interview :: thorody
Thorody, aka Vicky Putler and Theo Sykes were shortlisted for the confessions of a design geek Bursary at the end of last year and as such were part of the stand at Home London at the beginning of this year. I love their understated design aesthetic, inspired by modernism and South East London, and was keen...
interview :: joss barton
Joss Barton was one of the five designers shortlisted for the confessions of a design geek bursary. He’s a man of few words, so it was lovely to get to know him a little bit during the show, but I was keen to find about more about what makes him tick… What’s the most important...
interview :: melody rose
Melody Rose was another exhibitor at Home London‘s Homegrown. I love the contradiction in her work between the very elegant chinaware and the slightly macabre embellishments, so I was keen to find out more about what inspires her… What’s the most important thing to know about you? I’m grew up and Canada and moved to...
out and about :: home london 2013
Where better to start my round-up of Home London than with the best in show? And not just in my opinion either; HAM won the award for Best Stand on the opening night. That, together with the launch of the fabulous new design above, and Jo’s brilliant mentoring of the coadg bursary shortlisted designers, made Home an...
interview :: green & blue
Named after the landscape that surrounds them, Green and Blue are a small product design company based on the north Cornish coast. They are currently exhibiting at Home London in the Homegrown section, so as official blogger, it’s my job to find out more about them… What’s your background? How did you end up doing what you do?...
out and about :: coadg bursary at home london
For this week’s out and about post, I wanted to share some pictures of Saturday’s set-up for Home London, which is at Earl’s Court until tomorrow (15th January 2013). Before Christmas, I launched the confessions of a design geek bursary. A shortlist of five designers was selected from all the applicants and then you voted...
interview :: louise wilkinson
The next interviewee in my series on Home London‘s Homegrown exhibitors is Louise Wilkinson. Louise creates charming illustrations inspired by her childhood in the Yorkshire countryside and her love of animals and nature. What’s the most important thing to know about you? I love pictures more than words, tea more than coffee, dogs more than cats...
interview :: room 39
Next up in my series of interviews with exhibitors at Home London‘s Homegrown is Petra Green aka Room 39. I discovered Petra’s work recently, when I was asked to pick my Christmas ‘wish list’ for Blog and Buy Sale and included her gorgeous Knit Knit bedlinen in ink blue. What’s the most important thing to know...
coadg bursary :: and the winner is…
I am delighted to announce that the winner of the confessions of a design geek bursary is… drum roll please… Jessica Hogarth! Jessica has won a 3x3m stand at Home London 13 – 15th January 2013, an hour of PR mentoring with David Gorrod of Seen PR (previously PR Girl), an hour of stand design mentoring...
interview :: kiran ravilious
As the official blogger for Home London, alongside the confessions of a design geek bursary, I am also running a series of interviews with exhibitors from the Homegrown section – last week it was Rachael Taylor, this week I am delighted to bring you my interview with the very talented Kiran Ravilious. I am a big fan...
coadg bursary :: the shortlist
First up, I’d like to say a massive thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of you who helped to spread the word about the first confessions of a design geek bursary, through twitter, Facebook, emails, word of mouth and your own blogs. Secondly, I’d like to say an even bigger thank you to all...
coadg bursary :: win a stand at home london
I am incredibly excited to announce that confessions of a design geek has teamed up with Home London to create the confessions of a design geek bursary. One new designer will be offered a stand at the show (worth £2,441), mentoring from Mini Moderns, Seen PR and HAM, and coverage via the confessions of a...
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