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Grayson Perry and Juliet Stevenson Join Hirsh London and AT The Bus at Chelsea Flower Show

An inspiring evening of creativity, nature and hope took place during the RHS Chelsea Flower Show as Grayson Perry and Juliet Stevenson joined sculptor Paul Vanstone, Hirsh London and AT The Bus for a special two venue reception, celebrating the power of creativity and wellbeing.

Guests gathered among beautiful blooms, sculpture and nature-inspired design across Paul Vanstone’s Chelsea Flower Show installation and the new Paul Vanstone Garden at the Hirsh London boutique in Mayfair.

Grayson Perry’s extraordinary flower-inspired dress captured the joyful spirit of the evening, while supporters and friends came together to champion the important work of AT The Bus.

The charity, which provides art-based therapeutic support for children and young people, now works with schools across London and Oxfordshire, helping more than 1,000 students each year.

Filled with warmth, conversation and creativity, the evening was a celebration of community, imagination and the transformative power of art.

Paul Vanstone Returns to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

We are delighted to announce that Paul Vanstone will once again be exhibiting at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, marking his 15th year showing on Main Avenue.

This year’s collection brings together a striking series of hand-carved sculptures created in our West London studio, featuring monumental heads, torsos, and figurative works carved from exceptional marbles and onyx sourced from around the world. From deep Bolivian blue marble to richly veined rainforest stone and luminous Iranian onyx, each piece celebrates the natural beauty and individuality of the material itself.

Set amongst the world’s finest gardens and landscape design, the stand presents a carefully curated selection of sculptures designed for both indoor and outdoor settings, offering visitors an opportunity to experience the dialogue between stone, form and nature.

Visitors can preview selected works from the exhibition including Observer, Apollo, Levitating, and Dreaming of Flight, through the digital catalogues below.

Mobile catalogue (9mb)

Desktop catalogue (14mb)

Official Unveiling Event at David Aaron Gallery

We are happy to share some photos of our official unveiling party at the David Aaron Gallery on the 22nd January 2026. It was great seeing so many smiley faces come to see our Carrara Triceratops skull in his new home in Berkeley Square, Mayfair. He will be here till Dec 27.

The Lord Mayor Locum Tenens, Honorary Alderman Frances Blois officially unveils the sculpture

Jonathan Aaron joined here with councillors Patrick Lilley and  Geoff Barraclough without whom the project would not have been possible, so many thanks.

Paul and Liam enjoying seeing their carved work in situ!

 

Carrara Triceratops installed into Berkeley Square

We were delighted to see our Carrara Triceratops Skull installed into Mayfair as part of the Berkeley Square Public Art programme. The piece will be there for 2 years, replacing a bronze Tyrannosaurus Rex, to bring Art, natural history education and enjoyment into the heart of London.

Carved from a single 10 tonne block of white Carrara marble, the spectacular work is an artistic interpretation of a 68-million-year-old sub-adult Triceratops Skull exhibited by David Aaron at Frieze Masters 2025. Measuring 3m high, 2.2m long, and 1.5m wide, the skull rests at a 20 degree angle on a grey-veined Carrara marble plinth.

It was a pleasure to work with the David Aaron team on this initiative.

AT the Bus – Studio Event

Paul Vanstone Studio Visit
In partnership with the AT The Bus Charity
Registered Charity No: 1181294

Wednesday, 2nd July 2025
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Paul Vanstone Studio, The Light Factory, 6 Scrubs Lane, NW10 6RB London

Studio Tour and Artist Talk
Lovely drinks evening at the studio surrounded by Sculpture.

AT The Bus, provides school-based programmes to support the wellbeing of children and young people through art as therapy.

Looking Back at the Chelsea Flower Show 2025

We’re thrilled to share that we had a wonderful time at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, and are deeply honoured to have been awarded 5 Stars once again!

The judges described our stand as:
“The stand takes you on a journey with moments of intrigue as you step onto the stand, finding works behind huge stone slabs. Planting is elegant and links the product in colours that are well considered. Planting is distributed elegantly without overpowering the works.”

We received exceptional marks across all categories including overall design, use of plant material, visual merchandising, signage, labelling, presentation, detail, finish, and storage.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to our incredible team — Paul, Kay, Gary, Emma, Liam, Caelo, Millie, Bev, Luke, Sarah, Tom, and Sophia — for their dedication, creativity, and tireless effort in making this happen.

Scroll down to see some wonderful photos from the stand.

Stone at Falconhurst – Summer Exhibition

We were delighted to exhibit at the stunning Falconhurst Estate, located on the Kent, Sussex and Surrey border.

The estate’s second annual sculpture exhibition, “Stone 25”, took inspiration from the renowned “On Form” show at Asthall Manor. It was a beautiful celebration of stone and sculpture, set against the backdrop of Falconhurst’s landscaped gardens.

Exhibition Dates: 30 June – 27 July

Paul Vanstone Sculptures at The RHS Flower Show

We’re busily preparing for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 which runs from 20th-25th May 2024. We will again be on Main Avenue, Stand MA335 and hope you can come and see us.

Paul Vanstone has created the most beautiful collection of indoor and outdoor sculptures. Amongst the treasures on display are a set of wings, made out of white marble, a soothing and flowing water basin, in the softest peach stone, and a selection of powerful and commanding heads, ranging from browns to blues, ready to inspire the most beautiful of homes. In addition, Paul has hand carved several torsos out of eye-catching red-veined green marble from Rajasthan. “Stretching torso” is not one to miss.

Thompson’s Gallery – Harpenden: 20th September – 7th October

Influenced by the likes of Henry Moore and Zaha Hadid, Paul Vanstone has carved his way into becoming one of the leading sculptors in the field, whose work can be seen in major galleries across the UK as well as the British Museum and the V&A. Using classical carving techniques to create 21st Century forms, he is intuitively guided by the stone beneath his hand. Paul allows the individual nature of each piece of marble or onyx to lead to its final form. He is fascinated with the solidity and light reflecting qualities of marble and how this can be transformed to portray the human body, a portrait or fabric.

Paul Vanstone studied sculpture at Central St. Martin’s School of Art before completing an MFA in sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1993. After graduating, Paul worked in Italy at the traditional marble carving studios near the famous quarries, where he honed his traditional marble carving skills. Travelling and working on through Berlin and Rajasthan to learn India’s traditional marble carving techniques, Paul then settled back in London where he worked for five years as assistant to acclaimed British sculptor Anish Kapoor.

Today, Paul’s work can be seen across the world in private and public collections. His projects take him worldwide, recently delivering a 16 tonne Italian Carrara marble sculpture to Lagos, Africa and his latest public commissions were installed at “Gardens by the Bay” Singapore.
At home in an interior or exterior setting, Paul’s sculpture brings elegance to a space. Be it the centrepiece of a room or offset amongst an arrangement of tall grasses and trees, his work will instantly become the focal point of any landscape. Verdant green foliage creates the perfect foil for Paul’s white marble sculptures, whilst a heavily veined onyx torso looks at home against an interior wall.

More sculptures by Paul will be available for the exhibition. The entire exhibition can be viewed online, www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk