This article was published 10 yearsHear Bjarke Ingels, Julia Peyton-Jones and Serpentine Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist talk about the project in this short film. This article was published 10 years
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Francesca Moutafis makes six ceramic forms from two moulds
This article was published 10 years The new designer’s graduate collection, entitled Ambiguous Tableware, comprises six different clay vessels, each available in one of three earthy colours, and glazed on the inside only. As a group, they resemble archetypal tableware, but individually their simple, open forms defy definition, enabling the user to determine…
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London Design Fair celebrates Indian design
This article was published 10 years This Is India, co-curated by Tiipoi founder Spandana Gopal and the London Design Fair‘s Jimmy McDonald and designed by Kangan Arora, will showcase ten emerging and established India-centric designers and brands across product, textile and furniture, including Leah Singh, Aman Khanna and Objectry. “For…
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Design Geek to host Round Table on Design Internships
This article was published 10 yearsThe Round Table will take place at 4pm on Saturday 17 September 2016 as part of Designersblock’s new Creative Matters forum. Hosted by Design Geek founding editor Katie Treggiden, the panel will include award-winning designer Ella Doran, interior designers the 2 Lovely Gays, and editor of…
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Olivia Post’s interactive light is inspired by a spinning top
This article was published 10 years The spun copper and turned oak lamp has been designed to be positioned in two ways – either resting on the wooden part and directing ambient light upwards, or resting on the metal part and directing task lighting downwards. In either position its rounded…
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Katherine Plumb’s textiles are inspired by playgrounds
This article was published 10 years Collarged is a collection of 17 printed textile designs featuring oversized abstract forms in bright primary colours inspired by playgrounds, skate parks and climbing walls. “This collection works to inject a feeling of recreation into interior environments through the use of strong, graphic pattern…
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interview :: amy isles freeman
This article was published 10 yearsAmy Isles Freeman will be exhibiting at the London Design Fair 22 –25 September 2016. Register for your tickets here. Portrait photograph by Paul Whittaker. This article was published 10 years
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Norway to showcase inclusive design at London Design Biennale
This article was published 10 yearsPioneered by Norway, Japan and America, inclusive design – also known as universal design or ‘design for all’ – differs from accessibility in that it seeks to find solutions that might be needed by some, but are good for everybody, avoiding the stigma associated with special…
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Day Design Co’s ceramics are imprinted with wood grain
This article was published 10 years Forest of Ceramics is a collection of vessels made from semi-porcelain casting slip and decorated by hand. Because Daisy uses locally-sourced timber to create the grain pattern in the clay, each piece is unique. When the collection is arranged in a group, the reason for…
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Book about tidying up inspires furniture collection
This article was published 10 years LYNKO is a series of wooden-hinged powder-coated metal frames, with a selection of accessories that turn them into storage systems for bedroom, kitchen or bathroom. Developed in response to a more transient population, they are designed to be customised and then folded up and…
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interview :: aman khanna
This article was published 10 yearsAman Khanna will be exhibiting at the London Design Fair as part of This Is India. Register for your tickets here. This article was published 10 years
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Fern Robinson’s jewellery encourages play
This article was published 10 years The collection includes a necklace made from a ‘Slinky’ spring toy, one which is half pencil and half encased pencil shavings, a ring which doubles up as a maze toy which you tilt to get the ball inside from one end to the other…
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Holly Kemp’s ceramic collection is based on three simple forms
This article was published 10 years The final forms each incorporate a strong angle sitting either inwards or outwards, allowing multiple pieces to sit together in pairs or sets. The considered proportions, each with the same datum line, highlight the geometry further. The controlled, minimal aesthetic is off-set by the soft pastel shades…
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Philippe Hohlfeld’s floating farms fill empty shipping containers
This article was published 10 years Due to an imbalance between imports and exports, every year 26.1 million shipping container loads travel from China, but only 12.9m loads travel back to China – meaning that half of the containers going back to Asia are empty, a fact that designer Innovation Design Engineering…
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interview :: forest + found
This article was published 10 yearsForest + Found will be exhibiting at the London Design Fair 22 – 25 September 2016. Register for your tickets here. This article was published 10 years
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Exhibition to highlight the link between dyslexia and creativity
This article was published 10 yearsIt’s estimated that up to 1 in every 10 – 20 people in the UK has some degree of dyslexia – a learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling, with 4{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} of the population being severely affected. However, for some, the…
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Emma Graney’s lights pair cast concrete with hand-blown glass
This article was published 10 years Taking inspiration from both nature and architecture, Emma Graney created the lamps’ block-form bases in three simple geometric shapes, off-set by fragile glass shades. The use of the traditional filament bulb, also available in a variety of different styles, adds a layer of warmth…
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New CitizenM hotel offers co-working spaces
This article was published 10 years The business model of CitizenM is different from that of other affordable hotels. As CMO Robin Chadha put it when I met him at the London Bankside CitizenM ahead of Tower Hill’s opening, “The rooms are small but posh and everything is in the…