Ben founded Ben Taggart Modelmaking & Design in 1994 producing architectural models for private clients, property developers, museums and architects.“It is a sense of ingenuity that attracts me to modelmaking, never quite knowing what I will be asked to make next, or how I will make it. There is always an element of design where I can use the ... Read More

Ben founded Ben Taggart Modelmaking & Design in 1994 producing architectural models for private clients, property developers, museums and architects.“It is a sense of ingenuity that attracts me to modelmaking, never quite knowing what I will be asked to make next, or how I will make it. There is always an element of design where I can use the knowledge I have built up over the course of my career. My work is not just about miniature replication, it goes to the heart of understanding buildings, their structure and their layout.”Ben studied Graphic Design and Filmmaking at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art from 1987 to 1990, specialising in model animation, prior to that he had attended a Foundation course at the Central School of Art & Design. On graduation Ben started work immediately for Gerry Judah Studio Ltd. There he worked as a designer and modelmaker with clients including; Robinson Lambie Nairn, BBC 1 and BBC 2 Presentation Graphics departments and Channel 4 Graphics. In the mid-1990s Ben worked freelance for a wide range of companies from architects to theatre designers before starting his own business. Read Less