VISIT – Visitors are welcome by appointment and we also offer an Automata Experience & Workshop Tour at our Forres Premises.ĪDVICE – We are passionate about our subject and are happy to give advice on any automata question. I started my little company, OPI making simple mechanical toys (for grown-ups) in an attempt to combine motherhood and work. The House of Automata is a specialist automata company run by Michael and Maria Start, award winning trained Horologist and skilled Sculptor and Painter respectively We run a busy restoration workshop in Forres, Scotland. OPI Works Automata Mechanical Toys for Grown-ups by Jane Ryan I studied Fine Art at Chelsea School of Art and moved to West Cornwall in 1988 with my new baby. TALKS – We present a range of talks & demonstrations.ĮXHIBITIONS – With a large stock and an important collection of automata we mount interactive exhibitions and loan automata to museums and galleries. Automata are mechanical objects endowed with life by ingenious means. HIRE – We hire Automata and Horology to the film industry. Our clients are many and varied and include collectors, auction houses, mu seums and the media (we were Automata & Clocks advisor to Scorsese’s HUGO).īUYING/SELLING – Automata and Mechanical Singing Birds. We have in depth knowledge based on 25 years experience restoring and conserving automata both antique and modern. Le bel âge du Bronze en Hongrie Add Comment A Touch of His Freedom Edit. The House of Automata is a specialist automata company run by Michael and Maria Start, award winning trained Horologist and skilled Sculptor and Painter respectively We run a busy restoration workshop in Forres, Scotland. Read Online A Touch of His Freedom Kindle Editon.
“Automata are mechanical objects endowed with life by ingenious means.”