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...
out and about :: boost launch
For the past two months I have been tracking the progress of Amy Whitworth, Charlie Patterson and Jasper Van Den Bosch aka Vektor, Chloe Lee Carson aka Shlos, Chloe Owens, David Hallett, and Ellie Gregory and Steph Parr aka Homeslice Design. They each won a place on the Southbank Centre’s Boost initiative, with an idea or prototype...
creative spaces :: home slice
I am very excited to present my very first creative space on a boat! I grew up around boats and have always wanted to live on a one at some point in my life (seasickness and wifi addiction aside!), so I love the idea of using one as a working space. I find water soothing and inspiring...
interview :: amy whitworth
It’s the double the fun today, with a second interview – this time with the final Boost mentee, Amy Whitworth. The Boost products all launch in the Southbank Centre Shop on Wednesday evening, so I was keen to get something from all six designers or design teams up on the blog before then. Amy’s product...
interview :: charlie & jasper
The next Boost mentees, Charlie and Jasper aka Vektor, are a fabulous design duo – bubbling with an infectious enthusiasm about their unashamedly ’too cool for school’ product – a piece of laser cut acrylic that fits into the space below the cross bar on bicycles. They were mentored by Keith and Mark of Mini Moderns and...
interview :: home slice
I’m very excited to introduce the next Boost mentees; Steph and Ellie aka Home Slice and their fabulous Chippy Plates. They were also mentored by Helen Johannessen of Yoyo Ceramics, and I spoke to all three of them to see how it’s going, ahead of the big launch on 10th October. Steph and Ellie, what’s the best advice...
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...
interview :: chloe lee carson
Confusingly, out of six designers in Boost, the Southbank Centre’s mentoring programme, there are two Chloes. So this is our second Chloe, Chloe Lee Carson, of Shlos, and her mentor Helen Johannessen of Yoyo Ceramics. Chloe’s products are the really rather exquisite Exquisite Cups series. Chloe, what’s the best advice Helen has given you? C: How...
interview :: chloe owens
I am very excited to introduce Chloe Owens, the second designer I am featuring as part of my media partnership with the Southbank Centre’s mentoring initiative, Boost. I spoke to Chloe and her mentor, interior accessories designer Michelle Mason, about how the programme has been going so far. Chloe has very kindly shared some fabulous...
here’s one I made earlier :: bright as a button
I am delighted to announce that confessions of a design geek is the online media partner for Boost, an initiative from the Southbank Centre which provides six new designers with the mentoring and support they need to turn their ideas into fully fledged products, which will launch in the Southbank Centre Shop this autumn. Six designers...
thinking about :: festival style
The Festival of Britain took place from May to September 1951, and was designed to commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It celebrated Britain's achievements and potential; engaged people with the arts, science and industry; and provided a tonic after the austerity of the Second World War. It was promoted as a...
out and about :: ernesto neto the edges of the world
Ernesto Neto was a breath of fresh, seaside, summer air. It was a thoroughly inspirational installation that created a world within the Hayward and completely challenged the way you think about interior design.
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