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...
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...
out and about :: V&A (LDF12)
The London Design Festival has landed! And day one contained enough excitement and inspiration for a week, which bodes very well for the rest of the week. I started the day at the V&A press preview (and was actually given a sticker which said “access all areas”!) which was a whirlwind tour of the installations...
out and about :: london design festival 2012
This Saturday sees the start of London Design Festival (whoop!) – the time of year when the capital is bursting at the seams with design and designers. After the Jubilee and the Olympics, London already feels like the capital of the world and this is the 10th LDF, so it’s going to be a good...
out and about :: installations at the V&A
I went to explore the V&A this weekend; ‘hub’ of the London Design Festival. I will come back to The Power of Making exhibition in another post. Today, I want to tell you about two of their installations. First, the Textiles Field designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and made by Kvadrat. It was designed...
interview :: fine cell work
Fine Cell Work is a social enterprise that teaches needlework to prison inmates and sells their products. Prisoners work while locked in their cells, and while the earnings give them hope, skills and independence, the work itself seems to give them some sort of peace. I spoke to Elena Hall to find out more.
here's one I made earlier :: cyanotype
Inspired by a recent exhibition about camera-less photography at the V&A called Shadow Catchers, I thought I'd try my hand at cyanotype, a type of 'sun printing'.
out and about :: isotype
ISOTYPE (International System of TYpographic Picture Education), the subject of an exhibition at the V&A, is a system for organising and displaying information and statistics using pictures - a technique that enables communication with people of all ages and nationalities.
creative spaces :: michael anastassiades
For the second post in my series of sneaky peaks behind the scenes into the thinking, working, and making spaces of designers, I was lucky enough to be given a rare glimpse into the studio of Michael Anastassiades.
out and about :: 1:1 architects build small spaces
Architecture doesn't have to be about straight lines and tesselating boxes; it can create rooms within rooms - little sanctuaries within busy homes, it can be organic and scultural and full of quirks and suprises.
out and about :: v&a: quilts 1700-2010
Sara very generously gave me this rare picture of the quilt and also took the time to answer a few questions about her work.
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