This article was published 12 years Ventura Lambrate is always my favourite show of Milan Design Week, so I was super excited to hear that Ventura Projects was coming to the London Design Festival – and I wasn’t disappointed. Above, Nottingham Trent graduate Aimee Bollu‘s collection the Hoard gives new…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2013
This article was published 13 years 2013 has been a year of incredible highs and some fairly massive personal lows. It was a year in which my career choice has enabled me to be there for my family, for which I’m really grateful. And it’s also the second year I’ve…
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out and about :: zona ventosa
This article was published 13 years Zona Ventosa at the Temporary Art Centre (TAC) was one of my favourite shows at Dutch Design Week. 12 exhibitions showed new designers from all over the world experimenting, taking risks and creating something new and exciting. From top to bottom, I spotted: Fenna…
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review :: london design festival 2013
This article was published 13 years The London Design Festival was incredible again this year. To celebrate that and to spread the word about some of the amazing new and independent designers I discovered, I have created a 60 page magazine – it’s a comprehensive review of the festival including…
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brink :: time-lapse
This article was published 13 years Before we say goodbye to BRINK 2013, I had to share this incredible time-lapse film that super stylist Zoe Brewer made of the two-day set-up and the first day of the show including the private view. See if you can spot yourself in amongst…
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brink :: come and see us at tent
This article was published 13 years We did it! After months and months of planning, BRINK is live at Tent London! We’re on Stand E02 until Sunday – come and see us. I would like to say a massive thank you to the nine very talented designers I selected from…
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brink :: gav birmingham & win VIP tickets!
This article was published 13 years BRINK opens at Tent London exactly one week from today, so without further ado, I am delighted to announce the final designer selected to take part, Gav Birmingham. While studying at Dundee University, Gav was briefed to design something that would make somebody’s life…
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brink :: henry franks
This article was published 13 years As we get closer and closer to the big day, I am delighted to announce another BRINK designer: Henry Franks. The Confused Coat Hanger is part of a range of ‘dyslexic objects’ Henry has designed. Dyslexic himself, his intention is to improve objects by…
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brink :: alexander mueller
This article was published 13 years I am very excited to announce the seventh BRINK designer – London Met Furniture and Product Design graduate Alexander Mueller. Alex has exhibited in Milan and at Clerkenwell Design Week; he’s worked with the Scenic Carpentry Department of The Royal Opera House London and…
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brink :: bilge nur saltik
This article was published 13 years It’s time to announce the next BRINK designer. I tried really hard to only select one graduate from each university, but the quality at the RCA graduate show was so high, it was impossible, so here is the sixth BRINK designer and second RCA…
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brink :: carolina peraca
This article was published 13 years I am delighted to announce the fifth BRINK designer – Carolina Peraca. I saw Carolina’s work at the Central Saint Martin’s graduate show and was immediately captivated by it. Her marbled boxes are created by gently mixing slip into the clay before it’s fired….
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brink :: face-o-mat
This article was published 13 years I am delighted to announce the fourth BRINK designer – Konsfack University graduate Tobias Gutmann and his magical Face-o-mat! I met Tobias in Milan in April of this year and was instantly smitten with his fabulous creation. Face-o-mat is a portrait painting machine, powered by…
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brink :: announcing the first three designers
This article was published 13 years We’ve decided to make a slight change to the format of BRINK, following feedback from the Universities that they think it’s a great idea and would love to take part, but see it as more of a 2014 opportunity. With this in mind we have decided…
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brink :: kingston university graduate show
This article was published 13 years Another graduate show I went to in the hunt for outstanding work for the new graduate design show BRINK was Kingston University’s. Here are some of the things I spotted – from top to bottom, left to right: Joshua Tomkins’ Experimentation of Wedges is flat pack…
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brink :: central saint martins graduate show
This article was published 13 years By now I’m hoping you’ll all have heard of BRINK – it’s a new graduate design show as part of the London Design Festival that I’m collaborating with Tent London on. There will be university and graduate collective stands (more on those very soon!)…
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brink :: rca graduate show
This article was published 13 years Two weeks ago I announced my collaboration with Tent London to launch a new graduate design show as part of London Design Festival. BRINK will showcase the best graduate design talent of 2013. There will be stands from universities and graduate collectives; and a curated…
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brink :: falmouth university graduate show
This article was published 13 years It’s graduate show season, so I’ve been hard at work visiting as many graduate shows as my little legs will carry me to, hunting down the very best graduate work for my curated section of new graduate design show, BRINK, which confessions of a…
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brink :: a very exciting announcement
This article was published 13 years I am delighted, honoured and excited to announce some really big news today…. In partnership with Tent London, confessions of a design geek will be launching a new show at the London Design Festival in September. It seemed crazy to us that there is…