out and about :: house of detention, cdw2013
It’s the last day of Clerkenwell Design Week 2013, and despite the lack of sunshine that has graced us with its presence every year so far, I’m having a lot of fun! I thought I’d squeeze in an extra ‘out and about’ post this week, to start bringing you my favourite finds as quickly as possible....
maggie’s :: highlands
I started this series in 2012 as a way to spread the world about the awesome work that Maggie’s do, using design and architecture to make people’s lives better. Each month I feature a different centre and this month it’s the turn of Maggie’s Highlands, shown above looking (to me at least!) like a beacon...
interview :: katy goutefangea
It’s the first day of 2013′s Clerkenwell Design Week today, so I thought I would return to my series of interviews with the new and independent designers exhibiting at the House of Detention. This week, I’m speaking to Katy Goutefangea… What’s the most important thing to know about you? I like making things. Also I...
out and about :: magdalen chapter
I spent the weekend in the Westcountry, and enjoyed some sunshine and a complimentary overnight stay at the Magdalen Chapter Hotel, which opened in Exeter in June 2012. This rather impressive building was once the West England Eye Hospital, and more recently the Hotel Barcelona. It is now a collection of contrasts that really works...
photos of numbers :: 346, 10 & 3
You can tell the UK’s had a little bit of sunshine recently from these pics, can’t you?! The top one was spotted when I was hurrying along a street in East London – I’m never in too much of a rush to stop for a good number! The middle one was a lovely surprise on a long...
creative spaces :: club workspace by tilt
I recently spent a day working in a new co-working space in London called Club Workspace. Co-working is a relatively new concept in the UK, but one that has been popular in the States for some time. The idea is that people who would otherwise work alone, share a working space, and in so doing,...
interview :: freya cumming
It’s the last day of Pulse today, so just time to sneak in one more interview, this one is with LaunchPad exhibitor, artist and designer, Freya Cumming… What’s the most important thing to know about you? It’s not really important, but I found out recently that I have a form of synesthesia. It’s a strange...
out and about :: pulse 2013
Pulse is at Earl’s Court, London, 12 – 14th May 2013. I spent the day there yesterday and had the unenviable task of selecting my top ten exhibitors from LaunchPad, the section dedicated to new designers, and then judging the award for Best New LaunchPad exhibitor – there was just so much to choose from! As a...
photos of numbers :: 777, 64 & 362
I do love to be out-geeked! This week’s selection of numbers are part of a project called We Are One Thousand, an attempt to find photos of every number between 1 and 1000. I asked project initiator Pete Lewis to send me his three favourite numbers and here they are… In their words: “We One...
here’s one I made earlier :: thornback & peel
I was recently invited to Thornback & Peel‘s studio, which is in Cockpit Arts, Holborn, for an evening of screen printing, to make my very own Thornback & Peel cushion. Being a bit of a print-addict, I was there in a flash! The first step was to choose our pattern and our fabric from the...
interview :: abigail*ryan
Pulse is fast approaching, and so my series of interviews with new and independent designers exhibiting within LaunchPad is gathering pace. This week, I spoke to the absolutely lovely Abigail and Ryan Bell, aka abigail*ryan… What’s the most important thing to know about you? We are design duo abigail*ryan, and husband and wife team, Abigail...
out and about :: pulse preview
It’s another week when there’s so much going on that I’m having to squeeze two out and about posts into one Monday! This evening, I wanted to tell you about Pulse, and specifically LaunchPad – the section dedicated to new designers. As you might have already gathered, confessions of a design geek is the official...
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