This article was published 12 years Last week I wrote about the fabulous 2015 confessions of a design geek bursary designers, and alumni from previous years, and their stands at Home London. There were also lots of other really talented designers showing their wares at the first trade show of…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
here’s one I made earlier :: bright as a button
This article was published 12 yearsI’m sharing some of my favourite posts all throughout December – I loved this simple idea from new designer Dave Hallett… I am delighted to announce that confessions of a design geek is the online media partner for Boost, an initiative from the Southbank Centre which…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: mini moderns take-over, LDF14
This article was published 12 years Following the success of Mini Moderns Remix at the East London Design Store during London Design Festival 2013, the design duo have shunned the traditional trade show route again this year, and taken over the Southbank Centre Shop for the whole of September with…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: home london 2014
This article was published 13 years After months of hard work making the confessions of a design geek bursary happen, it was really lovely to step back, leave the shortlisted designers to man their stand and take a stroll around Home London. Now in its third year, it seems to…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: east london design show
This article was published 13 years The East London Design Show has moved to a new location, the Truman Brewery, and this year, featured a lovely combination of old favourites and new discoveries. The MiniModerns boys were on top form as always. I just love the Whitby print – having…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: mini moderns remix
This article was published 13 years Just when you think you’ve got Mini Moderns licked, they up their game and surprise you again. Their latest project, Remix, is a collaboration with a group of designers who have each taken a Mini Moderns pattern or colour and made it their own,…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: home london 2013
This article was published 13 years Where better to start my round-up of Home London than with the best in show? And not just in my opinion either; HAM won the award for Best Stand on the opening night. That, together with the launch of the fabulous new design above, and Jo’s…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: columbia road
This article was published 14 years A recent trip to the opening of the Mini Moderns Pop-Up Shoppe brought me to Columbia Road. I have been meaning to go to Columbia Road since I moved to London 12 years ago, although I have to confess it was the flower market…
coadg Bursary
coadg bursary :: and the winner is…
This article was published 14 years I am delighted to announce that the winner of the confessions of a design geek bursary is… drum roll please… Jessica Hogarth! Jessica has won a 3x3m stand at Home London 13 – 15th January 2013, an hour of PR mentoring with David Gorrod of…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: white pencil symposium and mini moderns pop-up shoppe
This article was published 14 years It’s rare that you go to two inspirational events before the week is out, but last week was a good week. On Tuesday evening I went to the D&AD White Pencil Symposium. I have long been a believer in what I call “design for…
coadg Bursary
coadg bursary :: win a stand at home london
This article was published 14 years I am incredibly excited to announce that confessions of a design geek has teamed up with Home London to create the confessions of a design geek bursary. One new designer will be offered a stand at the show (worth £2,441), mentoring from Mini Moderns,…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: mini moderns
This article was published 14 years I have been a fan of Mini Moderns since my very first visit to Tent London many moons ago. I can remember being utterly star struck the first time I met them in person. Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire are both thoroughly lovely, very talented and incredibly…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: tent london (LDF12)
This article was published 14 years I think Tent London was my favourite event at this year’s London Design Festival. The Truman Brewery is just the right balance of edgy and industrial, and functional; and on the beautiful day I visited was flooded with natural light. The exhibitors were a nice mix of new…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: boost launch
This article was published 14 years For the past two months I have been tracking the progress of Amy Whitworth, Charlie Patterson and Jasper Van Den Bosch aka Vektor, Chloe Lee Carson aka Shlos, Chloe Owens, David Hallett, and Ellie Gregory and Steph Parr aka Homeslice Design. They each won a…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: charlie & jasper
This article was published 14 years The next Boost mentees, Charlie and Jasper aka Vektor, are a fabulous design duo – bubbling with an infectious enthusiasm about their unashamedly ‘too cool for school’ product – a piece of laser cut acrylic that fits into the space below the cross bar on bicycles….
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: charlie & jasper
This article was published 14 years The next Boost mentees, Charlie and Jasper aka Vektor, are a fabulous design duo – bubbling with an infectious enthusiasm about their unashamedly ‘too cool for school’ product – a piece of laser cut acrylic that fits into the space below the cross bar on bicycles….
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: london design festival 2012 in pictures (part four)
This article was published 14 yearsToday’s round-up covers Tent London, 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway and designersblock – what an awesome day! I really liked Tent this year – definitely one of my highlights of LDF, so much so that three of the five pictures below are from Tent! First up, Mini Moderns have…