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Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: flock
This article was published 11 years I first came across Flock when I was interviewing Florrie and Bill founder Amy Cawson, and she told me about a collaboration she had done using their fabric to upholster a chair. Flock works exclusively with recent graduates to create gorgeous printed textiles. Each…
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here’s one I made earlier :: landscape of gravity
This article was published 12 yearsThis month I’m sharing some of my favourite posts from 2014 – I loved Kirsi Enkovaara approach to pattern creation – really clever, with stunning results… I spotted Kirsi Enkovaara‘s final project Landscape of Gravity at Show RCA 2014, the Royal College of Art’s degree…
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interview :: rhian mclaren
This article was published 12 years I met Rhian McLaren when she exhibited as part of Spotted at Top Drawer during the London Design Festival. I was instantly drawn to her mid-century patterns and keen to find out more… What’s the most important thing to know about you? That despite…
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interview :: hokolo
This article was published 12 years I met Hokolo founder Jen at Pulse back in May and was immediately taken with her bright, bold designs. I was keen to find out more about what inspired them and where that name comes from… What’s the most important thing to know about…
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interview :: elizabeth corkery
This article was published 12 years Elizabeth Corkery has just moved to Boston and launched Print Club Boston, an online resource for affordable limited edition silkscreen prints, all of which are made in her studio. We talked London, Sydney and New York, co-working spaces and favourite colours… What’s the most…
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here’s one I made earlier :: kethi copeland
This article was published 13 years I included the lovely Kethi Copeland‘s work in my review of London Design Festival’s Imprint exhibition at Craft Central in September, but I was keen to find out more about the process behind the prints. Kethi says: “My city screen-prints begin as hand drawings. The…
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out and about :: imprint
This article was published 13 years I was excited about Imprint at Craft Central, billed to be “a cross-disciplinary exhibition of printed design,” and it didn’t disappoint. I am a bit of a print-nerd, and I loved the different ways that “print” had been interpreted by the exhibitors. I hope…
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here’s one I made earlier :: screenprinting tips
This article was published 15 yearsI’m currently doing a screen printing course at Putney School of Art & Design and although I’ve posted about screen printing before, I’ve picked up a few tips that I thought might be worth sharing. Now that I’ve progressed into printing in multiple colours, this…
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interview :: anthony burrill
I still can’t quite believe I have met and interviewed the man behind the “work hard and be nice to people” poster that adorns so many design studio walls and provides daily inspiration for the design community and beyond.
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here’s one I made earlier :: yellow owl workshop
This article was published 15 yearsI love the Yellow Owl Workshop so I was very excited indeed to hear that Christine and Evan were coming to London, for the launch of Christine’s new book, Print Workshop. So excited in fact that I booked the afternoon of work and went along to Urban…
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here's one I made earlier :: screenprinting
I recently had the great pleasure to spend an evening at The Make Lounge on their Screen Printed Textiles workshop. I first tried my hand at screenprinting at the Print Block in Whitstable, during the Oyster Festival and I’m starting to think I might have caught the bug!
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out and about :: pick me up
Somerset House is the place to be at the moment, with Joy of Living, John Makepeace and Pick Me Up all happening at the same time. On Friday evening, I went down to have a look at Pick Me Up.