Souvenirs of Calton Hill
Souvenirs of Calton Hill is a collection of products created
by designers and artists in close collaboration with
manufacturers and makers across the UK and Europe.
In partnership with Collective, Panel has
commissioned artists Rachel Adams, Mick Peter, and
Katie Schwab; designer Katy West and photographer
Alan Dimmick to design the collection, each working
with specially selected makers and manufacturers.
The resulting souvenirs encompass a range
of disciplines and each product – in both form and
production – is a new departure for its creator. Together
they propose a series of uncommon products that invite
visitors to consider Calton Hill through the lens of
astronomy, time-keeping, trade, architecture and making.
In this way, they speak to the history of Calton Hill and to
Collective as a new kind of city observatory for Edinburgh,
with contemporary art at its heart. 
The commissions are united by meaningful artistic
research and a profound acknowledgement of the capacity
objects hold to serve as traces of experience, knowledge
and identity. Challenging structures of production and
distribution usually associated with the gallery or museum
shop, these products are unique to Collective. They
test, through making, imaginative and ethical mixed
economy models that sustainably support artists and the
infrastructure of cultural institutions.
Stargazers
Unisex Scarf
Mick Peter with Alex Begg & Company
Inspired by the rich history of the City Observatory, the Stargazers scarf pays homage to pioneering astronomers, functioning as both a souvenir of Calton Hill and a practical addition to the Edinburgh wardrobe.
Sextant
Sterling Silver Necklace
Rachel Adams with Elizabeth Jane Campbell
The City Observatory on Calton Hill provided accurate time for sailors to navigate the globe from the Port of Leith using a ship’s sextant. Drawing on the hill’s history of astronomy and its rich geology, Rachel Adams’ necklace design combines traditional and digital production processes to celebrate local materials and manufacturing.
Rain Poncho
Unisex Poncho
Katie Schwab with Halley Stevensons and Greenhill Clothing
Inspired by the historic use of Calton hill as a drying or bleaching green and by Mary Quant's iconic poncho, Katie Schwab's Rain Poncho is a stylish solution to keeping dry on the hill. Uniting traditional craft techniques with contemporary industrial manufacture the poncho is made with high quality Scottish waxed cotton originally developed for the Scottish fishing and maritime industries.
Monuments
Hanging Mobile
Alan Dimmick with Flensted Mobiles
A series of portraits of Calton Hill by photographer Alan Dimmick draw attention to transitory moments and personal souvenir images captured by visitors to the hill amongst monuments to Edinburgh’s history.
Fair Play
Storage Jars
Katy West & Co.
Calton Hill overlooks the Port of Leith and at one time the observatory on its summit played a crucial role setting the clocks of the ships importing and exporting goods to and from the docks. Alluding to Scotland's role in global colonialism, Fair Play is a set of six elegant jars labelled with key historic Scottish trades.