This article was published 14 yearsThis week’s creative spaces post is a little different from usual in that it’s not one person’s space, but rather a collection of all the great products I saw at the Stockholm Furniture Fair designed for creative people’s working environments. I believe that the space…
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heart home magazine :: doreen westphal
This article was published 14 yearsFor this week’s Heart Home Magazine blog post, I interviewed the fascinating Doreen Westphal… “An interview with designer maker Doreen Westphal I met Doreen at this year’s Maison et Objet and instantly fell in love with her concrete lace curtain. I’m so glad I stopped…
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out and about :: celebrating maggie's and oma/progress
This article was published 14 yearsI was recently very privileged to be invited to an evening celebrating the opening of Maggie’s Gartnavel in Glasgow, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ellen Van Loon from architecture firm OMA. The evening coincided with OMA / Progress at the Barbican, the first major presentation of their work in the UK….
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out and about :: celebrating maggie’s and oma/progress
This article was published 14 yearsI was recently very privileged to be invited to an evening celebrating the opening of Maggie’s Gartnavel in Glasgow, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ellen Van Loon from architecture firm OMA. The evening coincided with OMA / Progress at the Barbican, the first major presentation of their work in the UK….
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design geekery :: maggie’s
This article was published 14 yearsMaggie’s is a charity I have huge amounts of admiration for, and I started my Design Geekery column with a promise of the very best design I could find; design really worth getting excited about, I thought it was about time to include a column…
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interview :: karim mekhtigian
This article was published 14 yearsAlchemy is a multi-discipline design agency with offices in Cairo and Bahrain, founded in 1997 by Karim Mekhtigian. Karim describes the firm’s name as a “declaration of the company’s vocation for transformation” citing an urge to communicate, a desire to improve lifestyle, and the need for…
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heart home magazine :: william garvey
This article was published 14 yearsMore inspiration from the Westcountry in this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, this time from furniture designer William Garvey. “Interview with furniture designer William Garvey Another craftsman from the South West of England… there must be something in the air… What’s the most important thing…
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here’s one I made earlier :: inspiration walk
This article was published 14 yearsA while ago I wrote a series of ‘design stories’ for Cornwall Design Season. One of the companies I wrote about was Seasalt, a Cornish clothing company. I discovered that as part of their design process, they go on ‘inspiration walks’ along the coast or…
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design geekery :: a design walk in stockholm
This article was published 14 yearsFor this week’s Design Geekery column, I’m taking you on a walk through Stockholm, taking in some design shops and plenty of other inspiration besides… “Design geekery; a design walk in Stockholm I’m a big fan of design walks, and often spend a leisurely afternoon…
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creative spaces :: nancy & betty
This article was published 14 yearsTaking their name from Creative Director Hannah Bidmead’s Grandma and her twin sister, Nancy & Betty are purveyors of fine stationery… I first came across them at the Whitstable Oyster Festival, and being a bit a stationery geek, was instantly smitten! So I was very…
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heart home magazine :: charlie turner
This article was published 14 yearsFor this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, I spoke to Cornwall-based horologist (that’s clock designer to you and me), Charlie Turner, about where he finds inspiration and what he’s most proud of… “An interview with clock designer Charlie Turner Following careers in film production, renovating…
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design geekery :: grass green
This article was published 14 yearsI fell in love with a new colour at the Stockholm Furniture Fair… grass green is this week’s topic for my Design Geekery column for We Heart. “Design Geekery; Grass Green I’m not a ‘colour’ person. My favourite colour is grey. I like grey and…
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design milk :: maison et objet
This article was published 14 yearsI am delighted to announce that I have recently been appointed Editor at Large for Design Milk, and will be covering European trade shows and other events. My first excersion was to Maison et Objet in Paris. I’ve already shared my best bits here, but…
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interview :: greer peachey
This article was published 14 yearsCurated is a online shop, specialising in British eco-friendly design. Founder Greer Peachey insists on complete transparency about where products have come from and what they’re made of. Greer is a fellow klc-er (and People Will Always Need Plates fan!). I always enjoy talking to…
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heart home magazine :: victoria cole
This article was published 14 yearsI am slightly obsessed with silver. I love its buttery quality and when I see it in the hands of a talented craftswomen like Victoria Cole, I get very excited indeed! I met Victoria at Origin, and was delighted when she agreed to an interview…
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here’s one I made earlier :: the making of interviews
This article was published 14 yearsAs I’m sure you are aware, I published a book in September. It’s called Interviews and it’s a collection of eighteen conversations with designers; from illustrators and graphic designers to product and furniture designers; and from recent graduates to design Gods like Wim Crouwel. A…
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design geekery :: the royal festival hall
This article was published 14 yearsJames, editor of We Heart, was recently ribbing me for my ‘obsession with the Southbank Centre’ as he put it, so I thought I would attempt to convert him and his readers, by starting with a column about one of my favourite buildings, the Southbank’s…
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heart home magazine :: pippa kahn
This article was published 14 yearsI got chatting to Pippa through twitter, one thing led to another as they say, and I ended up interviewing her for Heart Home Magazine… “An interview with antiques and design gallery owner Pippa Kahn This week I interviewed Pippa Kahn, who has run 20th…
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out and about :: the scarlet hotel
This article was published 14 yearsIn all this cold weather, I thought it might be nice to share some Cornish sunshine. On a sunny June day last year, I visited the Scarlet Hotel in Cornwall’s Mawgan Porth. I’ve written about the Danish concept of ‘hygge’ before; that warm, cosy feeling…