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confessions of a design geek
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Award-winning UK design blog established in 2010 to discover, champion and inspire new designers.

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Confessions of a Design Geek

Weaver Rowenna Mason breathes new life into the ancient craft

Katie, April 21, 2016June 16, 2020

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…

Confessions of a Design Geek Thornback & Peel

here’s one I made earlier :: thornback & peel

Katie, May 8, 2013June 16, 2020

This article was published 13 years I was recently invited to Thornback & Peel‘s studio, which is in Cockpit Arts, Holborn, for an evening of screen printing, to make my very own Thornback & Peel cushion. Being a bit of a print-addict, I was there in a flash! The first…

Confessions of a Design Geek Cockpit Arts Open Studios

out and about :: cockpit arts christmas open studios

Katie, December 10, 2012June 16, 2020

This article was published 14 years I finally made it to the Cockpit Arts Open Studios! I have been trying to get there for years, and despite various friends going (mostly to buy me presents!), I’ve never quite made it myself – until last weekend. And I wasn’t disappointed. It…

Confessions of a Design Geek Boost window in Southbank Centre shop

out and about :: boost launch

Katie, October 15, 2012June 16, 2020

This article was published 14 years For the past two months I have been tracking the progress of Amy Whitworth, Charlie Patterson and Jasper Van Den Bosch aka Vektor, Chloe Lee Carson aka Shlos, Chloe Owens, David Hallett, and Ellie Gregory and Steph Parr aka Homeslice Design. They each won a…

Confessions of a Design Geek Cockpit Arts Deptford exterior

creative spaces :: cockpit arts

Katie, June 20, 2012June 16, 2020

This article was published 14 years I’ve often found that designer makers I like have studios at Cockpit Arts; Sarah Hillman, Sian Zeng and Billy Lloyd to name just a few. So their Summer Open Studios event is always a very exciting prospect indeed. (Apollo Stained Glass.) The Holborn Open…

Confessions of a Design Geek

interview :: sarah hillman

Katie, September 5, 2010June 16, 2020

I am a huge fan of Sarah HIllman, so you can imagine how delighted I was when she agreed to an interview – perhaps I could find out how she does it!

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