Victorian Market

The indoor Victorian Market at the very centre of the Old Town, is another key IOTA project which invited artists to design a series of new entrance features which celebrate the character of this much loved Invernessian ‘institution’ while complementing the themes developed in the remodelling of the overall area.

 This project is being developed with the close involvement of the market traders.

The commissioned artistic team, B&W Cart - Nicola Atkinson, Hanna Tuulikki and Karen Vaughan - view the Market as a place of riches. They co-ordinated a number of events in the Market including a Tea Party and Sound event to engage with the traders and public. These interactions helped shape ideas for their striking entrance designs which are based on the delicacy of Victorian lace.

In addition to the entrance designs, they produced a multitude of colourful illustrations to be presented in lightboxes. The backlit new interior signs will be both beautiful and informative, acting as a current listing for the numerous and diverse range of services the Market offers.

The current phase of the project is being managed by Annie Marrs and involves the realization of the new entrances – from manufacture to installation - later this year.

The above picture is of a model showing the Queensgate entrance design.