confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2012
Wow – what a year! This time last year I had just made the decision to leave my day job, follow my dream and see if I could make a living as a design writer. A year later, I can confidently say that I can! I feel very privileged to be able to say that. I’m...
out and about :: 100% design emerging brands (LDF12)
I know, I know: London Design Festival was in September and it’s now November. Last one – I promise! I couldn’t complete my coverage without including my favourite “Emerging Brands” from the show that started it all off; 100% Design. The Emerging Brands section featured new(ish!) designers, one of whom was Arther Analts. His shelves...
out and about :: 100% norway (LDF12)
100% Norway was another highlight of London Design Festival – I’m a sucker for Scandinavian design! Now in its ninth year, it has been going almost as long as the festival itself. And it’s now in a shiny new venue, Dray Walk Gallery, just around the corner from Tent. The light-filled space was designed by “two...
out and about :: tent london (LDF12)
I think Tent London was my favourite event at this year’s London Design Festival. The Truman Brewery is just the right balance of edgy and industrial, and functional; and on the beautiful day I visited was flooded with natural light. The exhibitors were a nice mix of new designers exhibiting for the first time and old favourites. I had...
photos of numbers :: 3, 510 and 1
You didn’t think I’d get around the whole of London Design Festival and only spot three numbers did you?! Nope, here are three more… the first one is a fantastic floor number from inside City Hall, where I was for the Maggie’s Night Hike. The 510 in the middle was on a platform somewhere on...
interview :: ronan and erwan bouroullec
I spent a rather lovely Tuesday afternoon during London Design Festival ambling around a gallery space at twentytwentyone discussing the difference between art and design with Ronan Bouroullec – I love my job! Then I pinned both Bourourllecs down for a proper interview… There’s a huge variety in your work. Does each thing you do...
photos of numbers :: 8, 5 & 2
Today’s photos of numbers post is a London Design Festival special – I spotted all of these while out and about at the festival. The first one was in the Brompton Design District - and I know it doesn’t look like it, but it was throwing it down with rain, when I took this picture! The...
out and about :: brompton design district (LDF12)
Well, firstly it was very exciting to see the confessions of a design geek logo up on the wall of Brompton Design District HQ, 4 Cromwell Place, alongside the other media partners and sponsors – in pretty good company too! I have always loved Brompton Design District – there is a really thriving creative scene...
out and about :: designjunction (LDF12)
I was really pleased when confessions of a design geek was chosen as a media partner for designjunction this year, and having written so much about the show in the run up, I couldn’t wait to see it in the flesh. I’ve told you all about the venue and several of the exhibitors, so I’ll...
out and about :: designersblock (LDF12)
I loved this year’s designersblock. Despite tired feet and a mind buzzing with all the design I’d seen so far, it managed to reignite my curiosity, my sense of adventure and my willingness to get involved and explore. The size and shape helped – it was set in a meandering layout that got away from...
photos of numbers :: 4612, 4612 & 5
In honour of London Design Festival, this is my geekiest post yet… not just photos of numbers, but photos of numbers on steam trains – it doesn’t get much more geeky that than, does it?! From the top: Bodmin Steam Railway, Bodmin Steam Railway and the Sugar Cane Train in Hawaii’s Maui. The former was a...
out and about :: london design festival in pictures (part 2)
A few more snaps from London Design Festival… from top: Interviewing the incredible Sarah Elenany, a problem-solving product designer who’s found herself in the world of fashion, as part of the V&A’s Salon Talks - I also interviewed Marina Willer, Pentagram‘s first female director; Benjamin Hubert‘s prototype lampshades made of tights (honestly!) at designjunction; Bocci‘s fabulous...
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