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Manchester Northern Quarter's colourful characters in paper

Fred Aldous is a lively hub of creativity that has been supplying the people of Manchester and the rest of the world with art supplies since 1886. As part of its Make Anything campaign, the popular shop has been inviting artists, designers and all manner of creative people from the North West to make a window display or installation.

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All images courtesy of Robert Lomas

All images courtesy of Robert Lomas

Its latest display, which will be up at Stevenson Square in the city's Northern Quarter until the end of September, has been created by local designer and image maker Robert Lomas. Robert also works at Manchester studio Design By Day.

He has created a playful reflection of Stevenson Square, and the colourful characters found there, out of laser-cut paper from GF Smith. The epic project took him over 70 hours to complete. Check it out! Photography by Yannick Dixon.

Fred Aldous shop window displaying a paper cut installation of a figure on a ladder with the hashtag #makeanything as part of their Make Anything campaign
Fred Aldous storefront on Stevenson Square displaying a window installation of laser-cut paper characters and the Make Anything campaign branding
Colourful laser-cut paper characters with white speech bubble clock, part of Robert Lomas's installation for Fred Aldous's Make Anything campaign
People installing a large-scale paper art display in a shop window on Stevenson Square, Manchester
Fred Aldous storefront on Stevenson Square displaying a window of laser-cut paper characters and figures by Robert Lomas for the Make Anything campaign
Man in blue jacket and orange rucksack viewing Fred Aldous window display featuring laser-cut paper characters and the #makeanyting campaign messaging
Two men install a laser-cut paper installation featuring colourful characters on a white wall in a bright studio space overlooking Manchester's Northern Quarter
Two people examine a blue paper craft figure with a red cord attached, part of Robert Lomas's laser-cut paper installation for Fred Aldous's Make Anything campaign
Fred Aldous window display by Robert Lomas showing laser-cut paper characters including a person on a yellow bike, with Make Anything campaign signage and Northern Quarter buildings reflected behind
Colourful laser-cut paper illustration by Robert Lomas depicting diverse characters enjoying activities in Manchester's Stevenson Square, including cyclists, skateboarders and dog walkers outside storefronts
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