Marc Cairns is an architectural designer, gallerist and project director based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Co-founder and director of Pidgin Perfect, a multi-award winning creative studio established in 2011 which brings together people, clients and place to help build better communities for everyone. Pidgin Perfect uses a unique multi-skilled approach combining research, participation and design (RPD) around the built environment, placing the community at the heart of their projects.
Pidgin Perfect proudly represented Scotland at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of the project ‘Critical Dialogues’, the project also received the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Medal for Architecture.
In spring 2012 Marc began his role as a director of MANY, an arts organisation and studio provider located in the Merchant City of Glasgow. In this role, Marc also supports the development and programming of The Telfer Gallery, an artist led contemporary art gallery hosted by MANY Studios.
This is a diaristic blog by Marc which documents his working and personal life.
Follow Marc on Twitter and Instagram; @marcgcairns
Reunited with this lovely tall chap in Hackney Wick this afternoon! I met Joe when I exchanged to Brno, Czech Republic, for a semester of my undergraduate studies way back in 2007! Feels like a lifetime ago… #london #england #uk #friends #reunited #guys #pizza #hackney #beard #scruff #men (at Crate Brewery & Pizzeria )
Couple of total #babetowns. 👬💪👍 #london #england #uk #hackney #guys #beards #scruff #sexy #fashion #cute #handsome #music #festival #toilets #babes (at Haggerston Park)
FOUND Festival yesterday with @blakhat, @acbrown511 and Mary! So much fun, so much techno, so much drunk! #london #england #uk #festival #music #guys #style #girl #cute #beards #scruff #hipster #peace #cute #handsome #hackney (at Haggerston Park)
Making sure the projections are on point and aligned at the gallery… #glasgow #scotland #uk #scottish #gallery #gallerist #galleryboys #exhibition #art #artist #space #orange #textile #dance #performance #film #beard #scruff #work #guys (at The Telfer Gallery)
My highlight from Sculpture & Environmental Art at @GSofA this year was this fantastic piece by Phoebe Amis titled ‘Wrestling Things’. I promise it was only partly because it featured wrestlers… #glasgow #scotland #uk #art #artist #gallery #exhibition #sculpture #installation #screen #projection #film #space #guys #wrestlers #hot #legs #thighs #spandex #sexy #dance #things (at Glasgow School of Art)
Spent the day hanging out in the West End with this handsome bearded chap, @frankiedonaldson! 😎 #glasgow #scotland #uk #scottish #sunny #sunshine #summer #guys #beard #scruff #blonde #brunette #vest #hairy #friends #snapback (at Hillhead)
@dele_adeyemo and @martindbarker taking a minute out from starting at the lovely models last night at the launch of @Hardwearglasgow… #glasgow #scotland #uk #fashion #show #party #launch #guys #dudes #friends #style #tattoos (at South Block)
Lovely night to kill two birds with one very sunny stone, super lovely @The_Telfer Gallery meeting outside in the cool evening air and warning the flat of the equally cool Oliver Braid… #glasgow #scotland #uk #art #artist #artwork #studio #terrace #sunglasses #balcony y#guys #girls (at WASPS Studio)
7 bottles of red… #glasgow #scotland #uk #guys #friends #beard #scruff #woof #pals #wine #sexy (at Jordanhill)
Oliver Braid, Emily Shepherd and Alan Campbell at @PFProjects preview of the new David Sherry exhibition last night… #glasgow #scotland #uk #art #artist #friends #gallery #opening #cannabis #hat #cute #guys #girl (at Patricia Fleming Projects)
