This article was published 10 years Visibility is a New York based industrial design studio, founded by Joseph Guerra and Sina Sohrab in 2012. I met the design duo at Ambiente Frankfurt at the beginning of last year where their work had been selected as part of the Ambiente Talents…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
Eva Radulova takes a sympathetic approach to mass produced design
This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like Love…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: silje nesdal
This article was published 10 years I met Silje Nesdal both in Oslo for the 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway preview and then again at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway itself during the London Design Festival last year. I immediately loved her style and her approach to design, so this interview has been a long time coming….
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Team Benchmark go on a canoeing day trip with Heidi and her family
This article was published 10 years This week, Benchmark’s resident Fixpert, Maya Alvarado heads out with Kevin, Mike, Colin and Danny from the Benchmark team on a canoe day with Heidi and her family… 05:30: It’s Saturday. I wake up very early at my parents’ house in North London to…
Confessions of a Design Geek
Michael Carroll’s furniture combines metal and wood to ingenious effect
This article was published 10 yearsKate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like Love…
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Maya Alvarado adapts a sofa to make it safer for children with special needs
This article was published 10 years This week, Benchmark’s resident Fixpert, Maya Alvarado visits The Dingley Early Years Centre, finds some seats to fix and starts the refurbishment of a small sofa… 06:20: I wake up and get ready for work. Today I’m looking forward to visiting the Dingley Centre,…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: simon kinneir
This article was published 10 years This is the latest in a series of interviews with designers identified by the Design Council as Ones to Watch. Simon Kinneir’s Leaven collection of kitchen products has been designed with subtle tweaks from their ordinary counterparts to give extra sensory feedback beyond a reliance on…
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Maya Alvarado meets a new Fix Partner and prototypes paddles
This article was published 10 years This week, Benchmark‘s resident Fixpert, Maya Alvarado visits Fix Partner Anne at the Red Cross Charity Shop, seeks out potential fixes and makes paddle prototypes for canoe trip with Heidi… 07:30: I wake up and get ready to go and meet my new Fix…
Confessions of a Design Geek
Emma Buckley’s graduate collection is defined by experimentation
This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like…
a day in the life
Maya Alvarado visits libraries, garages and carehomes in search of new Fix Partners
This article was published 10 years This week, Benchmark‘s resident Fixpert, Maya Alvarado goes on a search for new Fix Partners. She visits local clubs and businesses in Hungerford, finds out about an excellent use of a Tuk Tuk and considers the best material for a dog friendly boat plank……
a day in the life
A day in the life of the Benchmark Fixperts Resident
This article was published 10 years This week, Benchmark‘s resident Fixpert, Maya Alvarado shares her FixFilms with the team at Benchmark; finds inspiration from Joanne, who paddled 715km down the Yukon River in Canada despite having been born without any fingers on her left hand; and goes back to visit Mrs Ellis…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: marlene huissoud
This article was published 10 yearsThis is the latest in a series of interviews with one of the 70 designers identified by the Design Council as Ones to Watch. As we start to consider whether insects will become the food source of the future, bee-keeper’s daughter Marlene Huissoud goes one step further. In her ‘From…
Confessions of a Design Geek
look like love :: samuel bellamy
This article was published 10 years This is the first post in a new column by Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, in which she will profile a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and…
Confessions of a Design Geek
Julian Jay Roux takes a year out from Design Academy Eindhoven to learn his craft
This article was published 11 years Design Academy Eindhoven student Julian Jay Roux has taken a year out from his Industrial Design course to complete a one-year Contemporary Craft BA at Plymouth College of Art in the south west of England to explore the relationship and distinctions between design and…
a day in the life
A day in the life of the Benchmark Fixperts Resident
This article was published 11 years In Maya Alvarado’s second weekly column for confessions of a design geek, she shares another day in the life of the Fixperts Resident – this time she develops her own Fixperts project, creates some more storage for Benchmark, and a chance encounter on a…
Confessions of a Design Geek
The alternative guide to London Design Festival 2015
This article was published 11 years It’s that time of year again, and the London Design Festival is looming. All the action starts on Saturday 20 September, so I have scoured the guide, trawled through my inbox and asked my friends in the know, sorted through invites, read all the…
a day in the life
Benchmark selects first Fixperts Resident
This article was published 11 years Kingston University graduate Maya Alvarado has been selected for the first Fixperts Residency and will spend the next year aligned to a master craftsman at British furniture maker Benchmark’s workshop, solving problems. Alvarado, who will be writing a weekly column for confessions of a…
Confessions of a Design Geek
Hemp uniforms for the NHS win Robin and Lucienne Day Prize
This article was published 11 years Second year Royal College of Art student Lucy Rainbow has won the RCA Robin and Lucienne Day Prize for Ethical and Sustainable Design for her collection of NHS workwear made from hemp. The garments, based on NHS ‘scrubs’ worn by many hospital workers feature…