This article was published 10 years LYNKO is a series of wooden-hinged powder-coated metal frames, with a selection of accessories that turn them into storage systems for bedroom, kitchen or bathroom. Developed in response to a more transient population, they are designed to be customised and then folded up and…
Tag: leather
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: ted jefferis
This article was published 12 years I saw Ted Jefferis’ leather Hangup lamps at Total Fabrication at Craft Central during the London Design Festival and was immediately captivated. The son of a boat builder, Ted studied at Oxford Brookes University, where he began to explore the concept of furniture as…
Confessions of a Design Geek
feature :: for the love of leather
This article was published 12 years Man has used leather since prehistoric times, for everything from clothing and shelter to boats and armour. Leather tanning is one of the oldest human activities – early methods using animal fats are mentioned in Assyrian texts and Homer’s Iliad. As the design industry…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: bethan gray inside design
This article was published 13 years A little while ago I went along to Inside Design, an exhibition of Welsh designer Bethan Gray’s work and making processes at Great Western Studios, the shared workspace that Bethan calls home (at least during working hours!). The exhibition saw the launch of the…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: ek design
This article was published 13 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…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: craftica
This article was published 14 years I am usually pretty cynical when it comes to big brands trying to ‘engage with a design audience,’ particularly when those brands fall outside of my, admittedly fairly arbitrary, definition of design. (Furniture design and product design in, for example, fashion design and automotive design out….