This article was published 11 years Graduate show season has drawn to a close, so I thought I’d share some of the most inspiring projects I’ve seen this year. I visited Plymouth College of Art (where I spotted, among other things, Melanie Wood’s neon carpet concept above), the Royal College…
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interview :: made by michael
This article was published 11 years I discovered Michael Daae Christensen’s work at Northmodern in Copenhagen at the beginning of this year, and then met him in person at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in February. Despite still being a student at Denmark’s TEKO, (part of VIA University College), he has already established…
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interview :: nordvink
This article was published 11 years I met Sanna and Anne of Danish design studio Nordvink at Northmodern in Copenhagen at the beginning of this year and was immediately captivated by their simple yet functional approach to design. Six months later, I finally pinned them down to find out more about…
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interview :: richard hardy
This article was published 11 years I met Richard Hardy at Clerkenwell Design Week and was immediately impressed with his playful approach to sustainable design, pairing ‘waney-edges’ with bright primary colours to create responsible furniture with mass appeal. I couldn’t wait to find out more about what makes him tick… What’s…
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interview :: feist forest
This article was published 11 years Feist Forest is based in an “old tin tabernacle” in Devon and launched just six weeks ago. They make wooden work tables for “the vagabonds, dreamers and makers who courageously make great ideas happen.” With a pitch like that, how could I not feature…
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interview :: dan hoolahan
This article was published 11 years This is the second in my series of interviews with young designers identified by the Design Council as “Ones to Watch.” Dan Hoolahan‘s Freeform furniture range was listed in the Everyday Living category alongside 2014 Design Museum Designer in Residence Torsten Sherwood and silversmith…
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interview :: baines&fricker
This article was published 11 years I have been a fan of husband and wife team Baines&Fricker since they launched their design company at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Design in 2011, but I am especially excited about their new collection, which launches at Clerkenwell Design Week a week today. I caught up with…
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interview :: baines&fricker
This article was published 11 years I have been a fan of husband and wife team Baines&Fricker since they launched their design company at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Design in 2011, but I am especially excited about their new collection, which launches at Clerkenwell Design Week a week today. I caught up with…
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interview :: ambrose vevers
This article was published 11 years Clerkenwell Design Week is just around the corner and confessions of a design geek is the official blog partner again this year. I thought I’d have a sneaky peak at who was exhibiting at Platform, the space for new designers, and I found Ambrose…
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out and about :: northmodern
This article was published 11 years My first overseas trade show of the year was a new one – Northmodern in Copenhagen. I was really excited to be back in a city I visited for the first time only last August and keen to check out the new design talent at…
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here’s one I made earlier :: landscape of gravity
This article was published 12 yearsThis month I’m sharing some of my favourite posts from 2014 – I loved Kirsi Enkovaara approach to pattern creation – really clever, with stunning results… I spotted Kirsi Enkovaara‘s final project Landscape of Gravity at Show RCA 2014, the Royal College of Art’s degree…
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interview :: domaas/høgh
This article was published 13 years I almost met Norwegian design duo Ane Domaas and Kathrine Høgh aka Domaas/Høgh at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Design, where they were showing their products in London for the first time! Sadly we just missed each other, so I thought it was only right to follow up with…
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out and about :: vitrahaus
This article was published 14 years Earlier this year, I was very lucky to be invited to the Vitra Campus summer party. I have already posted about the Campus and the art-come-food, but today I want to show you around VitraHaus. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the idea was…
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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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interview :: john miller and anna hart
Since MARK’s launch at 100% Design in 2008 (at which the Net chair scooped the Blueprint 100% Design award for best new interior product) it has been putting Cornish design and Cornish designers on a national if not international stage.
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interview :: john makepeace
I was recently very privileged to meet, and spend almost an hour talking to, ‘the father of british furniture design,’ John Makepeace, ahead of his first solo exhibition, which opens at Somerset House on 16th March 2010
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interview: tom raffield
I love Tom Raffield’s beautiful steam-bent wooden creations – they are so clearly inspired by my favourite corner of England; the wild West(country). He very sweetly agreed to an interview, which is as inspirational as his creations…
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interview :: furniture magpies
With a manifesto like “We dont believe in good furniture going to landfill when it can be redesigned into a piece that people can love all over again,” what’s not to love?
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out and about :: tent
I rushed back from the West Country on Saturday and headed straight over to the East side of town for this year’s TENT, and boy was I glad I did!