This article was published 13 years The big day has finally arrived and the confessions of a design geek 2014 bursary shortlisted designers are all at Home London. We’re on stand A55, right next door to winner Fanny Shorter on B55. Set-up day was one of those if-it-can-go-wrong-it-will-go-wrong sort of…
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coadg bursary :: stand design mentoring
This article was published 13 years Jo Robinson, the driving force behind one of my favourite design brands, HAM, won Best Stand at Home London in 2013, so I was delighted when she agreed to be the stand design mentor for the confessions of a design geek bursary. She and…
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coadg bursary :: southbank centre shop
This article was published 13 years Hello – and happy New Year! I hope you had a fabulous Christmas break and you’re back feeling full of energy and inspiration for 2014. One of the things I am most proud of is the confessions of a design geek bursary, as part…
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coadg bursary :: business coaching
This article was published 13 years I was absolutely thrilled when Patricia van den Akker, Director of The Design Trust, agreed to be involved in the confessions of a design geek bursary again this year. The Design Trust helps people to start, run and grow design and crafts businesses. Patricia…
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coadg bursary :: and the winner is…
This article was published 13 years I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who stayed up until midnight last night to find out who won the bursary, but for those of you who missed it, I am delighted to announce that Fanny Shorter is 2014’s confessions of a design geek…
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coadg bursary :: the 2014 shortlist
This article was published 13 years Firstly, I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who applied for this year’s bursary. More than twice as many people applied this year, and the quality was absolutely outstanding – so thank you for all the thought, effort, hard work, creativity…
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coadg bursary :: pr mentoring
This article was published 13 years I am chuffed to bits that Brighton-based PR agency Seen PR (formerly PR Girl) is supporting the confessions of a design geek bursary again this year, offering the winner an hour of PR mentoring that will really help them to make the most of…
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coadg bursary :: photo shoot
This article was published 13 years Super talented product photographer Yeshen Venema has once again very kindly agreed to provide the confessions of a design geek bursary winner with a free photo shoot in the run up to Home London to help them make the most of being there. I…
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coadg bursary :: 2013 winner jessica hogarth
This article was published 13 years Jessica Hogarth was the worthy winner of the 2013 bursary, so I was keen to catch up with her to see what she’s been up to since she won and what advice she might have for this year’s applicants. Jess has very kindly agreed…
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coadg bursary :: win a stand at Home 2014
This article was published 13 years I am absolutely over the moon to announce that after the success of last year, I have teamed up with Home London again to launch the confessions of a design geek bursary 2014. And this time, it’s even bigger and even better! One new…
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interview :: stolen form
This article was published 13 years In January of this year, I launched the confessions of a design geek bursary which gave five new designers their first experience of a trade show, along with mentoring, photography and exposure. Over the months since, I’ve been catching up with the shortlisted designers…
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interview :: thorody
This article was published 13 years Thorody, aka Vicky Putler and Theo Sykes were shortlisted for the confessions of a design geek Bursary at the end of last year and as such were part of the stand at Home London at the beginning of this year. I love their understated design…
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interview :: joss barton
This article was published 13 years Joss Barton was one of the five designers shortlisted for the confessions of a design geek bursary. He’s a man of few words, so it was lovely to get to know him a little bit during the show, but I was keen to find…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: jessica hogarth
This article was published 13 years The lovely Jessica Hogarth was the winner of the confessions of a design geek bursary at the end of last year, appearing at Home London in January. I thought it was a high time I interviewed her for the blog. What’s the most important…
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interview :: ham
This article was published 13 years I met Jo, the brains behind HAM at Pulse last year, where I immediately fell in love with her screen prints. Often, in fact pretty much always, described as “the nicest person I’ve ever met,” Jo is awesome. She very kindly took part in…
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out and about :: coadg bursary at home london
This article was published 14 years For this week’s out and about post, I wanted to share some pictures of Saturday’s set-up for Home London, which is at Earl’s Court until tomorrow (15th January 2013). Before Christmas, I launched the confessions of a design geek bursary. A shortlist of five…