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Confessions of a Design Geek

fiera :: issue 02 party

Katie, June 18, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 11 years We’re having a party to launch Issue 02 of our sister publication, Fiera Magazine, and you’re invited! Fiera is the biannual print magazine discovering new talent at the world’s design fairs, and our launch party is the first opportunity to get your hands on…

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fiera :: issue 02 has gone to print

Katie, June 11, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 11 years We did it! Issue 02 of our sister publication Fiera Magazine has gone to print! The flat plan above has been our guiding light for months, and now every last page has finally been crossed off! In many ways, the “difficult second album,” I’m…

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fiera :: issue 2

Katie, June 4, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 11 years I am delighted to announce that Fiera Issue 02 is just weeks away. We go to print this week, but I wanted to give you a sneak preview of the front cover – featuring a number I spotted at Ambiente Frankfurt, and like the rest…

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fiera :: issue 1 almost sold out

Katie, April 2, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 11 years I am delighted to announce that Issue 1 of Fiera Magazine has very nearly sold out, so if you haven’t managed to get your hands on a copy, hop over to the magCulture shop quick! As you will have seen, we are hard at…

Confessions of a Design Geek Fiera Magazine

fiera :: issue 1

Katie, January 9, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years I am delighted to formally (if somewhat belatedly) announce that Issue 1 of Fiera Magazine is now a reality. Holding a copy in my hands for the first time just before Christmas was the highlight of my year, if not my career, and I…

Confessions of a Design Geek Fiera Magazine in progress

fiera :: fiera magazine has gone to print!

Katie, November 27, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to type these words: Fiera Magazine has gone to print! After a few technical issues, bumps in the roads and other euphemisms for the general stresses and strains of the last few days of getting…

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fiera :: kortrijk

Katie, October 23, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years I have just got back from our fourth and final design show – the Biennial Interieur in Kortrijk. I had a blast and it’s a really good feeling to have the last few bits of content under out belts. Jeremy and Jese have been…

Confessions of a Design Geek Designblok, Prague

fiera :: designblok and lodz design festival

Katie, October 17, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years It’s been a whirlwind of a month – I flew to Prague for Designblok and then straight on to Poland for the Lodz Design Festival. (Coming soon to an “out and about” post near you!) I saw some really exciting work from up-and-coming designers…

Confessions of a Design Geek designersblock LDF14

fiera :: one down, three to go

Katie, October 2, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years  So, the London Design Festival was pretty incredible – as I’m sure you will have gathered from the onslaught of “out and about” posts! (There are a few more to come, but we’ll go back to our usual schedule from now on!) LDF is…

Confessions of a Design Geek It's Nice That Studio Audience Fiera

fiera :: in the press

Katie, August 21, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Sorry I’ve been a little quiet on the Fiera front – a well earned break followed by lots of behind the scenes work starting to get the magazine off the ground! I’ll be able to share lots of news of what we’ve been up…

Confessions of a Design Geek Fiera Magazine with Party Poppers

fiera :: we did it!!

Katie, July 15, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years We did it! Fiera Magazine has just hit its Kickstarter target! I can’t quite believe it… Thank you so much to every single one of you who pledged, whether it was £1 or £1,000. Thank you for tweeting, Facebooking, emailing, and telling your friends….

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fiera :: 26 designs and 6 days to go…

Katie, July 10, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years I am absolutely over the moon to announce that Fiera Magazine will be working with 26, a creative writing organisation with the aim “to inspire a greater love of words.” Following in the footsteps of 26 Treasures, I will be running a project called…

Confessions of a Design Geek Grafik Magazine

fiera :: in the press again

Katie, July 3, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Fiera Magazine has been getting more coverage in the press and on blogs, so I thought I would share some of it with you here. “A collaboration between MagCulture’s Jeremy Leslie and journalist Katie Treggiden, Fiera is a new model of design magazine crowd-funded…

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fiera :: launch event

Katie, June 27, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Last night was the official launch party for Fiera Magazine and it was fantastic! Over 100 people came along to The New Craftsmen and we broke through the £3k mark, putting us at 25{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} of our funding target within just four days of launching!…

fiera :: in the press

Katie, June 26, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Fiera Magazine has been getting some fantastic press coverage, so I thought I would share some of it with you. “Hang the bunting, strike up the band and let loose the fireworks, for our very own Katie Treggiden is launching a new print magazine,”…

Confessions of a Design Geek fiera magazine live on kickstarter

fiera :: live on kickstarter

Katie, June 23, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years For anyone who missed last week’s news, I am working with magCulture‘s Jeremy Leslie to launch Fiera, an independent print magazine discovering new talent at the world’s design fairs. I am very excited to announce that The Kickstarter campaign is now live, so you…

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fiera :: making a kickstarter page

Katie, June 19, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years We’ve been hard at work getting everything ready to the launch the KIckstarter campaign that will fund Fiera Magazine, with the help of a few friends, so I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a few thank yous. Firstly a huge thank…

Confessions of a Design Geek Fiera logo in typewriter

fiera :: a very exciting announcement

Katie, June 12, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years I am incredibly excited to announce that I’m launching an independent biannual print magazine called Fiera with magCulture‘s Jeremy Leslie. It will cover the world’s design fairs, with a focus on new designers. The Kickstarter campaign will be launching in the next few days,…

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