interesting video 🥰
Very interesting interview. More please 🙏
Lovely Video About Meet Tube Moquette Designers With Wallace & Sewell Mr. Marshall
I very much like colourful geometric patterns. All my rugs and cushions in the house are triangular colour patterns, very reminiscent of a moquette.
Cool geoff! Amazing videos! Tysm!
2 Lovely Clever Ladies!!! 😊🚂🚂🚂
Awesome video as always Geoff 🎉
Loved this video
Fascinating!
Thank you for sharing the video Geoff it was very interesting. ❤
Fascinating video Geoff! 👍🏻😀
love how sweet and passionate they were,
Very niche ... so fascinating ❤
Great video Geoff
This is the most Geoff video Geoff has made on this channel after signage video. #MoquettesOP
they are lovely designs and I think it is very nice that the Underground keeps up the tradition but before the end of the conversation when they spoke about 'branching out', it just struck me as one of those London things .... having the money to spend a little on the finishing touches whereas, up North, well, its lavendery purple vinyl bus seats and a hard plastic one if it gets vandalised - the differences are now so stark , oh and the Elizabeth Line won the RIBA award last night, bully for them.
Did the lady on the left design that pattern on her sweater????? I want one in 3XL
Lovely video as always
I’ll use their moquettes for the train seats in my island.
Love your stuff Geoff!!
So when are we getting the video about the fabric manufacturer then?
I wonder if and how they prototype how a draft design would look on an actual Tube train.
Some of the Berlin U-Bahn moquette seems quite London-inspired. I had wondered if a London studio made those.
They came from Greece they had a thirst for knowledge...
I understood that reference.gif
1:25 Central Saint-Martins? UAL REP WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jeff can you do end of the line at shenfeild for the liz line
Very interesting video Geoff
TfLRail branded stuff is surely a rare item now? \m/
very interesting to know how things are designed and made did you not get a discount code for Wallace & Sewell Geoff
Geoff Marshall and fans are the goat.
A canvas that covers London.❤
Hi Geoff I was wondering if you could do a video of all of the new station’s coming in 2025 and beyond like the video you did last year as it would give us a bit of and insight into what’s coming next. Thanks for the great videos as well
Excellent!
So when are you coming up North near me to the manufacturer???
I wonder how they feel when they're on a train / tram, sitting on one of their designs?
Why was the Overground one changed to the current one which seems to have green in it?
I think SPT would probably go for Scottish designers for the Glasgow Subway moquette.
They look exactly how you'd imagine they would.
Thanks
Gosh, thanks Jessica - incredibly kind of you.
Great video but I'm not sure why you keep saying the 'blue barman' moquette is just on the Central Line?! It's also on the Northern AND Piccadilly lines too
Well now we know about moquette
How did that moquette song go again?
Match The Moquette!! ( to the theme of ‘Blankety Blank’)
is there an upload schedule or just random?
Hello Geoff, this is a nice video and the London Overground moquette came from Misha Black with the District line D79 Surface Stock train seat moquette pattern.
You mention that Wallace and Sewell have done six different moquettes for Transport for London, however this is actually incorrect as they have also created the navy blue version of Barman for the Piccadilly line 1973 Tube Stock trains (as well as the brown version of the Barman moquette for the Bakerloo line 1972 Tube Stock trains).
Best wishes and take care. Kind regards, Peter Skuce, St Albans. Hertfordshire.
I believe TfL did the Piccadilly recolour in-house (based on Geoff's separate interview with Paul Marchant)
@@Tomloughb - what you are thinking of applies to the brand new Siemens 2024 Tube Stock. I am referring to the seat cover replacement which applies to the current, existing 1973 Tube Stock.
What moquette pattern would you get as a tattoo?
What I like about these two is that they don't feel the need to wear ridiculous wacky clothes hair makeup hats etc. unlike some designers........
Geoff, the kinda guy who wears his socks inside out.....
hey geoff, if tfl invited you to see the workd of colindale station taking place right now, can you make a video of it and title it, “Inside The Works of Colindale Station Upgrade”
Why’s the moquette wear out so quick on the tube now?
They should have surprised you with your own design 😊
It's so deliciously British