This article was published 14 years This Saturday sees the start of London Design Festival (whoop!) – the time of year when the capital is bursting at the seams with design and designers. After the Jubilee and the Olympics, London already feels like the capital of the world and this…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: outline editions
This article was published 14 years I am delighted to announce that confessions of a design geek is a media partner for designjunction 2012. designjunction launched at last year’s London Design Festival and this year is taking over a 1960s sorting office as the backdrop to over 100 international brands, smaller cutting-edge…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: designersblock
This article was published 15 yearsI hadn’t been to designersblock before and it was my last stop on a very busy London Design Festival weekend, so there was a danger of ‘design fatigue’ setting in. Luckily there was no chance of that at this show. Unusual curation, a fantastic location…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: 100% design
This article was published 15 years100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Design is one of my favourite events of the London Design Festival and 2011’s offering didn’t disappoint. Here’s a very quick canter through the things that caught my eye. A sneak preview of &then design my absolute stars of the show, but more on them later……
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: origin
This article was published 15 yearsI was so happy that I made it to Origin this year, having missed it last year. Focused on contemporary craft, it’s got a slightly different vibe from other shows at the London Design Festival and features a wonderful array of everything from understated craftsmanship to the…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: tramshed
This article was published 15 yearsThis year was the first time I’ve made it to Tramshed, so it was lovely to see a mix of designers I was familiar with and some that were new to me. It’s primarily a trade show (supported by the Society for British Interior Design)…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: tent top ten
This article was published 15 yearsNow in its fifth year, Tent London is the star of the Shoreditch Design District during London Design Festival. It presents an edgier side to the festival and is a great place to spot new talent. Here’s my top ten… This article was published 15…
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out and about :: installations at the V&A
This article was published 15 yearsI went to explore the V&A this weekend; ‘hub’ of the London Design Festival. I will come back to The Power of Making exhibition in another post. Today, I want to tell you about two of their installations. First, the Textiles Field designed by Ronan…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: noma bar, cut it out
This article was published 15 yearsLondon Design Festival is here! With so much going on (133 events on the first day alone) it’s impossible to shake the feeling that you’re missing something. But one thing I’m very glad I did get to see is Cut It Out by Noma Bar…
Confessions of a Design Geek
here’s one I made earlier :: interviews
This article was published 15 yearsA few months ago I was chatting to William Shaw, Web Editor for London Design Festival about an interview I had done for him. “You do know you’ve got a book on your hands, don’t you?” he said. I stared at him blankly. He went…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: javier mariscal
I was recently very lucky to be given the opportunity by the London Design Festival to interview Javier Mariscal. He is a truly multi-disciplinary designer, his work ranging from branding to furniture design and from interiors to films.
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: nic rysenbry, design for dementia
Design is about making people’s lives better. When that can be done for people whose quality of life is compromised by something like dementia, a designer’s role becomes a very special thing indeed.
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interview :: zoe murphy
Tent 2010 favourite, Zoe Murphy, lives by the motto ‘love what belongs to you.’ Inspired by the fading glory of her seaside hometown Margate; she lovingly breathes new life into discarded mid-century furniture and vintage textiles – creating colourful products you’ll want to keep forever.
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: rca @ ldf
The Design Products Collection is one of four London Design Festival exhibitions presented by the RCA and the launch of new products designed and made by alumni and staff from their Design Products course.
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: trend spotting at 100% design
100% Design posed the question; “what is the future of design?” With that question in mind, at my last big LDF event for this year, I thought I’d try my hand at a little bit of trend spotting.
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: pennies from heaven
The highly magnetic brass metre-high ‘coin’ supposedly “fell to Earth from a giant’s palm.” The idea is that as people add pennies to the surface, it becomes textured copper and raises some money for Barnardo’s in the process.
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out and about :: origin
I am very sad to have been greeted by these closed doors when I excitedly arrived at Origin. Happily, some of my fellow bloggers were luckier and so here are my best bits of their best bits
Confessions of a Design Geek
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!
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: moquette for london
“…taking images, be they architecture, paintings or nature, and distilling them right down to their simplest form until they became pattern”