This article was published 13 years Hello – and happy New Year! I hope you had a fabulous Christmas break and you’re back feeling full of energy and inspiration for 2014. One of the things I am most proud of is the confessions of a design geek bursary, as part…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2013
This article was published 13 years 2013 has been a year of incredible highs and some fairly massive personal lows. It was a year in which my career choice has enabled me to be there for my family, for which I’m really grateful. And it’s also the second year I’ve…
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coadg bursary :: seo, social media and a film
This article was published 13 years It’s a full post this week, as we hear from bursary partners; Daniel Nelson from October Communications, who will be giving 2014’s winner Fanny Shorter mentoring in SEO and e-commerce; Justyna Sowa from Decorum, who will be providing social media mentoring; and Richard Foot…
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coadg bursary :: wallunica
This article was published 13 years wallunica has been a huge supporter of the confessions of a design geek bursary since day one, even jumping in to save the day at very short notice last year(!), so I was delighted when Ingo Claus agreed to take part again this year,…
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coadg bursary :: business coaching
This article was published 13 years I was absolutely thrilled when Patricia van den Akker, Director of The Design Trust, agreed to be involved in the confessions of a design geek bursary again this year. The Design Trust helps people to start, run and grow design and crafts businesses. Patricia…
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coadg bursary :: and the winner is…
This article was published 13 years I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who stayed up until midnight last night to find out who won the bursary, but for those of you who missed it, I am delighted to announce that Fanny Shorter is 2014’s confessions of a design geek…
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coadg bursary :: the 2014 shortlist
This article was published 13 years Firstly, I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who applied for this year’s bursary. More than twice as many people applied this year, and the quality was absolutely outstanding – so thank you for all the thought, effort, hard work, creativity…
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coadg bursary :: pr mentoring
This article was published 13 years I am chuffed to bits that Brighton-based PR agency Seen PR (formerly PR Girl) is supporting the confessions of a design geek bursary again this year, offering the winner an hour of PR mentoring that will really help them to make the most of…
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coadg bursary :: photo shoot
This article was published 13 years Super talented product photographer Yeshen Venema has once again very kindly agreed to provide the confessions of a design geek bursary winner with a free photo shoot in the run up to Home London to help them make the most of being there. I…
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coadg bursary :: 2013 winner jessica hogarth
This article was published 13 years Jessica Hogarth was the worthy winner of the 2013 bursary, so I was keen to catch up with her to see what she’s been up to since she won and what advice she might have for this year’s applicants. Jess has very kindly agreed…
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coadg bursary :: win a stand at Home 2014
This article was published 13 years I am absolutely over the moon to announce that after the success of last year, I have teamed up with Home London again to launch the confessions of a design geek bursary 2014. And this time, it’s even bigger and even better! One new…
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interview :: psalt design
This article was published 13 years Since being shortlisted for the confessions of a design geek Bursary, Psalt Design has gone from strength to strength, and will be appearing at Tent London in less than two weeks. I thought it was about time to catch up with them… What’s the…
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interview :: stolen form
This article was published 13 years In January of this year, I launched the confessions of a design geek bursary which gave five new designers their first experience of a trade show, along with mentoring, photography and exposure. Over the months since, I’ve been catching up with the shortlisted designers…
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interview :: thorody
This article was published 13 years Thorody, aka Vicky Putler and Theo Sykes were shortlisted for the confessions of a design geek Bursary at the end of last year and as such were part of the stand at Home London at the beginning of this year. I love their understated design…
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interview :: joss barton
This article was published 13 years Joss Barton was one of the five designers shortlisted for the confessions of a design geek bursary. He’s a man of few words, so it was lovely to get to know him a little bit during the show, but I was keen to find…
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interview :: melody rose
This article was published 13 years Melody Rose was another exhibitor at Home London‘s Homegrown. I love the contradiction in her work between the very elegant chinaware and the slightly macabre embellishments, so I was keen to find out more about what inspires her… What’s the most important thing to…
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out and about :: home london 2013
This article was published 14 years Where better to start my round-up of Home London than with the best in show? And not just in my opinion either; HAM won the award for Best Stand on the opening night. That, together with the launch of the fabulous new design above, and Jo’s…
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interview :: green & blue
This article was published 14 years Named after the landscape that surrounds them, Green and Blue are a small product design company based on the north Cornish coast. They are currently exhibiting at Home London in the Homegrown section, so as official blogger, it’s my job to find out more about them… What’s…
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out and about :: coadg bursary at home london
This article was published 14 years For this week’s out and about post, I wanted to share some pictures of Saturday’s set-up for Home London, which is at Earl’s Court until tomorrow (15th January 2013). Before Christmas, I launched the confessions of a design geek bursary. A shortlist of five…