Created by joint Artists in Residence of Bestwood Lodge Charles Beauclerk and Sarah Davenport, the Shakespeare Academy is dedicated to helping people of all ages and from all walks of life explore their psychology and find their voice through the study and performance of Shakespeare.Coming soon - launches, exhibitions, a book... and a production bringing together diverse and unique creative collaborations.

Yashmit Amin and Sarah Davenport first met at Spazio Rosanna Orlandi during the Milan Design Festival 2007. They have worked together since to deliver prestigious bespoke furniture commissions in the UK and abroad. In October 2012 following five years of development their design company 'Design Playground' launched at the Nhow Milan as part of the'Portraits' exhibition whereby they were one of nine international artists and nine international designers invited to change the face of the iconic Design Hotel for a five month period... The focus of Design Playground is to collaborate with the highest quality manufacturers, studios and commissioning partners to establish “seriously playful” furniture with unique personality and provocative appeal. Design Playground works are metaphorical portraits reflecting the design process and communicating unique spirit. Each piece is created to tell a story and to act as medicine to inspire and refresh the creative mind.Yashmit comments “Design Playground is about fun. It is created to establish the showstopper, and to reveal experiences that make people smile, and say ‘I have found what I am looking for’.”