This article was published 10 years Moving offices can be a daunting prospect, especially when your employees adore their previous home. Trifle Creative turned a drab, corporate shell into a warm and welcoming creative space that MOO’s London team couldn’t help but fall in love with. How do you move…
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Bethany Stafford designs building blocks for grown-ups
This article was published 10 years Bethany ‘s sculptural collection of ceramic block forms, entitled Brutalist Inspired Ceramics, comes in a range of contrasting and complementary colours, ranging from orange and petrol blue, to mid-grey and putty. The individual ‘Block Forms’ are bound with ‘Banded Forms’ (coloured elastic bands) that create…
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The Centiped is Olga Akulova’s take on a vintage shop counter
This article was published 10 years The Centiped was originally designed as a bespoke piece for a penthouse apartment on the 30th level of a condominium in Kiev to showcase the homeowner’s accessories. “We couldn’t find anything appropriate to display accessories because we didn’t have much space for a freestanding…
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interview :: laura spring
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Design Geek to create toolkit for Design Internships
This article was published 10 years Firstly, a huge thank you to interior design duo, the 2 Lovely Gays, award-winning designer Ella Doran, and editor of Intern Magazine, Alec Dudson, who were our invited experts, as well as everyone else who joined in the debate from actual interns to founder…
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Emily Wiles turns a love of textiles into fluid ceramic forms
This article was published 10 years Emily Wiles has used her background in textiles to create a series of delicate porcelain pieces that take on the form of softly draped material. The folding and draping process used in textile and garment construction is the starting point for each piece, making…
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Norway pioneers ‘design for all’
This article was published 10 yearsThroughout September, London’s Somerset House played host to 37 countries all responding to the theme of Utopia by Design. Contributions varied wildly from the conceptual (Albania’s Bliss – “a concentric arrangement of stainless steel columns and benches designed to encourage self-reflection and solidarity”) to the…
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The best of the London Design Festival 2016
This article was published 10 yearsTop image from V&A Dundee showcase at V&A London – oak swing by Isabelle Moore, clothes on manakin by KellyDawn Riot and Hayley Scanlan. This article was published 10 years
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Violeta Kozlova’s jewellery releases perfume as it moves
This article was published 10 years Violeta Kozlova’s work focuses on traditional methods of crafting jewellery, creating folded, metal shapes in geometric forms. Once soldered into shape, each is powder-coated in either white, light or dark grey, and then finished with gold or silver leaf. Her first collection comprises pendants, rings, bangles,…
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CitizenM creates second ‘secret garden’ for LDF
This article was published 10 years To mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, arguably Britain’s greatest playwright, CitizenM collaborated with their neighbours at the Globe to commission an installation for the hotel’s atrium. The temporary artwork is part of an annual series of secret garden installations,…
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interview :: kara leigh ford
This article was published 10 yearsKara Leigh Ford’s work is available from The Maker Place. This article was published 10 years
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37 countries interpret utopia at Somerset House
This article was published 10 yearsThe exhibits, which include installations, artworks, prototypes and designs, are each a response to the Biennale’s 2016 theme Utopia by Design, chosen as part of Somerset House’s Utopia 2016: A Year of Imagination and Possibility, to mark the 500th anniversary of the publication of Thomas…
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interview :: bend goods
This article was published 10 yearsBend Goods will be at the London Design Fair 22 – 25 September 2016. Register for your tickets here. This article was published 10 years
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Life drawing influences Samantha McNamara’s Ink ceramics
This article was published 10 years Comprising a series of thrown clay vessels and dishes, Samantha McNamara’s collection is available in a range of mini coloured clusters in white, blue, violet, green and blush. Each colour-way combines the muted hues with a contrasting band or line, which enables them to…
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The London Design Festival – A Design Geek’s Guide
This article was published 10 years Saturday 17 September 2016 Must see: Creative Matters Creative Matters is a four-day ‘creative futures’ forum including talks, workshops, master-classes, round-tables, installations, exhibitions and networking events. Don’t miss Yeshen Venema’s product photography demos and workshops – all day – and the Design Geek Round…
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interview :: molly hutchinson
This article was published 10 yearsMolly Hutchinson will be exhibiting at the London Design Fair 22 – 25 September 2016. Register for your ticket here. This article was published 10 years
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12th annual Helsinki Design Week takes over the Finnish capital
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Tandem’s space-saving furniture hangs from the walls
This article was published 10 years Comprising four individual pieces – a wardrobe, a desk, a shoe rack and seat, and a storage shelf – the Hanging Collection combines birch plywood with different facing materials including oak, melamine and desktop linoleum in a range of colours for a personalised look and feel. The…
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interview :: domaas/høgh
This article was published 10 yearsDomaas/Högh will be exhibiting at 100% Norway as part of the London Design Fair 22 – 25 September 2016. Register for your ticket here. This article was published 10 years