This article was published 9 yearsI am writing this with a heavy heart, because this is to be the very last confessions of a design geek post. I have been writing this blog for seven years and in that time I have gone from being someone who is passionate about design,…
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Emma Johnson designs Brutalist-inspired ceramics
This article was published 10 years Emma Johnson’s latest collection, entitled Atro City, takes inspiration from the often heavy and asymmetric forms of Brutalist architecture. She has re-imagined the aesthetic with a fresh and modern approach, creating a series of simple ceramic forms. The collection comprises a tea pot, cup and…
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interview :: charlotte storrs
This article was published 10 yearsCharlotte likes to work with what she calls ‘a lovely, groggy, rustic clay which fires to 1250 degrees’. She has made ceramic patterned rollers with which she then decorates the leather hard clay. She then uses a white glaze, made especially for her in Ireland,…
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Iselin Lindmark Dubland’s side table is designed for “lazy sofa days”
This article was published 10 years Norwegian School of Art and Design (KHiB) graduate, Iselin Lindmark Dubland, has designed Birk, a coffee table with concealed storage for magazines, laptops and television remotes, and a removable tray perfect for TV dinners. The four-legged table is made of birch wood with a…
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A day in the life of the Benchmark Fixperts Resident
This article was published 11 years This week, Fixperts Resident Maya Alvarado goes back to see Mrs Ellis with a prototype for her tea tray and carries on working on her leather footrest for wheelchair-user Heidi at British furniture manufacturer Benchmark. 06:20: I wake up for work and have a shower. I have some cornflakes with…
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The 2016 #coadgbursary winner is…
This article was published 11 years I am delighted to announce that the 2016 confessions of a design geek bursary winner is Marta Bordes! Thanks to our fantastic partners and mentors, Marta will receive: A complimentary stand at Home London 17 – 19 January 2016 A product showcase at the Barbican…
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photos of numbers :: 7, 60 & 123
This article was published 11 yearsPhotos of numbers is back! Thank you so much to everyone who took part in yesterday’s Instagram challenge – these are my favourite snaps… The fantastically retro “Alabama 7” was snapped by @designfizz and was spotted near Elizabeth Bay in Sydney. Bringing a bit of…
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photos of numbers :: 7, 60 & 123
This article was published 11 yearsPhotos of numbers is back! Thank you so much to everyone who took part in yesterday’s Instagram challenge – these are my favourite snaps… The fantastically retro “Alabama 7” was snapped by @designfizz and was spotted near Elizabeth Bay in Sydney. Bringing a bit of…
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confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2014
This article was published 12 yearsHello and happy New Year! I’m really excited to be back at my desk after a wonderful break and I thought I’d kick things off by reflecting on the last year. I’m really bad at taking the time to be proud of what I’ve achieved, so…
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coadg bursary :: deadline today
This article was published 12 years The deadline for the 2015 confessions of a design geek bursary is at midnight tonight, so if you haven’t already submitted your application, get it in quick! One lucky winner will receive a complimentary stand at Home London, their products stocked at the Southbank…
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photos of numbers :: 10, 1988 & 2
This article was published 13 yearsA pretty eclectic selection this week. The number 10 is from my huge wall calendar, which my lovely sister brought all the way back from New York for me – I don’t know what I’m going to do without it next year! I love the…
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photos of numbers :: 10, 1988 & 2
This article was published 13 yearsA pretty eclectic selection this week. The number 10 is from my huge wall calendar, which my lovely sister brought all the way back from New York for me – I don’t know what I’m going to do without it next year! I love the…
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photos of numbers :: ss125, 02 & 22 – 26
This article was published 13 yearsGood afternoon! This week’s collection of numbers is a real reflection of my week…. SS125 was spotted on the side of a boat in Cornwall on a trip to see family – and I was delighted to spot the 02 on my mudlarking trip with…
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photos of numbers :: 777, 64 & 362
This article was published 13 yearsI do love to be out-geeked! This week’s selection of numbers are part of a project called We Are One Thousand, an attempt to find photos of every number between 1 and 1000. I asked project initiator Pete Lewis to send me his three favourite…
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photos of numbers :: 777, 64 & 362
This article was published 13 yearsI do love to be out-geeked! This week’s selection of numbers are part of a project called We Are One Thousand, an attempt to find photos of every number between 1 and 1000. I asked project initiator Pete Lewis to send me his three favourite…
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interview :: liene jākobsone
This article was published 13 years The next in my series of interviews with new designers exhibiting at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell Design Week is Latvian architect and designer Liene Jākobsone. She runs architecture and design practice Sampling with Belgian architect Manten Devriendt. What’s the most important thing to…
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out and about :: london design festival in pictures (part three)
This article was published 14 yearsAnother fabulous day at London Design Festival, and another quick picture post. I went to 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Design yesterday morning and spotted this gorgeous table lamp designed by David Irwin – the M Lamp is inspired by miners’ lamps and the North East of England’s mining…
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thinking about :: how social media changed my life
This Thursday was Social Media Day. To celebrate, CNN iReport and mashable asked people to submit their stories in answer to the question “How has social media changed your life?” So I thought I’d share my story with you.
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here’s one I made earlier :: yellow owl workshop
This article was published 15 yearsI love the Yellow Owl Workshop so I was very excited indeed to hear that Christine and Evan were coming to London, for the launch of Christine’s new book, Print Workshop. So excited in fact that I booked the afternoon of work and went along to Urban…