For this week’s design geekery column, I decided to share the best of Home London, a really well edited design show at London’s Earl’s Court. “Design Geekery; Home London There’s a new design show in town. Showcasing interior accessories, lighting and occasional furniture, Home London launched at Earl’s Court on 15th January and started 2012’s...
This week I interviewed the lovely Zoe Howarth for the Heart Home Magazine blog and really enjoyed discovering how she finds her inspiration and just how much work goes into her creations… “An interview with textiles designer Zoe Howarth I spotted Zoe Howarth at the London Design Festival, and as she’s a fellow Cornish lass, I...
As well as the column for the Heart Home Magazine blog I mentioned on Tuesday, I’ve also been writing a column for online design and lifestyle magazine, we heart, so I though I should start to share those with you too. This week I wrote about The New English, a witty, if slightly disarming, ceramics...
I’ve been writing a column for the Heart Home Magazine blog since last year, and thought it was about time I started to share what I get up to over there with you. The column is a series of interviews, and this week, I interviewed the lovely Helen Lang… “An interview with illustrator Helen Lang...
I was recently asked to make some party bags for a ‘duck themed’ first birthday party. The birthday boy and his mum are both very special to me, so of course I jumped at the chance. Having been meaning to make some ink stamps ever since I learnt how at the Yellow Owl Workshop launch,...
I was recently very lucky to be invited to the home of Dovetail to explore their wonderful creative space in the middle of the woods in Hampshire; the perfect environment for ‘workers in wood’. Awaiting a new straw-bale constructed studio which will feature a soundproof glass wall between the workshop and the office, the office is...
One of the things I love about New York is that every trip can be completely different (she says, having been twice!). This is partly due to the spectacular diversity of the city, and partly because new things are aways popping up… like the High Line – new since my last visit, and an absolute...
I was fortunate to be introduced to the very talented Joanna Boyle just as she was graduating from University College Falmouth and just as I was putting together my book, Interviews. Her work has since also appeared in the Parabola Project Issue II; Quickening, which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. I thought...
An ostentation of peacocks, a hum of bees, a stand of flamingoes… there’s something almost mischievous about collective nouns. They are irresistible to anyone with a love of words – but to discover that Woop Studios have produced more than 100 limited edition prints bringing them to life was almost too much geeky goodness to bear....
I’m currently doing a screen printing course at Putney School of Art & Design and although I’ve posted about screen printing before, I’ve picked up a few tips that I thought might be worth sharing. Now that I’ve progressed into printing in multiple colours, this is a great way of making sure each colour is...
I met Alex after he took part in the Design Museum‘s ‘Pecha Kucha X Wim Crouwel’ event and was fascinated by his unusual approach to the design process. I couldn’t wait to talk to him afterwards and find out more… What’s the most important thing to know about you? Not sure; maybe my name, so...
Those of you who follow me on twitter will have seen lots of tweets about the Parabola Project and their we fund campaign. I am delighted to announce that they hit their target and the long awaited Parabola Project Issue II: Quickening is finally here. I am itching to get my hands on a copy because...
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