This article was published 13 years I thought I would share another film I made for Design Milk – an interview with Michael Anastassiades. In this film he talks about the inspiration behind the two lighting collections he launched in Milan for Flos: IC and String Lights. He cites the…
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interview :: oki sato
This article was published 13 years I published my interview with Nendo founder and chief designer Oki Sato in my May Design Review, but I thought it might be nice to share the video I created for Design Milk… If you’re familiar with Nendo’s work, in person Oki Sato was…
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interview :: roddy & ginger
This article was published 13 years I am delighted to announce that confessions of a design geek is the official blog for Pulse again this year, and so I will be running a series of interviews with the new designers exhibiting at LaunchPad. As anyone who’s received a copy of…
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interview :: ek design
This article was published 14 years I am a big of a fan of concrete, and of contrasts, so when I came across EK Design‘s concrete and leather Icon Lamp I was instantly smitten. I was delighted to get the opportunity to talk to Katharina Eisenkoeck about her work and what…
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interview :: clodagh
This article was published 14 years BlogTourCGN sponsor Du Verre very kindly arranged an interview for me with one of their top designers, Clodagh. She’s an advocate of design for wellbeing, so I was keen to talk to her about her approach to design, and how that’s informed her work for…
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interview :: folklore
This article was published 14 years Folklore opened in Islington in May of this year and is already one of London’s top design destinations. It’s a space that induces calm sighs of satisfaction: design at its quiet, understated best. With the ethos that “better living is possible through design” there…
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interview :: mini moderns
This article was published 14 years I have been a fan of Mini Moderns since my very first visit to Tent London many moons ago. I can remember being utterly star struck the first time I met them in person. Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire are both thoroughly lovely, very talented and incredibly…
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interview :: michelle ogundehin
This article was published 14 years She’s only gone and done it. On Wednesday 23rd May the Government announced official changes to the law regarding copyright protection for the design industry, from 25 years to “the life of the creator plus 70 years”, bringing it in line with disciplines such…
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interview :: zeena shah
This article was published 14 years I am delighted to announce that I am the official blogger for Pulse 2012. As part of my ‘official duties'(!), I will bringing you a series of posts about new designers from Pulse’s Launchpad section, the first of which is an interview with the lovely…
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heart home magazine :: puff&flock
This article was published 14 yearsThis week’s Heart Home Magazine interview was with some of my fellow mydeco Design Democracy Award winners, who I haven’t caught up with in far too long. I did however see their fabulous Sofa So Good at Maison et Objet in Paris, which reminded me…
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heart home magazine :: zenza
This article was published 14 yearsThis week for Heart Home Magazine, I wanted to find out more about a lighting brand I spotted at Maison et Objet back in January… “An interview with Zenza co-founder Karin Willems I discovered homewares brand Zenza at Maison et Objet this year, and was…
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heart home magazine :: deryn relph
This article was published 15 yearsFor this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, I spoke to a Deryn Relph whose colourful creations defy you not to smile. “An interview with textiles designer Deryn Relph On some level, design should make you smile. Because it works really well, because it solves a…
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interview :: karim mekhtigian
This article was published 15 yearsAlchemy is a multi-discipline design agency with offices in Cairo and Bahrain, founded in 1997 by Karim Mekhtigian. Karim describes the firm’s name as a “declaration of the company’s vocation for transformation” citing an urge to communicate, a desire to improve lifestyle, and the need for…
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heart home magazine :: william garvey
This article was published 15 yearsMore inspiration from the Westcountry in this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, this time from furniture designer William Garvey. “Interview with furniture designer William Garvey Another craftsman from the South West of England… there must be something in the air… What’s the most important thing…
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heart home magazine :: charlie turner
This article was published 15 yearsFor this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, I spoke to Cornwall-based horologist (that’s clock designer to you and me), Charlie Turner, about where he finds inspiration and what he’s most proud of… “An interview with clock designer Charlie Turner Following careers in film production, renovating…
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heart home magazine :: victoria cole
This article was published 15 yearsI am slightly obsessed with silver. I love its buttery quality and when I see it in the hands of a talented craftswomen like Victoria Cole, I get very excited indeed! I met Victoria at Origin, and was delighted when she agreed to an interview…
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heart home magazine :: pippa kahn
This article was published 15 yearsI got chatting to Pippa through twitter, one thing led to another as they say, and I ended up interviewing her for Heart Home Magazine… “An interview with antiques and design gallery owner Pippa Kahn This week I interviewed Pippa Kahn, who has run 20th…
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heart home magazine :: zoe howarth
This article was published 15 yearsThis week I interviewed the lovely Zoe Howarth for the Heart Home Magazine blog and really enjoyed discovering how she finds her inspiration and just how much work goes into her creations… “An interview with textiles designer Zoe Howarth I spotted Zoe Howarth at the London…
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heart home magazine :: helen lang
This article was published 15 yearsI’ve been writing a column for the Heart Home Magazine blog since last year, and thought it was about time I started to share what I get up to over there with you. The column is a series of interviews, and this week, I interviewed…