To describe MARK RIMMELL as a movie set designer, or as a jeweller, is to barely scratch the surface of an extraordinarily rich and varied life. Mark starts us off with his birth in the slums of London's East End in 1933, followed by incredibly difficult years. Gradually he overcame many obstacles and his creativity began to flower as a singer, and through an appreciation of fabrics.
As a young man, moving back to London from Northamptonshire, Mark ran an antiques shop and started rubbing shoulders with the likes of Paul McCartney, Derek Jarman and Francis Bacon. (Talk to Mark for a while and it becomes easier to say who he hasn't met or worked with - check out the story of 'Charles and Marlon' at the end of the episode).
Mark lives in Budapest, Hungary, where he makes wonderfully exotic jewellery and has produced over 70 gem-encrusted crowns. He is a testament to the spirit of Creageivity.
Many thanks to musician and artist Maia Eden for her songs 'New Horizons' and 'Home':
https://www.maiaeden.com
If you feel you're too old to be creative, or too creative to be old, then Creageivity is the podcast for you!