Mayfly allows you to record sounds and attach them to the pages of the Journals and Stickers; bringing the physical and digital together. It emerged from the chance discovery of a battered Moroccan guidebook stuffed with tickets. Leafing through those pages, the Mayfly team longed to hear the sounds of that faraway place. This led to the creation of Mayfly - a place where you can store the sounds, scribbles and scraps of life through beautifully crafted products and an easy to use mobile app.

Studio residents Barney Heywood, Lucy Telling and Tim Cole began working together on the early stages of Mayfly in 2013 and established the company in 2015. Barney and Lucy are brother and sister and have been collaborating as artists since 2009 through their company, Stand + Stare. Tim is a history professor at University of Bristol whose academic research covers aspects of memory, landscape and travel.

Mayfly has been funded by the REACT Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Creative Economy.

This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.

Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday.

Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do.

After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm.

Let us know if you’d like a tour of the space and we'll be happy to show you around just before the talk. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk to book your place on a tour.