This article was published 10 years Firstly, a huge thank you to interior design duo, the 2 Lovely Gays, award-winning designer Ella Doran, and editor of Intern Magazine, Alec Dudson, who were our invited experts, as well as everyone else who joined in the debate from actual interns to founder…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
Design Geek to host Round Table on Design Internships
This article was published 10 yearsThe Round Table will take place at 4pm on Saturday 17 September 2016 as part of Designersblock’s new Creative Matters forum. Hosted by Design Geek founding editor Katie Treggiden, the panel will include award-winning designer Ella Doran, interior designers the 2 Lovely Gays, and editor of…
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The alternative guide to London Design Festival 2015
This article was published 11 years It’s that time of year again, and the London Design Festival is looming. All the action starts on Saturday 20 September, so I have scoured the guide, trawled through my inbox and asked my friends in the know, sorted through invites, read all the…
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out and about :: designersblock, LDF14
This article was published 12 years designersblock stands apart from other design shows, combining shiny new design with access to crumbly old buildings that are normally closed to the public. For this year’s London Design Festival, designersblock opened the doors to the incredible Old Sessions House on London’s Clerkenwell Green. The…
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out and about :: guide to london design festival 2014
This article was published 12 years The countdown to the 2014 London Design Festival has begun – the fun starts on Saturday! This year’s theme is “Lose Yourself in Design.” There are over 300 events, so to help make sure you do that metaphorically, but not literally, I have trawled…
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out and about :: designersblock, milan 2014
This article was published 12 years designersblock is known for popping up in interesting empty buildings, and this year occupied La Galleria della Moda, a shopping arcade in Milan’s San Gregorio district that has been closed for 20 years. The seat of the Flock Chair by Melle Koot is made…
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out and about :: milan14 preview
This article was published 12 years I am off to Milan tomorrow for Design Week and I couldn’t be more excited. I absolutely love design festivals – for designers, they are when all the hard work behind the scenes pays off, the curtain lifts and they show their wares to…
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out and about :: designersblock
This article was published 13 years Okay, okay, so I know London Design Festival finished almost a month ago, so this is the last one I promise! (No such promises re interviews with the designers that took part though I’m afraid – those are going to keep coming for some…
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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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out and about :: guide to london design festival 2013
This article was published 13 years 2013 is the 11th year of this incredible celebration of global design. Last year the New York Times named London the design capital of the world – and I’ve got a feeling that this year, it’s going to be even better! I have hunted…
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out and about :: zona tortona and most
This article was published 13 years I’m stretching the boundaries of Zona Tortona slightly, to include MOST, which was again hosted at Milan’s National Museum of Science and Technology, just around the corner. MOST was initiated by Tom Dixon and launched last year at the same impressive venue, originally built…
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photos of numbers :: 5, 19 & 13
This article was published 13 yearsThis week’s photos of numbers come straight from Milan Design Week. The first one is attached to Stick Insect by Bogdan Kosack, a gorgeous little vase elevated by sticks or pencils. The second one was on a poster spotted in Ventura Lambrate and the last…
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photos of numbers :: 5, 19 & 13
This article was published 13 yearsThis week’s photos of numbers come straight from Milan Design Week. The first one is attached to Stick Insect by Bogdan Kosack, a gorgeous little vase elevated by sticks or pencils. The second one was on a poster spotted in Ventura Lambrate and the last…
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out and about :: milan 2013
This article was published 13 years I’m back from an incredible week in Milan. The thousands of amazing designs I saw and the designers I met are still a mass of images in my head, so I thought I’d share them with you just like that. I promise to follow…
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out and about :: milan design week preview
This article was published 13 years By the time you read this, I will be sitting on a plane winging my way to Milan for Design Week. I am so excited – and not just because I’ve got my fingers crossed for a little sunshine, a gelato or two and…
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here's one I made earlier :: degross
This article was published 14 years Design studio Degross focuses on efficiency, maximising the use of their raw materials and minimising waste. So when they found a stash of glass bottles discarded behind their studio, their creative minds started ticking… It wasn’t long before they’d come up with a multitude of ways…
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here’s one I made earlier :: degross
This article was published 14 years Design studio Degross focuses on efficiency, maximising the use of their raw materials and minimising waste. So when they found a stash of glass bottles discarded behind their studio, their creative minds started ticking… It wasn’t long before they’d come up with a multitude of ways…
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out and about :: designersblock (LDF12)
This article was published 14 years I loved this year’s designersblock. Despite tired feet and a mind buzzing with all the design I’d seen so far, it managed to reignite my curiosity, my sense of adventure and my willingness to get involved and explore. The size and shape helped –…
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out and about :: london design festival 2012 in pictures (part four)
This article was published 14 yearsToday’s round-up covers Tent London, 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway and designersblock – what an awesome day! I really liked Tent this year – definitely one of my highlights of LDF, so much so that three of the five pictures below are from Tent! First up, Mini Moderns have…