This article was published 13 years 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway is one of my favourite parts of the London Design Festival, so I’m always keen to see what will be there. This year, to mark their 10th anniversary, they’ve released a series of beautiful short films. This one is Norwegian design legend…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: ilse crawford (pt 2)
This article was published 13 years I posted the first part of my interview with British Elle Decoration founding editor, Ilse Crawford almost a year ago. Somewhat belatedly, this is part two, where we talk storytelling, Elle Decoration, and advice for design bloggers… You talk about design being a three…
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interview :: michael anastassiades
This article was published 13 years I thought I would share another film I made for Design Milk – an interview with Michael Anastassiades. In this film he talks about the inspiration behind the two lighting collections he launched in Milan for Flos: IC and String Lights. He cites the…
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interview :: neal fox, le gun
This article was published 13 years Memory Palace is a “walk-in story” at the V&A that brings to life a new work of fiction by the author Hari Kunzru: An “immersive exhibition experience” has been created through a series of commissions by 20 internationally acclaimed illustrators, graphic designers and typographers…
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interview :: the living furniture project
This article was published 13 years Having kitted out his first flat almost entirely from furniture he found on the street, The Living Furniture Project founder Alastair Sloan was struck by an enormous sense of waste. (670,000 tonnes of furniture ended up in landfill in the UK last year – 45{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} of…
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interview :: stolen form
This article was published 13 years In January of this year, I launched the confessions of a design geek bursary which gave five new designers their first experience of a trade show, along with mentoring, photography and exposure. Over the months since, I’ve been catching up with the shortlisted designers…
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interview :: oki sato
This article was published 13 years I published my interview with Nendo founder and chief designer Oki Sato in my May Design Review, but I thought it might be nice to share the video I created for Design Milk… If you’re familiar with Nendo’s work, in person Oki Sato was…
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interview :: jude dennis
This article was published 13 years One of the absolute highlights of the May Design Series was the stand presented by The Cass, which is where I met the very lovely Jude Dennis and encountered her fascinating work with Robin Day polyprop chairs. I was keen to find out more……
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interview :: seven gauge studios
This article was published 13 years I met the effortlessly cool and incredibly lovely Joy Bates aka Seven Gauge Studios at Pulse’s Launchpad last month and to be quite honest, she had me at ‘yellow and grey’! How could I not fall in love with products designed by someone with…
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interview :: the cookie bros
This article was published 13 years “We believe that design is like getting a tattoo. If it isn’t badass, then don’t f*ckin’ do it!” So say the Cookie Bros, who launched their Danny Boy Tattoo chair in Milan this year. Uncompromisingly themselves, I was disappointed not to meet Doug and…
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interview :: charlotte kingsnorth
This article was published 13 years I met Charlotte Kingsnorth, pictured above with “Mr & Mrs,” at Ventura Lambrate in Milan in April. Her biomorphic, personality filled chairs immediately caught my eye. I wrote a profile piece about her for We Heart, but wanted to publish our interview in full….
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interview :: stitch by stitch
This article was published 13 years I met Karen, one half of Stitch by Stitch, via twitter when I was putting together my Design for Good panel for Clerkenwell Design Week. By that point, I’d already found Kathy of Shake the Dust to talk about using producers in the developing…
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interview :: james tattersall
This article was published 13 years I met James Tattersall in a little corner of the House of Detention at Clerkenwell Design Week and was keen to find out more about the way he works and what matters to him. We talked morning coffees, Heath Robinson and overcoming creative block… What’s…
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interview :: philipp aduatz
This article was published 13 years Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 finished on Thursday, but I thought we could sneak one last interview with a new designer in; this time with Philipp Aduatz. What’s the most important thing to know about you? That I am trying to challenge the boundaries between design,…
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interview :: katy goutefangea
This article was published 13 years It’s the first day of 2013’s Clerkenwell Design Week today, so I thought I would return to my series of interviews with the new and independent designers exhibiting at the House of Detention. This week, I’m speaking to Katy Goutefangea… What’s the most important…
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interview :: freya cumming
This article was published 13 years It’s the last day of Pulse today, so just time to sneak in one more interview, this one is with LaunchPad exhibitor, artist and designer, Freya Cumming… What’s the most important thing to know about you? It’s not really important, but I found out…
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interview :: abigail*ryan
This article was published 13 years Pulse is fast approaching, and so my series of interviews with new and independent designers exhibiting within LaunchPad is gathering pace. This week, I spoke to the absolutely lovely Abigail and Ryan Bell, aka abigail*ryan… What’s the most important thing to know about you?…
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interview :: roddy & ginger
This article was published 13 years 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…
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interview :: alex mueller
This article was published 14 years Odd socks, ‘too cool for school’ hair and some very exciting furniture, Alex Mueller is next in my series of interviews with Clerkenwell Design Week House of Detention exhibitors. Born in Austria, based in London and still studying for his BA in Furniture and…