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confessions of a design geek

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

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Confessions of a Design Geek

Natalie Wood intertwines form and function

Katie, July 11, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 yearsThe things we do on a daily basis, the individual routines we go through every day, are often governed by our own quirks and needs, but there is something to be said for cultural influences too. The everyday culture of use is something that ceramic…

Confessions of a Design Geek

out and about :: new designers 2016

Katie, July 10, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 yearsNew Designers Week One focuses on craft – mostly ceramics and textiles – and Week Two focuses on product and furniture design. This year the standard was exceptionally high – here are our founding editor and roaming reporter Katie Treggiden’s top picks… This article was…

Confessions of a Design Geek

Forest+Found use nature to guide their craft

Katie, June 23, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like…

Confessions of a Design Geek

interview :: gabriel tan

Katie, June 21, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 yearsWith thanks to Beton Brut for the images with coloured backgrounds and to Charlie Schuck for the images with white backgrounds and for those of the Shaker village. The products pictured are: Stove Chair and Domino Peg Rail, Brethren Bench, Brethren Door Stops, Petal Baskets…

Confessions of a Design Geek

Charles Dedman’s reinvents traditional crafts

Katie, June 9, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years As a designer myself, I know what a challenge it can be to come up with new ideas – and sometimes the imagery and ‘inspiration’ at every turn just makes it worse. The days of the excitement and anticipation of waiting your turn to thumb through…

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…

Confessions of a Design Geek

Clerkenwell Design Week adopts new ‘spine’ layout

Katie, June 6, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Having written an article for the Clerkenwell Post about the ‘masterplan’ for 2016’s Clerkenwell Design Week, confessions of a design geek editor Katie Treggiden was better placed than most to navigate the new ‘spine’ layout of this year’s festival, so forewarned and forearmed, she…

Confessions of a Design Geek

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……

Confessions of a Design Geek

Catherine MacGruer turns collage into knitted textiles

Katie, May 19, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years As well as the key graduate events that happen each Summer, New Designers, D&AD New Blood and Free Range, there are several exhibitions and trade showcases that enable emerging designers to present their collections, sometimes for the first time to potential buyers placing crucial…

Confessions of a Design Geek

Design Museum announces 2016 Designers in Residence

Katie, May 18, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years London’s Design Museum has announced the ninth cohort of new designers to benefit from its annual Designers in Residence programme. The four are Alix Bizet, Clementine Blakemore, Andrea de Chirico and Rain Wu. The designers will spend the next four months responding to the…

Confessions of a Design Geek

interview :: sverre uhnger

Katie, May 17, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Norwegian designer Sverre Uhnger launched Trace, a collection of wooden platters, as part of Structure, a showcase of contemporary Norwegian craft and design in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate. confessions of a design geek editor Katie Treggiden was intrigued by the juxtaposition of craft and modern technology…

Confessions of a Design Geek

Pick Me Up showcases new graphic artists

Katie, April 26, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Pick Me Up, the annual festival for the graphic arts, is back at Somerset House for its seventh year. Showcasing illustration, animation, 3-D installations, stationery, and for the first time this year – ceramics, the show is in town until 02 May 2016. confessions…

Confessions of a Design Geek

Time out enabled Jennifer Stafford to get back to basics

Katie, April 14, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like…

Confessions of a Design Geek

Iceland’s unique landscape inspires at Design March 2016

Katie, April 6, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Borne out of the 2009 financial crisis, and populated with design inspired by Iceland’s volcanic landscape, Design March has been celebrating both local and global design since 2009. Gero Grundmanne’s Driftwood Cantilevered Box was part of an exhibition of products made from driftwood – an alternative…

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interview :: os ∆ oos

Katie, April 5, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Eindhoven-based Os ∆ Oos were one of those brands that seemed to appear as if from nowhere and then keep popping up. In a short space of time, I saw their work at Northmodern in Copenhagen, at Spazio Rossana Orlandi during Milan Design Week…

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Designer-maker Kate Colin transforms paper into intricate 3D forms

Katie, March 31, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like Love…

Confessions of a Design Geek

interview :: visibility

Katie, March 29, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Visibility is a New York based industrial design studio, founded by Joseph Guerra and Sina Sohrab in 2012. I met the design duo at Ambiente Frankfurt at the beginning of last year where their work had been selected as part of the Ambiente Talents…

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Eva Radulova takes a sympathetic approach to mass produced design

Katie, March 24, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like Love…

Confessions of a Design Geek

interview :: silje nesdal

Katie, March 22, 2016June 16, 2020

This article was published 10 years I met Silje Nesdal both in Oslo for the 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway preview and then again at 100{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} Norway itself during the London Design Festival last year. I immediately loved her style and her approach to design, so this interview has been a long time coming….

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