creative spaces :: foodie bugle hq
Silvana de Soissons is the editor of online food magazine, The Foodie Bugle, which I have had the great honour of contributing to on a couple of occasions. This is her creative space. It is a long and narrow room, approximately 8m x 4m, but along one side runs the staircase that goes down into...
creative spaces :: jonathan adler
Jonathan told us that people often think his products “just are” – they don’t imagine that they are all hand thrown and all start from this building. Even though I have studied pottery, I must confess, I have never really thought about it either, but it was fantastic to discover that such a successful...
creative spaces :: stockholm furniture fair
This week’s creative spaces post is a little different from usual in that it’s not one person’s space, but rather a collection of all the great products I saw at the Stockholm Furniture Fair designed for creative people’s working environments. I believe that the space you work in inherently affects the way you work, so...
creative spaces :: nancy & betty
Taking their name from Creative Director Hannah Bidmead’s Grandma and her twin sister, Nancy & Betty are purveyors of fine stationery… I first came across them at the Whitstable Oyster Festival, and being a bit a stationery geek, was instantly smitten! So I was very excited when they got in touch to see if I’d...
creative spaces :: heather jenkinson interiors
I’ve been writing this series for a while now, so my ears automatically prick up when anyone mentions a new studio. So when interior designer and fellow dbcollective member Heather Jenkinson, mentioned that very thing, I was all over her like a rash. Heather is a very talented designer with real poise and she often...
creative spaces :: raw
This creative space is home to design agency Raw and is housed within the Engine House of Salford’s Islington Mill. The original features, airy spaces and personal touches conspire to make this a really inspirational environment that Raw hope to call home for many years to come. Graphic art adorns the walls providing reference material...
creative spaces :: dovetail
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...
creative spaces :: woop studio
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....
creative spaces :: graeae
During Open House London this year, I was lucky enough to have a quick explore of Banbury Studios, the home of theatre company Graeae. Graeae describes itself “as a force for change in world-class theatre, breaking down barriers, challenging preconceptions and boldly placing disabled artists centre stage.” Named after three sisters in Greek mythology who...
creative spaces :: people will always need plates
It’s no secret that I love People Will Always Need Plates, so I was very excited when they kindly invited me to see their studio, which is nestled in the top of their gorgeous home. After tea and homemade cookies (oh yes!), we headed up for an explore. The first challenge is to navigate the...
creative spaces :: maggie’s cancer caring centre
I found my visit to Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre London inspiring and humbling. Most of all it was an important reminder of what design is for. It's for making people's lives better, and I can't think of a better example of that than Maggie's.
creative spaces :: allan manham
Allan Manham's pots have a wonderful organic quality that drew me to them from the first time I saw them. So you can imagine how excited I was when Allan agreed to show me around his studio.
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