This article was published 14 years This is the second instalment in my new monthly column, featuring a different Maggie’s centre each month. This month it’s the turn of Maggie’s London and I want to take you there the way I got there on Friday 22nd September – that is on foot, through…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: designjunction (LDF12)
This article was published 14 years I was really pleased when confessions of a design geek was chosen as a media partner for designjunction this year, and having written so much about the show in the run up, I couldn’t wait to see it in the flesh. I’ve told you…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: london design festival in pictures (part 2)
This article was published 14 yearsA few more snaps from London Design Festival… from top: Interviewing the incredible Sarah Elenany, a problem-solving product designer who’s found herself in the world of fashion, as part of the V&A’s Salon Talks – I also interviewed Marina Willer, Pentagram‘s first female director; Benjamin Hubert‘s…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: joy of living part 2
This article was published 14 years I’d heard of Maggie’s before I met Max, but it was his passion for the way that they use design to make people’s lives better that really got me hooked. Last year he created an event called Joy of Living, named for something Maggie…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: london design festival 2012
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…
Confessions of a Design Geek
maggie’s :: gartnavel
This article was published 14 years I have been a big fan of Maggie’s ever since they came onto my radar when Maggie’s London won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2009. Max Fraser got me even more hooked with his Joy of Living campaign last year, and I am now…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: celebrating maggie’s and oma/progress
This article was published 14 yearsI was recently very privileged to be invited to an evening celebrating the opening of Maggie’s Gartnavel in Glasgow, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ellen Van Loon from architecture firm OMA. The evening coincided with OMA / Progress at the Barbican, the first major presentation of their work in the UK….
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: celebrating maggie's and oma/progress
This article was published 14 yearsI was recently very privileged to be invited to an evening celebrating the opening of Maggie’s Gartnavel in Glasgow, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ellen Van Loon from architecture firm OMA. The evening coincided with OMA / Progress at the Barbican, the first major presentation of their work in the UK….
Confessions of a Design Geek
design geekery :: maggie’s
This article was published 14 yearsMaggie’s is a charity I have huge amounts of admiration for, and I started my Design Geekery column with a promise of the very best design I could find; design really worth getting excited about, I thought it was about time to include a column…