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Michael Adrian Haynes (27 April 1941 - 6 March 2023) was an English artist and designer. Haynes also created independent studio workspaces for other artists and creators to grow their art.<ref>'ref The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth century, Pages 378-9' https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300077803/the-crafts-in-britain-in-the-twentieth-century/#:~:text=The%20book%20also%20explores%20the,recast%20them%20as%20exemplars%20of</ref>
 
Haynes was display director for Jaegar between 1960 and 1969.
Haynes was display director for Jaegar between 1960 and 1969, and was awarded the [[Regent Street]] annual window display award seven times. Other recognition was from the [[The Sunday Telegraph|Sunday Telegraph]] best national window display for two years, and the [[Evening Standard]] trophy for the best displays in London. As Head-of-Display for Jaegar Haynes also designed and opened the Jaegar Paris store - [[Jean Shrimpton]], [[Twiggy]] and [[Marianne Faithfull]] all wore Jaegar during this period.
 
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Haynes' 1967 “Swinging London” Exhibition at [[Madame Tussauds|Madame Tussard’s]] London, featured life size cut-out photographs, including that of artist [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]].<ref>https://401studios.org/wp-content/uploads/MH_60_swinging_london.jpg</ref> Sir Peter subsequently used the approach for the concept cover of [[the Beatles]] “[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band]]”.
 
 
Haynes' 1967 'Swinging London' exhibition life sized cut-outs art included The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jean Shrimpton, [[P. J. Proby|PJ Proby]], [[Mary Quant]], [[David Hockney]], Peter Blake, [[Gerald Scarfe]], [[The Who]], [[The Kinks]], Twiggy, [[Bruce Lacey]], and [[Paul Jones (singer)|Paul Jones]].<ref>https://401studios.org/wp-content/uploads/MH_60_madam_tussauds_london.jpg</ref>
 
Haynes experimented with use of 3D perspex in art, in interior design, in furnishings, and in architecture. Haynes’ work in perspex paintings and perspex furniture were displayed in exhibitions in the UK, France and the US
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=== 1960s ===
 
Haynes as display director for Jaegar from 1960 to 1969, wonwinning many UK display awards
 
Other displaysDisplays included an installation by the cast of “An Evening of British Rubbish” featuring Bruce Lacey from the [[Wyndham's Theatre|Wyndhams Theatre]] in London. The exhibition of “Celebrity Christmas Trees”, designed by personalities, also received much publicity.
 
Haynes designed window displays for [[Mary Quant]] between 1963 and 1965 at her Knightsbridge and Kings Road boutiques. Haynes’ window displays included a window flower design made by drawing around paper plates. This- this became the Mary Quant flower design.
 
Haynes' Jaegar Christmas display consisting of lines of penguins, with spring heads fitted to concentric cranks, and was bought by [[Paul McCartney]].
 
Other exhibitionsExhibitions designed by Haynes in the 1960s includeincluded:
 
* Photographs by William Klein, Paris & London 1965
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=== 1970s ===
 
Haynes was invited to designdesigned the fashion section of the British Exhibition of Design at the Museum des Arts Decoratif, Paris.
 
In 1971 Cecil Beaton commissioned Haynes to design his exhibition “Fashion: An Anthology” at the Victoria & Albert Museum.<ref>https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/08/08/14/50/39/491b2b9c-5919-4ff6-98cc-067eed6838b9/fashion-an-anthology.jpg</ref> Beaton had accumulated a recognised collection of clothes designed by the most celebrated designers of the 20th Century, and worn by fashion icons such as Mrs Loel Guinness, The Duchess of Windsor, Empress Eugene, Mrs Diana Vreeland and Madame Martinez de Hoz. These included Balenciaga; Worth; Schiaparelli; Vionet; Dior; Grey; Balmain; Chanel; Hartnell; Fortuny; Callot; shoe designers, Vivier & Rayne.
 
During the mid-60s Lady Churchill and her daughter noted Haynes was behind a Churchill exhibition in Regents Street. He was subsequently commissioned by The National Trust to design and install the Museum Rooms at Chartwell, Sir Winston’s country home. In addition in 1974 the Churchill Centenary Trust commissioned Haynes to design and install the Churchill Centenary Exhibition at Somerset House.
 
Exhibitions designed and built by Haynes in the 1970s include:
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* [[Commonwealth Education Trust|Commonwealth institute]], London 1979
 
FromOpen days - from 1971 Haynes ran open days at his studios at Stow-on-the-Wold and in the [https://401studios.org/ 401½ studios] Wandsworth road London, close to Chelsea and Vauxhall bridges. Today 401 studios in London to this day continue this for the current resident creators and artists that use these studios.
 
In 1975 Haynes setup Fosseway house, a Cotswold Manor House as independent residential workshops for artists and craftspeople<ref>{{cite web | url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/66176/page/36 | title=Ceramic Review - Nov - Dec 1980 }}</ref>
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The transformation of the derelict [[Elsfield]] Manor was documented featuring in the book “beautiful homes of Britain”, as well as being featured in “The charm of Elsfield Manor" in Arhitectural Digest, May 1980<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.architecturaldigest.com/article/1980/5/the-charm-of-elsfield-manor | title=The Charm of Elsfield Manor &#124; Architectural Digest &#124; MAY 1980 }}</ref>
 
Haynes’ commercial work included development of various innovative advertising campaigns, including use of his three dimensional perspex shopfrontsc, used to change the image of many betting shops. HisThis included Perspex designs for the Royal Ascot Box had racegoers queuing to see it. He also continued to design perspex furniture with his writing cabinet being exhibited at Sotheby’s.
 
1980’s Haynes designed and built exhibitions included
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The first combined group exhibition of the work from both Fosseway House and 401½ was held in the art gallery at the Commonwealth Institute in 1980. The catalogue (ISBN No. 0-900906-87-71) was designed by Haynes and the exhibition selection was made by Michael Rowe, Jill Crowley, Diana Harrison and Michael Haynes. The exhibition was organized by Fred Lightfoot MBE. John Houston produced most of the text. for the catalogue.
 
Other exhibitionsExhibitions included:
 
* Westminster gallery, Boston 1981
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