Public art is an indication of a civilized society. From the earliest times great nations have sought to embellish public places with artistic decoration.

Since 1962, Kenneth Budd and from 1980 until recently his son Oliver designed, created and installed over three hundred major mosaics.

"They enrich, enthrall and educate the passer-by. They are intriguing, sometimes amusing and always beautifully crafted. Overall they are community landmarks, loved by the people whose history and lives they reflect." says Oliver.

A fully illustrated publication is available written by Oliver which examines the legacy in great detail.

'Budd Mosaics - The Public Art Mosaics of Kenneth & Oliver Budd'




Abstract Coat of Arms, Ceramic Tilework.
Kettering Grammar School, Northamptonshire.


Thames Wherry, Porcelain mosaic,
Pullman Carriage floor, Kent & East Sussex Railway.


Heraldic Dragon, Cast Bronze Sculpture,
Old Green, Newport South Wales.


Chartist Uprising (detail) Ceramic & Smalti mosaic,
John Frost Square, Newport, South Wales.


Queen Elizabeth II - Golden Jubilee Seat,
Slate, marble and gold mosaic,
Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham.


A Woodland Walk (stag detail)
Ceramic and Smalti mosaic, Railway Station subway,
Oxted, Surrey.


A Woodland Walk (dogs detail)
Ceramic and Smalti mosaic, Railway Station subway,
Oxted, Surrey.


Dragon! Iridescent glass mosaic,
Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales.


Dragon! Detail.


Dragon! Detail


Kennedy Memorial (original monument)
Smalti mosaic, St Chads, Birmingham City Centre.


Kennedy Memorial (original monument detail)


Kennedy Memorial (original monument detail)


Kennedy Memorial (original monument detail)


The Horsefair (central section) Smalti mosaic,
Holloway Circus, Birmingham City Centre.


The Horsefair (detail)


Pissarro (one of fifteen roundels) Ceramic,
The Sydenham Centre, Sydenham, South London.


Couldery, ceramic.


Blitz, ceramic.


The canal, ceramic.


Roundels in situ (detail) ceramic.


Roundels in situ (detail) ceramic.


The Syndenham Centre with Oliver Budd.


Japanware
Bas-relief cast concrete, ceramic & Smalti mosaic
Crane Street, Pontypool.


New Kennedy Mosaic, 2014 (image courtesy Birmingham Mail)
Smalti mosaic, Digbeth, Birmingham U.K.


New Kennedy Mosaic, detail.


New Kennedy Mosaic, detail.


Great Western Railway Mosaic
Smalti mosaic, St Chads, Birmingham City Centre.


Great Western Railway Mosaic (studio detail)
Smalti mosaic, St Chads, Birmingham City Centre.


Medieval Market (Mummers detail) Ceramic & Smalti mosaic,
Manzoni Gardens, Birmingham City Centre.


Coat of Arms, marble mosaic
The Civic Centre, Newport, South Wales.


Maze (studio stage)
Glass mosaic, Oxford Circus (Bakerloo line), London.


Maze (studio stage)
Glass mosaic, Oxford Circus (Bakerloo line), London.