interview :: roddy & ginger
I am delighted to announce that confessions of a design geek is the official blog for Pulse again this year, and so I will be running a series of interviews with the new designers exhibiting at LaunchPad. As anyone who’s received a copy of the Pulse Edit in the post will know, roddy&ginger are one...
interview :: ek design
I am a big of a fan of concrete, and of contrasts, so when I came across EK Design‘s concrete and leather Icon Lamp I was instantly smitten. I was delighted to get the opportunity to talk to Katharina Eisenkoeck about her work and what inspires her. What’s the most important thing to know about you?...
interview :: clodagh
BlogTourCGN sponsor Du Verre very kindly arranged an interview for me with one of their top designers, Clodagh. She’s an advocate of design for wellbeing, so I was keen to talk to her about her approach to design, and how that’s informed her work for Du Verre… What’s the most important thing to know about you?...
interview :: folklore
Folklore opened in Islington in May of this year and is already one of London’s top design destinations. It’s a space that induces calm sighs of satisfaction: design at its quiet, understated best. With the ethos that “better living is possible through design” there is an integrity to everything co-founders Danielle Reid and her husband Rob do. I...
interview :: mini moderns
I have been a fan of Mini Moderns since my very first visit to Tent London many moons ago. I can remember being utterly star struck the first time I met them in person. Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire are both thoroughly lovely, very talented and incredibly generous with their time and expertise, volunteering for initiatives like Boost....
interview :: michelle ogundehin
She’s only gone and done it. On Wednesday 23rd May the Government announced official changes to the law regarding copyright protection for the design industry, from 25 years to “the life of the creator plus 70 years”, bringing it in line with disciplines such as art, music and literature. Michelle Ogundehin, Editor in Chief of...
interview :: zeena shah
I am delighted to announce that I am the official blogger for Pulse 2012. As part of my ‘official duties’(!), I will bringing you a series of posts about new designers from Pulse’s Launchpad section, the first of which is an interview with the lovely Zeena Shah. What’s the most important thing to know about you?...
heart home magazine :: puff&flock
This week’s Heart Home Magazine interview was with some of my fellow mydeco Design Democracy Award winners, who I haven’t caught up with in far too long. I did however see their fabulous Sofa So Good at Maison et Objet in Paris, which reminded me to get back in touch. “Interview with textile design collective...
heart home magazine :: zenza
This week for Heart Home Magazine, I wanted to find out more about a lighting brand I spotted at Maison et Objet back in January… “An interview with Zenza co-founder Karin Willems I discovered homewares brand Zenza at Maison et Objet this year, and was particularly taken with their lighting. Karin was kind enough to...
heart home magazine :: deryn relph
For this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, I spoke to a Deryn Relph whose colourful creations defy you not to smile. “An interview with textiles designer Deryn Relph On some level, design should make you smile. Because it works really well, because it solves a particular problem, or sometimes, just because it’s somehow happy… If...
interview :: karim mekhtigian
Alchemy is a multi-discipline design agency with offices in Cairo and Bahrain, founded in 1997 by Karim Mekhtigian. Karim describes the firm’s name as a “declaration of the company’s vocation for transformation” citing an urge to communicate, a desire to improve lifestyle, and the need for a distinct design identity as other key drivers for their...
heart home magazine :: william garvey
More inspiration from the Westcountry in this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, this time from furniture designer William Garvey. “Interview with furniture designer William Garvey Another craftsman from the South West of England… there must be something in the air… What’s the most important thing to know about you? I am a perfectionist to the...
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