This article was published 10 years The device comprises a handheld device shaped like a large pebble which uses biofeedback to help people manage anxiety – through a copper ring that measures the user’s heart-rate, an internal light source that creates a pulsing glow that allows the user to “tune…
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New watch makes it easier to tell the time
This article was published 10 years The 36 millimetre stainless steel and glass case contains an aluminium disc, with a wedge-shaped hole cut out of it, that slowly rotates, revealing one hour at a time, which, together with a minute hand, shows users only the information they need to tell…
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Klavdija Jarc launches multifunctional stool on Kickstarter
This article was published 10 years The Woodieful Chair is an a-shaped laminated beech object comprising two solid edges at right angles to one another, and four c-shaped slats with spaces in between to enable objects such as books and magazines to be slotted between them. Turned on its…
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confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2014
This article was published 12 yearsHello and happy New Year! I’m really excited to be back at my desk after a wonderful break and I thought I’d kick things off by reflecting on the last year. I’m really bad at taking the time to be proud of what I’ve achieved, so…
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design for good :: kangaroo cups
This article was published 12 yearsThis month I’m sharing some of my favourite posts of 2014 and I loved the story of 11 year old Lily, who invented a cup that you can’t knock over… I am always inspired by young designers, but they’re not often quite as young as…
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fiera :: we did it!!
This article was published 12 years We did it! Fiera Magazine has just hit its Kickstarter target! I can’t quite believe it… Thank you so much to every single one of you who pledged, whether it was £1 or £1,000. Thank you for tweeting, Facebooking, emailing, and telling your friends….
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fiera :: 26 designs and 6 days to go…
This article was published 12 years I am absolutely over the moon to announce that Fiera Magazine will be working with 26, a creative writing organisation with the aim “to inspire a greater love of words.” Following in the footsteps of 26 Treasures, I will be running a project called…
fiera :: in the press
This article was published 12 years Fiera Magazine has been getting some fantastic press coverage, so I thought I would share some of it with you. “Hang the bunting, strike up the band and let loose the fireworks, for our very own Katie Treggiden is launching a new print magazine,”…
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fiera :: live on kickstarter
This article was published 12 years For anyone who missed last week’s news, I am working with magCulture‘s Jeremy Leslie to launch Fiera, an independent print magazine discovering new talent at the world’s design fairs. I am very excited to announce that The Kickstarter campaign is now live, so you…