This article was published 13 years I published my interview with Nendo founder and chief designer Oki Sato in my May Design Review, but I thought it might be nice to share the video I created for Design Milk… If you’re familiar with Nendo’s work, in person Oki Sato was…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: zona tortona and most
This article was published 13 years I’m stretching the boundaries of Zona Tortona slightly, to include MOST, which was again hosted at Milan’s National Museum of Science and Technology, just around the corner. MOST was initiated by Tom Dixon and launched last year at the same impressive venue, originally built…
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out and about :: wallpaper* handmade
This article was published 13 years For the forth consecutive year, Wallpaper* Handmade brought together designers, craftspeople and manufacturers and commissioned them to create one-off pieces to be launched at Milan Design Week. This year saw a move to a new venue, contemporary gallery Leclettico. Here are my top picks……
Confessions of a Design Geek
photos of numbers :: 010 – 020, 26 & 6
This article was published 13 yearsMore photos of numbers from Milan Design Week – I loved the stencil-style typeface used in the first one; the branding of an event at 010 – 020 Via Ventura, in the Ventura Lambrate district. The 26 in the middle was on a vintage light used…
Confessions of a Design Geek
photos of numbers :: 010 – 020, 26 & 6
This article was published 13 yearsMore photos of numbers from Milan Design Week – I loved the stencil-style typeface used in the first one; the branding of an event at 010 – 020 Via Ventura, in the Ventura Lambrate district. The 26 in the middle was on a vintage light used…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: new british at vivienne westwood
This article was published 13 years 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Design was flying the flag for British Design with an installation at Vivienne Westwood‘s shop on Corso Venezia, entitled New British; a celebration of a new British confidence in high-quality, local materials and craftsmanship. 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Design Show Director William Knight said: “We are privileged…
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review :: milan design week 2013
This article was published 13 yearsI made a magazine! It’s only eight pages long, but it is a complete review of my Milan Design Week – I hope you enjoy it. I hope to do these again in the future, so I would be very grateful for all your thoughts,…
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out and about :: spazio rossana orlandi
This article was published 13 years I recently asked some of my Milan Design Week comrades what the best part of the festival was for them. Samuel Wilkinson, designer of the Plumen, (did I mention that I met him?!), said: “Like most years, Spazio Rossana Orlandi – such a nice…
Confessions of a Design Geek
photos of numbers :: 5, 19 & 13
This article was published 13 yearsThis week’s photos of numbers come straight from Milan Design Week. The first one is attached to Stick Insect by Bogdan Kosack, a gorgeous little vase elevated by sticks or pencils. The second one was on a poster spotted in Ventura Lambrate and the last…
Confessions of a Design Geek
photos of numbers :: 5, 19 & 13
This article was published 13 yearsThis week’s photos of numbers come straight from Milan Design Week. The first one is attached to Stick Insect by Bogdan Kosack, a gorgeous little vase elevated by sticks or pencils. The second one was on a poster spotted in Ventura Lambrate and the last…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: ventura lambrate 2013
This article was published 13 years Ventura Lambrate was my favourite design district at Milan Design Week again this year – in fact there was so much inspiring design, I’ve found it really hard to whittle it down to just the pieces included in this post. I wasn’t even out…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: milan 2013
This article was published 13 years I’m back from an incredible week in Milan. The thousands of amazing designs I saw and the designers I met are still a mass of images in my head, so I thought I’d share them with you just like that. I promise to follow…
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out and about :: milan design week preview
This article was published 13 years By the time you read this, I will be sitting on a plane winging my way to Milan for Design Week. I am so excited – and not just because I’ve got my fingers crossed for a little sunshine, a gelato or two and…
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confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2012
This article was published 14 years Wow – what a year! This time last year I had just made the decision to leave my day job, follow my dream and see if I could make a living as a design writer. A year later, I can confidently say that I…
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out and about :: marni
This article was published 14 yearsAnother highlight of Milan Design Week was the installation by Marni in their sunny courtyard. They commissioned a limited edition of 100 chairs, made by ex-prisoners in Colombia. Marni provided the pattern and colourways, but beyond that, the chairs were designed by the ex-prisoners to…
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out and about :: ventura lambrate
This article was published 14 yearsOne of the main design districts for Milan Design Week is Lambrate, so that was the second stop on our trip. Luckily for someone with no sense of direction like me, Dezeen had produced this handy guide, which was available to download from the Ventura…
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out and about :: salonesatellite
This article was published 14 yearsNo sooner had I finished writing up all my BlogTourNYC posts, than I was off to Milan for design week (it’s been a crazy few months!), so more out and about posts I’m afraid! I promise to resume a normal service once these are done!…