This article was published 11 years (Andrew Ludick in collaboration with Ceadogán Rugs as seen at Liminal during Milan Design Week.) Government-backed initiative Irish Design 2015 (ID2015) has launched a global competition for designers with a connection to Ireland that will reward innovative products, projects and concepts that have “the…
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a day in the life
A Day in the Life of the Benchmark Fixperts Resident
This article was published 11 years In this week’s column, Fixperts Resident Maya Alvarado shares another day looking for fixes at British furniture manufacturer Benchmark – this week she hunts for puffball mushrooms, makes a new handle for the fridge in the workshop kitchen, and meets up with local resident…
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Julian Jay Roux takes a year out from Design Academy Eindhoven to learn his craft
This article was published 11 years Design Academy Eindhoven student Julian Jay Roux has taken a year out from his Industrial Design course to complete a one-year Contemporary Craft BA at Plymouth College of Art in the south west of England to explore the relationship and distinctions between design and…
a day in the life
A Day in the Life of the Benchmark Fixperts Resident
This article was published 11 years In this week’s column for confessions of a design geek, Maya Alvarado shares another day in her life as Fixperts Resident at British furniture manufacturer Benchmark – this week she finishes her first fix, finds a fix for a broken fridge door handle, continues…
a day in the life
A day in the life of the Benchmark Fixperts Resident
This article was published 11 years Maya Alvarado is the first Fixperts Resident, looking for fixes from British furniture manufacturer Benchmark’s Berkshire workshop. In this weekly column she’ll be sharing a day in her new life every Monday. Today we hear about her first day, including adventures on a bicycle,…
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interview :: morten & jonas
This article was published 11 years I first became aware of young Norwegian designers Morten & Jonas when I saw their Bake Me a Cake lamp by Northern Lighting at the 2013 Stockholm Furniture Fair. I was immediately in love with their work. I went to Bergen in 2014 and…
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out and about :: may design series
This article was published 11 years Following recent news of the demise of May Design Series, I thought I would share my highlights from this year’s show. Organiser UBM has decided to concentrate its efforts on more niche shows such as kbb, Sleep, Decorex and Ecobuild. “Our exhibitors and visitors…
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interview :: primary grey
This article was published 11 years Thomas Poole studied at Goldsmiths before working for some of the leading names in British art and design, and then setting up on his own, founding Primary Grey just last year, to produce his own furniture. He makes everything by hand at his combined studio and…
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creative spaces :: eley kishimoto
This article was published 11 years I was recently invited for a behind the scenes tour of Eley Kishimoto‘s London studio – what a treat! The label, which initially made its name in fashion but is increasingly making waves in product and furniture design, was founded in the early 1990s…
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feature :: out of the woods
This article was published 12 yearsI’m sharing some of my favourite posts from this year all throughout the holiday – Sebastian Cox is a really inspiring, passionate young designer… Young designer Sebastian Cox creates modern furniture from timber sourced in the UK using a 5,000-year-old technique. ‘I am in love…
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interview :: florrie + bill
This article was published 12 yearsDecember is “Greatest Hits” month, where I’m sharing some of my favourite posts from the past year – this interview with Florrie + Bill founder Amy Cawson has been one of the most popular posts this year… Amy Cawson came across a tatty vintage sofa…
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out and about :: openstudio, designblok
This article was published 12 years I visited Designblok, Prague for the first time this year and one of the highlights was Openstudio. As part of Designblok’s ethos of hosting the festival within buildings normally closed to the public, it was held within Dum U Minuty (The house “at the…
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interview :: aud julie befring
This article was published 12 years I spotted Aud Julie Befring‘s work at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway during the London Design Festival and immediately loved her combinations of wood and oversized wool. We talked about listening to other people’s advice, getting over creative block and, of course, favourite colours…! What’s the most…
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interview :: lars beller fjetland
This article was published 12 years I have been a huge fan of Lars Beller Fjetland’s work ever since I saw his little Re-turned Birds at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway 2012. I almost met him at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway 2013, but was too star-struck to speak to him. So when I finally got…
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interview :: head & haft
This article was published 12 years I spotted Head & Haft at Platform during Clerkenwell Design Week and then again at One Year On at New Designers and have been trying to pin founder Chris Thorpe down for an interview ever since, especially as he hails from my home county…
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interview :: head & haft
This article was published 12 years I spotted Head & Haft at Platform during Clerkenwell Design Week and then again at One Year On at New Designers and have been trying to pin founder Chris Thorpe down for an interview ever since, especially as he hails from my home county…
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out and about :: new designers 2014 part 2
This article was published 12 years Last week I wrote about New Designers Part 1, and this week it’s time for Part 2. New Designers is an annual showcase of design graduates’ final projects and I was particularly keen to see the work that had come from the furniture, product,…
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out and about :: cass degree show
This article was published 12 years The Sir John Cass Faculty of Art Architecture and Design, part of London Metropolitan University, or The Cass, as it is more affectionately known, opened its doors to showcase the final projects of its graduating students and I went along to take a look….
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creative spaces :: james uk
This article was published 12 years I bumped into the ever lovely James Harrison at Clerkenwell Design Week and as we got chatting we discovered that I spend two days every week in the building right next door to his studio! So I couldn’t not pop in and have a…