The Farley blog

Not only do we love what we do, we also love to talk about it! Here are some of the news, views and reviews that we just couldn’t keep to ourselves.

The Joe Farley Award 2026 X NFTS : Winner Robert Brown

Robert Brown's Joe Farley Award winning work at the NFTS

“This year’s Joe Farley Award, now in its 33rd year, was truly an international mix, with NFTS Design students from the UK, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, America and Canada. 

This year’s co judge Raffaella ‘Raffy’ Giovannetti, whose credits include Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning and Final Reckoning, The Witches, and the upcoming Highlander II, had flown in especially from Rome to see all the presentations and meet the National Film and TV School designers of tomorrow.

We’ve updated our terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions

At Farley, while we’re predominantly dealing with very old, antique items, we like to ensure that our terms of business are as up-to-date as possible. The industry is changing and so we were keen to review our terms to guarantee that we’re continuing to operate in a way that works for us and all our customers.

Our New Look Gallery: The Photographers

Photograph of a greek tazza by Nat Davies

Trying to choose which beautiful images to use in our updated gallery was a tricky task. We think we’ve put together a selection that shows the range of our collection and the multitude of ways in which the individual pieces can be used. We couldn’t have done this without the help of the talented photographers that we’ve worked with over the years. Here’s some more information about the individuals and teams that have made up the bulk of our gallery images. As our stock evolves, so do our images, and no doubt new faces will be added, so check back if you want to know more.

The Log Box

The Log Box

Returning home from school aged 10, there was yet another new piece my father Joe had added to the ever-growing Farley collection.  This time, it was a large 16th century oak piece with ornate wrought iron work. A Westphalian – or Stollentruhe – chest, as they are called, originating from western central Germany.  It made a change from the stuffed bear or fairground horse that greeted me as I opened the front door each day.

My work experience week at Farley

Work experience week at Farley

By Madeleine Maher

Here at Farley, the specialist prop hire company for TV, films and events, we offer a limited number of work experience placements each year. Madeleine joined us in early 2025 for work experience at Farley, and was kind enough to share some words about her experiences:

Emerald, sage, Verdigris, malachite, jade, chartreuse…. whatever you call it, Green is most definitely the colour to be.

Here at Farley HQ we always try to minimise our impact on the environment and we’re excited to announce another big step, the installation of our new electric vehicle charger. Clients with electric vehicles can now charge their cars in our main car park whilst propping, meaning charging your vehicle doesn’t have to impact your day and you can get on safe in the knowledge your car will be fully charged and ready to go when you are. The charger is administered via the Charge Point app and is very simple to use. If you’d like any more information or instructions on how to get going when you ‘fill up’ for the first time, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Familiar faces in the Spiller collection

Our Spiller collection contains thousands of beautiful old master paintings, prints, watercolours and sculptures amongst many other items. Whilst rummaging through the racks you will also spot some familiar faces that are regularly called upon for their big screen debut.

Farley Turns 60!!!

Celebrating the official start of Farley prop hire, February 1962

In a picture framer in Lambs Conduit Street 1961, a chance encounter with an eminent film designer, who asked ‘would you like to hire the picture in the window for a film’, set things in motion and shortly after, The House of Farley was born.