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Award-winning UK design blog established in 2010 to discover, champion and inspire new designers.

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Confessions of a Design Geek

Kneip’s driftwood sculptures were inspired by the Norwegian coast

Katie, June 8, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years The region’s tourist authority invited Kneip to visit last May, and to make a short film (below) while they were there. They decided to use the opportunity to find inspiration for a new work of art. “The final product from this project will be…

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interview :: ann kristin einarsen

Katie, May 24, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Norwegian artist and designer Ann Kristin Einarsen launched Stilleben (above) as part of Structure, an exhibition of contemporary Norwegian craft and design in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate last month. confessions of a design geek caught up with her to find out more about her practice……

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fiera :: issue 02 has gone to print

Katie, June 11, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 11 years We did it! Issue 02 of our sister publication Fiera Magazine has gone to print! The flat plan above has been our guiding light for months, and now every last page has finally been crossed off! In many ways, the “difficult second album,” I’m…

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here’s one I made earlier :: marble ways

Katie, May 13, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 11 years While I was in Milan recently for the Salone, I met Eleonora Dal Farra and Andrea Forti at Spazio Rossana Orlandi. Their Marble Ways table is made from discarded cutting tables used in marble quarries and processing labs. I was intrigued to find out…

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confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2014

Katie, January 6, 2015June 16, 2020

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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feature :: concrete; the quintessential hard stuff

Katie, December 19, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 yearsAll this month I’m sharing some of my favourite posts for 2014 – you can have too much concrete… I work as a freelance design writer as well as writing this blog and in that work, I really enjoy writing feature articles; they allow a…

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interview :: stefan scholten

Katie, May 6, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years The seemingly contrary combination of neons and pastels has taken the design world by storm and is now commonplace, but it was breathtakingly innovative the first time I saw Scholten & Baijings do it at Stockholm Design Week a few years ago. Having conquered…

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photos of numbers :: 03 – 07, 33 & 13D

Katie, April 25, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 yearsRounding up another week of highlights from Milan Design Week, here are a few numbers I spotted on my travels… Have a good weekend folks. This article was published 12 years

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photos of numbers :: 03 – 07, 33 & 13D

Katie, April 25, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 yearsRounding up another week of highlights from Milan Design Week, here are a few numbers I spotted on my travels… Have a good weekend folks. This article was published 12 years

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out and about :: spazio rossana orlandi, milan 2014

Katie, April 23, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Located in a former tie factory on Via Matteo Bandello in the Magenta Neighbourhood of Milan, Spazio Rossana Orlandi is part design-shop, part gallery, part sun-dappled courtyard cafe – and it’s always a highlight of Milan Design Week. Luca Nichetto collaborated with Russian-born, New…

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out and about :: EDIT by designjunction, milan 2014

Katie, April 22, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years EDIT by designjunction, a smaller version of the London Design Festival’s designjunction, was back in Milan for a second year, this time in the 18th century Palazzo Morando, in the heart of Milan’s fashion district. Design duo Laetitia de Allegri and Eva Feldkamp were…

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out and about :: designersblock, milan 2014

Katie, April 21, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years designersblock is known for popping up in interesting empty buildings, and this year occupied La Galleria della Moda, a shopping arcade in Milan’s San Gregorio district that has been closed for 20 years. The seat of the Flock Chair by Melle Koot is made…

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photos of numbers :: 37, 345 & 1/2

Katie, April 18, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 yearsTo round up this week’s Milan Design Week coverage, here’s a little selection of numbers spotted in Milan… Stay tuned for lots more from Milan next week. In the meantime have a lovely weekend and happy Easter to those who are celebrating. This article was…

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out and about :: salonesatellite, milan 2014

Katie, April 17, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years SaloneSatellite is my favourite part of the fair, and always a great place to spot rising stars. It was launched in 1998 to bring together the most promising new designers from all over the world and immediately became an incubator of young creative talent. Many of…

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out and about :: zona tortona, milan 2014

Katie, April 16, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Via Tortona was just a sleepy, warehouse-filled street southwest of Milan’s centre, when Italian Vogue art director Flavio Lucchini and photographer Fabrizio Ferri opened photography studios there in 1983. People thought they were crazy, but the design and fashion worlds followed and Zona Tortona is…

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out and about :: ventura lambrate, milan 2014

Katie, April 15, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Ventura Lambrate is without doubt my favourite part of Milan Design Week. It is always bursting at the seams with young enthusiastic designers, new ideas and cutting edge design, with a real festival vibe – and this year was no exception. I spent a…

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out and about :: wallpaper*handmade, milan 2014

Katie, April 14, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Milan Design Week was amazing again this year! I met inspiring designers, I saw incredible design and the sun shone all week. I’ve got so much to tell you about it’s going to be a bit of a Milan take-over on the blog this…

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out and about :: milan14 preview

Katie, April 7, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years I am off to Milan tomorrow for Design Week and I couldn’t be more excited. I absolutely love design festivals – for designers, they are when all the hard work behind the scenes pays off, the curtain lifts and they show their wares to…

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confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2013

Katie, December 23, 2013June 16, 2020

This article was published 13 years 2013 has been a year of incredible highs and some fairly massive personal lows. It was a year in which my career choice has enabled me to be there for my family, for which I’m really grateful. And it’s also the second year I’ve…

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