This article was published 13 years I’ve told you all about Greenhouse, so now it’s time for the Stockholm Furniture Fair itself. It’s one of my favourite shows, always full of fresh new design that you just don’t see anywhere else. I loved the rich, yet typically restrained Scandinavian colour palette…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: in the making (pt 1)
This article was published 13 years As regular readers will know, I am fascinated by the design and making process, often more than by the end product itself, so you can imagine how excited I was about In The Making, an exhibition Jay Osgerby and Edward Barber have curated for…
Confessions of a Design Geek
feature :: the history of typewriters
This article was published 13 years A search on etsy for “typewriter” returns 11,771 items from vintage typewriters to necklaces and cufflinks made from single letter keys – and everything from screen prints to cushions and stationery printed with iconic typewriter images. What is it about old typewriters that appeal…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: designs of the year
This article was published 13 years I went along to the Design Museum‘s Designs of the Year last week – for the sixth time a panel of industry experts has got together to decide on the world’s best designs across seven categories – architecture, digital, fashion, furniture, graphics, product and…
Confessions of a Design Geek
here's one I made earlier :: elasticated chair
This article was published 14 years Matthew Cox’s Elasticated Chair was my favourite find at this year’s New Designers. As I said at the time: “I’m a little bit in love with this chair… I love the colours, I love the form, I love the character… and I know it really…
Confessions of a Design Geek
here’s one I made earlier :: elasticated chair
This article was published 14 years Matthew Cox’s Elasticated Chair was my favourite find at this year’s New Designers. As I said at the time: “I’m a little bit in love with this chair… I love the colours, I love the form, I love the character… and I know it really…
Confessions of a Design Geek
here’s one I made earlier :: flo stick
This article was published 14 years I don’t know if you remember the BBC 2 series Design for Life with Philippe Starck – it was essentially X-Factor for design geeks and I was hooked. So you can imagine my delight to meet the eventual winner and my favourite contestant Ilsa…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: karim mekhtigian
This article was published 14 yearsAlchemy is a multi-discipline design agency with offices in Cairo and Bahrain, founded in 1997 by Karim Mekhtigian. Karim describes the firm’s name as a “declaration of the company’s vocation for transformation” citing an urge to communicate, a desire to improve lifestyle, and the need for…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: nic rysenbry, design for dementia
Design is about making people’s lives better. When that can be done for people whose quality of life is compromised by something like dementia, a designer’s role becomes a very special thing indeed.