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Owner: Alison Lingley
Model: Cream 4-oven
Vintage: 2003
Location: Gloucestershire
Snapshot: Illustrator Alison found her business idea through her AGA in 2004. “It was a flash of inspiration – I was sitting in the kitchen pretending to work, staring at the dogs and the AGA, so I began featuring the AGA in my illustrations. That’s when the business started.” Alison’s original quirky and quintessentially British greeting cards designs were quickly spotted by AGA and she has recently been commissioned to illustrate another five designs for AGA mugs. Alison has a big kitchen, full of dogs – a Golden Retriever, a King Charles Spaniel and a Jack Russell all take prime position before the AGA, “steaming themselves” after long, damp walks. Alison doesn’t mind clambering over her beloved “wet dog chaos” to cook. “The AGA is in constant use, there’s usually something baking – fruit cakes or biscuits – and I do lots of roasts and casseroles. The temperature is so easy to cook with.” Alison can put something simple in the oven in the morning and go to her studio “or glorified shed” at the bottom of the garden to work and by lunchtime, she’ll have a “perfect” jacket potato.
Finest Hour: The AGA was the source of inspiration for Alison’s cartoon designs – which led her to be a successful illustrator.