This article was published 13 years I was recently honoured to interview the graphic design legend who is Mike Dempsey. I like the biography on his website, so much, I’m going to let him introduce himself: “Mike Dempsey has been has been around the block a bit. A graphic designer for…
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creative spaces :: mia fleur
This article was published 13 years Being a big fan of modernism, and in fact minimalism in theory if not in practice, I hesitated before featuring Mia Fleur in my creative spaces series. Their strap line is “because life’s too short to be minimalist” and their studio is a carcophony…
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out and about :: citizen m
This article was published 13 years “To all travellers long and short haul. To the weary, the wise and the bleary eyed. To the suits, weekenders, fashion baggers and affair-havers. To the explorers, adventurers and dreamers. To all locals of the world from Amsterdam, Boston and Cairo to Zagreb. To…
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creative spaces :: club workspace by tilt
This article was published 13 years I recently spent a day working in a new co-working space in London called Club Workspace. Co-working is a relatively new concept in the UK, but one that has been popular in the States for some time. The idea is that people who would…
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creative spaces :: falcon
This article was published 13 years What a welcome! When I was invited to visit the home of the design force behind the revitalisation of iconic British brand Falcon Enamelware, Kiwi & Pom, I jumped at the chance – and was greeted by their Flip Dot clock, designed for the Slow…
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creative spaces :: bulldog drummond
This article was published 13 years Named after a fictional British character created by Herman Cyril McNeile in the 1920s, Bulldog Drummond is a design agency based in the Banker’s Hill district of San Diego. The original Bulldog’s adventures begin with an advertisement in the local newspaper: “Demobilised Officer finding peace incredibly…
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creative spaces :: stockholm
This article was published 13 years While I was in Stockholm for Design Week, I was very lukcy to be able to visit several designers’ workspaces. Note Design Studio (pictured above) had “popped up” in a temporary office-come-exhibiting space overlooking the harbour. They kindly invited us to have a nose around,…
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creative spaces :: jailmake
This article was published 14 years I have a flyer pinned up above my desk. It says things like “Practice until you’re great – then be better,” “Climb trees” and “Be tired at the end of every day.” I find it inspiring, not least because I can always say I’ve…
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creative spaces :: chloe owens
This article was published 14 years I met the lovely Chloe Owens when she took part in the Southbank’s Boost initiative and was immediately keen to see her workspace. A spare room at her Mum’s house has become Chloe Owens HQ and is overflowing with fabulous fabric and delectable designs……
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creative spaces :: godrich interiors
This article was published 14 years Godrich Interiors recently invited me to come and shoot their new work space and I’m so glad I did. What a space! It’s a vast split level ground floor studio in an Art Nouveau building called the The People’s Hall dating back to 1901….
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creative spaces :: home slice
This article was published 14 years I am very excited to present my very first creative space on a boat! I grew up around boats and have always wanted to live on a one at some point in my life (seasickness and wifi addiction aside!), so I love the idea…
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creative spaces :: designjunction
This article was published 14 yearsFrom the largest Royal Mail Sorting Office in the UK in the 90s, to a venue for a massive illegal rave in October 2010, to the backdrop for an Alexander McQueen fashion show earlier this year, this month’s creative space has seen its fair share of action. The…
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creative spaces :: keams yard
This article was published 14 years Keam’s Yard is a shared studio and gallery space on Whitstable’s seafront run by artist Bruce Williams. Each artist, currently including silver smith Fraser Wallin and painter Gary Philips, has a small working area and space to display and sell their work. It’s a…
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creative spaces :: designersblock
This article was published 14 years Designersblock have been camping in this disused pub “until September” for eleven years. Co-founder Piers Robers has even lived here for much of that time. The pub closed in 1994 and because it is the only example of Victorian architecture on the street, isn’t…
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creative spaces :: clarissa hulse
This article was published 14 years I was recently very lucky to be invited to Clarissa Hulse‘s North London studio to screenprint my very own Clarissa Hulse cushion – what a fantastic way to spend a Thursday morning! Her studio is spacious, light-filled and, as you’d expect, a riot of colour,…
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creative spaces :: cockpit arts
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…
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creative spaces :: linda bloomfield
This article was published 14 years I love Linda Bloomfield’s work, especially her gorgeous teaset. Her products are perfectly formed to fit the human hand, incredibly tactile and well designed – the teapot pours perfectly without spilling a drop. So it is with great pleasure that I present a little…
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creative spaces :: chase and wonder
This article was published 14 years Chase and Wonder make gorgeous screenprinted stationery and home accessories from a converted cowshed in rural Worcestershire. Well, if that’s not worth a creative spaces post, I don’t know what is! It was a shell when they found it, no electricity, no wall panels…
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creative spaces :: foodie bugle hq
This article was published 14 years Silvana de Soissons is the editor of online food magazine, The Foodie Bugle, which I have had the great honour of contributing to on a couple of occasions. This is her creative space. It is a long and narrow room, approximately 8m x 4m,…