This article was published 13 years I am delighted to announce the fourth BRINK designer – Konsfack University graduate Tobias Gutmann and his magical Face-o-mat! I met Tobias in Milan in April of this year and was instantly smitten with his fabulous creation. Face-o-mat is a portrait painting machine, powered by…
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brink :: announcing the first three designers
This article was published 13 years We’ve decided to make a slight change to the format of BRINK, following feedback from the Universities that they think it’s a great idea and would love to take part, but see it as more of a 2014 opportunity. With this in mind we have decided…
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interview :: stolen form
This article was published 13 years In January of this year, I launched the confessions of a design geek bursary which gave five new designers their first experience of a trade show, along with mentoring, photography and exposure. Over the months since, I’ve been catching up with the shortlisted designers…
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brink :: kingston university graduate show
This article was published 13 years Another graduate show I went to in the hunt for outstanding work for the new graduate design show BRINK was Kingston University’s. Here are some of the things I spotted – from top to bottom, left to right: Joshua Tomkins’ Experimentation of Wedges is flat pack…
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brink :: central saint martins graduate show
This article was published 13 years By now I’m hoping you’ll all have heard of BRINK – it’s a new graduate design show as part of the London Design Festival that I’m collaborating with Tent London on. There will be university and graduate collective stands (more on those very soon!)…
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brink :: rca graduate show
This article was published 13 years Two weeks ago I announced my collaboration with Tent London to launch a new graduate design show as part of London Design Festival. BRINK will showcase the best graduate design talent of 2013. There will be stands from universities and graduate collectives; and a curated…
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brink :: falmouth university graduate show
This article was published 13 years It’s graduate show season, so I’ve been hard at work visiting as many graduate shows as my little legs will carry me to, hunting down the very best graduate work for my curated section of new graduate design show, BRINK, which confessions of a…
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brink :: a very exciting announcement
This article was published 13 years I am delighted, honoured and excited to announce some really big news today…. In partnership with Tent London, confessions of a design geek will be launching a new show at the London Design Festival in September. It seemed crazy to us that there is…
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interview :: philipp aduatz
This article was published 13 years Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 finished on Thursday, but I thought we could sneak one last interview with a new designer in; this time with Philipp Aduatz. What’s the most important thing to know about you? That I am trying to challenge the boundaries between design,…
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out and about :: farmiloe building, cdw2013
This article was published 13 years Well, I can officially report that Clerkenwell Design Week was amazing, despite the weather! I was so proud to be the official blogger, and so happy to spend three glorious days soaking up the festival vibe and talking to talented designers about their beautiful…
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out and about :: house of detention, cdw2013
This article was published 13 years It’s the last day of Clerkenwell Design Week 2013, and despite the lack of sunshine that has graced us with its presence every year so far, I’m having a lot of fun! I thought I’d squeeze in an extra ‘out and about’ post this week,…
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interview :: katy goutefangea
This article was published 13 years It’s the first day of 2013’s Clerkenwell Design Week today, so I thought I would return to my series of interviews with the new and independent designers exhibiting at the House of Detention. This week, I’m speaking to Katy Goutefangea… What’s the most important…
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interview :: freya cumming
This article was published 13 years It’s the last day of Pulse today, so just time to sneak in one more interview, this one is with LaunchPad exhibitor, artist and designer, Freya Cumming… What’s the most important thing to know about you? It’s not really important, but I found out…
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out and about :: pulse 2013
This article was published 13 years Pulse is at Earl’s Court, London, 12 – 14th May 2013. I spent the day there yesterday and had the unenviable task of selecting my top ten exhibitors from LaunchPad, the section dedicated to new designers, and then judging the award for Best New LaunchPad exhibitor…
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interview :: abigail*ryan
This article was published 13 years Pulse is fast approaching, and so my series of interviews with new and independent designers exhibiting within LaunchPad is gathering pace. This week, I spoke to the absolutely lovely Abigail and Ryan Bell, aka abigail*ryan… What’s the most important thing to know about you?…
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out and about :: pulse preview
This article was published 13 years It’s another week when there’s so much going on that I’m having to squeeze two out and about posts into one Monday! This evening, I wanted to tell you about Pulse, and specifically LaunchPad – the section dedicated to new designers. As you might…
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interview :: roddy & ginger
This article was published 13 years I am delighted to announce that confessions of a design geek is the official blog for Pulse again this year, and so I will be running a series of interviews with the new designers exhibiting at LaunchPad. As anyone who’s received a copy of…
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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…
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out and about :: salonesatellite 2013
This article was published 13 years I have got so much Milan design geekery to share with you, that I’m hijacking the usual schedule for the next week or so until I’ve posted it all – well, I did promise to get it up here quickly. Salone Internazionale del Mobile is…