Pleasure, Treasure: People and Pleasures with a Point of View: TON X COB
4 - 18 December 2026 Gallery Exhibitions
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TON at Cob Gallery

 

Opening: 3 December, 6–8pm
Exhibition: 4–19 December

 

A play on the theatre of retail, and the art of display. It’s an exhibition, a place to hang out, a shop, a performance space, a diorama—a total work of art. TON does DEPARTMENT STORE, it’s that little bit different!

 

We want to welcome you into the world of TON, bringing the pages of the magazine to life to interact with the work of our favourite makers, artists, designers, performers, musicians, comedians, writers and publishers... and if they’re lucky, to meet your makers too. Think House of Beauty & Culture, meets Biba and BHS.

 

For the duration of the exhibition, Cob Gallery becomes the TON DEPARTMENT STORE. Together, we've imagined a space that sits somewhere between a shop, an exhibition and a place to while away an afternoon. A little theatre of retail, filled with the people, things and ideas we love. Somewhere to come in, have a nose around, spend some time, read a magazine, meet a maker, find a treasure or simply see what happens. A department store with its own particular point of view.

 

Pleasure, Treasure brings the worlds of TON and Cob together, gathering a cast of favourite makers, artists and creative collaborators alongside their wares. Expect curious objects, desirable things, unexpected collaborations and one-off treasures; all with a point of view. Above all, it's about the pleasure of discovering something new, celebrating the people behind it and getting everyone together under one roof.

 

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From the wonderfully useful to the entirely unnecessary (and all the more desirable for it), TON has invited a cast of creative collaborators to contribute objects, artworks and treasures to its department store: 

 

Bears Who Care

Colombe D’humieres

Enzo Randolfi

Frank Storey

Georgia Kemball

House Of Goblin

Hurtence

Isosceles Lingeries

J. Maybury

Jermaine Gallacher

Josh Robinson

Max Allen

Olga Mackenzie

Viola Lanari & Melloney

Will Jack

Winona May Dodds-Smith



EVENTS PROGRAMME

 

Following the opening, the works and spaces within the exhibition will be activated through a series of special events and performances:

  • 5 December, 5–7pm — Hurtence Show

  • 10 December, 6–9pm — TON Cabaret / Dog's Dinner

  • 15 December, 6–8pm — La Grotta Ices and Isosceles Lingerie

  • 17 December, 6–9pm — Special guest performance: Celeste

 

Shop til you drop! Sing for your supper! Life is a cabaret, old chum!

 

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