This article was published 10 years Due to an imbalance between imports and exports, every year 26.1 million shipping container loads travel from China, but only 12.9m loads travel back to China – meaning that half of the containers going back to Asia are empty, a fact that designer Innovation Design Engineering…
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Alexander Loudon’s viewfinders reframe coastal vistas
This article was published 10 years In a modern take on the telescopic viewfinders many of us spent childhood holidays putting 10p into before standing on tiptoes to see a magnified version of the view that was right in front of us, people are invited to put their heads inside a…
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Daniel Durnin’s Waterbed provides floating accommodation for London’s tourists
This article was published 11 years RCA graduate Daniel Durnin has designed a boat that allows visitors to the capital to ‘camp’ on its canals and rivers. The wooden-framed boat features two bicycle-style wheels at the back and a smaller wheel at the bow to enable easy manoeuvring on land….
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out and about :: 2015 graduate shows
This article was published 11 years Graduate show season has drawn to a close, so I thought I’d share some of the most inspiring projects I’ve seen this year. I visited Plymouth College of Art (where I spotted, among other things, Melanie Wood’s neon carpet concept above), the Royal College…
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interview :: matej chabera
This article was published 12 yearsDecember is “greatest hits” month, where I’m sharing some of my favourite posts from 2014. Matej is such an inspiring new designer – I highly recommend reading this one… I met Matej Chabera at his graduate show at the Royal College of Art (RCA), and…
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out and about :: rca degree show
This article was published 12 years I headed down to the Royal College of Art’s Kensignton Gore campus to see Show RCA 2014, the final degree show for students graduating from Architecture, Interior Design, Design Interactions, Design Products and Innovation Design among other courses. Here are a few of the…
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interview :: custhom
This article was published 12 years I first discovered Custhom’s work at Maison et Objet in Paris at the beginning of this year and was excited to discover they had created an entire range inspired by the Godfather of Dutch Design Wim Crouwel, of whom I am a huge fan….
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creative spaces :: custhom
This article was published 12 yearsCUSTHOM is RCA graduates Nathan Philpott and Jemma Ooi and they design innovative high quality wallpapers, ceramics, textiles and stationery. I went for a snoop around their Peckham studio and here’s what I found… Gorgeous, isn’t it? I interviewed the lovely Gemma while I was…
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brink :: bilge nur saltik
This article was published 13 years It’s time to announce the next BRINK designer. I tried really hard to only select one graduate from each university, but the quality at the RCA graduate show was so high, it was impossible, so here is the sixth BRINK designer and second RCA…
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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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out and about :: V&A (LDF12)
This article was published 14 years The London Design Festival has landed! And day one contained enough excitement and inspiration for a week, which bodes very well for the rest of the week. I started the day at the V&A press preview (and was actually given a sticker which said…
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out and about :: V&A (LDF12)
This article was published 14 years The London Design Festival has landed! And day one contained enough excitement and inspiration for a week, which bodes very well for the rest of the week. I started the day at the V&A press preview (and was actually given a sticker which said…
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interview :: donna wilson
This article was published 14 years I’ve never quite met Donna Wilson. I’ve stood near her at many a design trade show, but somehow never quite managed to actually talk to her. But with the wonders of modern technology, I wasn’t about to let that, or the fact she’s currently…
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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.
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out and about :: rca @ ldf
The Design Products Collection is one of four London Design Festival exhibitions presented by the RCA and the launch of new products designed and made by alumni and staff from their Design Products course.