This article was published 10 years Troels Flensted’s Poured Collection is handmade in Copenhagen and created by combining a mineral powder and water-based acrylic polymer. Various coloured pigments are added to the mixture before it is poured into a mould. The marble-like effect is unique to each smooth, polished piece,…
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Rachel Parker’s Northmore design features twice as many colours as a typical rug
This article was published 10 years Taking an existing Rachel Parker fabric for design studio Flock and working with rug retailer Floor Story to turn it into a rug seemed like a simple enough idea, but it quickly became apparent that there were big differences between the two media, especially…
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interview :: laura spring
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interview :: verena hennig
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Exhibition to highlight the link between dyslexia and creativity
This article was published 10 yearsIt’s estimated that up to 1 in every 10 – 20 people in the UK has some degree of dyslexia – a learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling, with 4{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} of the population being severely affected. However, for some, the…
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The best of the London Design Festival 2015
This article was published 11 years The London Design Festival has been and gone for another year. If you want all the gory details, you’ll have to subscribe to our sister publication Fiera Magazine, but you’re in the right place for the edited highlights. Here are just a few 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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interview :: studio ljung ljung
This article was published 12 years I spotted Studio Ljung Ljung’s smoked bamboo lamps, made in collaboration with Thai artisans, at the London Design Festival’s desigjunction. They were exhibited as part of Ventura London, a showcase of new design talent. I caught up with founders Martin Hedenström Ljung and designer…
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interview :: rhian malin
This article was published 12 years I met Rhian Malin at designjunction during the London Design Festival and was immediately drawn to her passion and enthusiasm. Her Hand Held Vessels collection is shaped in other people’s hands before it is fully dry and then project patterns are traced onto each…
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out about about :: upstairs at designjunction, LDF14
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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out and about :: designjunction pop-up shops
This article was published 12 years The London Design Festival‘s newest show, designjunction, can be overwhelming – it’s spread across four vast floors of The Old Sorting Office on London’s New Oxford Street and features everything from independent designer makers to the big brands. This year, armed with a strategy…
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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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interview :: vibeke skar
This article was published 13 years I met Norwegian designer Vibeke Skar at designjunction where she was exhibiting her Evergreen Lamp, a collaboration with Jens Praet for Northern Lighting. She makes an appearance in the film we made on the day and here is a little more about her… I am…
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photos of numbers :: 1,2 & 5678
This article was published 13 yearsMore photos of numbers from the London Design Festival, and this lot were all spotted at designjunction. The number 1 and number 2 are the fabulous floor numbers, I suspect I might have shared with you last year! And 5,6,7,8 are laminated oak house numbers…
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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 :: designjunction
This article was published 13 years The 2013 London Design Festival ended yesterday and today feels a little bit like the day you reluctantly take the Christmas decorations down and return to life as normal. I’m not quite ready to let go yet, so I’ll carry on bringing you all…
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here’s one I made earlier :: foldability
This article was published 13 years I love what I call “niche geekery” so when Kyla McCallum, founder of design studio Foldability, started telling me about the origami ‘Mitsonobu Sonobe’ module I was immediately fascinated. “The module was designed by Mitsonobu Sonobe in the early 1960s – he used it…
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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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photos of numbers :: 8, 5 & 2
This article was published 14 yearsToday’s photos of numbers post is a London Design Festival special – I spotted all of these while out and about at the festival. The first one was in the Brompton Design District – and I know it doesn’t look like it, but it was throwing…