This article was published 11 years As sustainable brands close their doors for Black Friday, artist and designer Sarah Hamilton encourages to you to buy ‘just a card’. Vitsœ has closed its doors for Black Friday – an American import which sees shops slash prices the day after Thanksgiving. “We…
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Shops close their doors for 'Black Friday'
This article was published 11 years As sustainable brands close their doors for Black Friday, artist and designer Sarah Hamilton encourages to you to buy ‘just a card’. Vitsœ has closed its doors for Black Friday – an American import which sees shops slash prices the day after Thanksgiving. “We…
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pinterest :: wood
This article was published 11 years What is it about wood? It seems to appeal to something deep within us. I recently interviewed East London institution ‘Barn the spoon’ – a man who makes his living from carving and selling wooden spoons – and he said, “making stuff out of…
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feature :: informing with the invisible store of happiness
This article was published 11 years This is the final essay in a series of four about the behind the scenes process leading up to the installation of The Invisible Store of Happiness in Saint John’s Arch during Clerkenwell Design Week. This one is entitled Informing and was published just…
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feature :: making the invisible store of happiness
This article was published 11 years This is the third essay in a series of four about the behind the scenes process leading up to the installation of The Invisible Store of Happiness in Saint John’s Arch during Clerkenwell Design Week. This one is entitled Making… They say it takes…
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feature :: designing the invisible store of happiness
This article was published 11 years This is the second of a series of four essays about the behind the scenes process leading up to the installation of The Invisible Store of Happiness in Saint John’s Arch during Clerkenwell Design Week. This one is entitled Designing… Laura Ellen Bacon is…
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feature :: the thinking behind the invisible store of happiness
This article was published 11 years I am really excited to be working with Sebastian Cox, Laura Ellen Bacon and the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) on a series of four essays for the Invisible Store of Happiness project, which will culminate in an installation at Clerkenwell Design Week in…
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confessions of a design geek :: the best of 2014
This article was published 12 yearsHello and happy New Year! I’m really excited to be back at my desk after a wonderful break and I thought I’d kick things off by reflecting on the last year. I’m really bad at taking the time to be proud of what I’ve achieved, so…
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feature :: out of the woods
This article was published 12 yearsI’m sharing some of my favourite posts from this year all throughout the holiday – Sebastian Cox is a really inspiring, passionate young designer… Young designer Sebastian Cox creates modern furniture from timber sourced in the UK using a 5,000-year-old technique. ‘I am in love…
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out and about :: coppicing with sebastian cox
This article was published 12 years Earlier this year I had the privilege of being invited to go coppicing with furniture designer Sebastian Cox. Coppicing is an ancient method of forest management which involves cutting trees down every seven years – the trees regrow and in fact a well coppiced…
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creative spaces :: sebastian cox
This article was published 13 years I met Sebastian Cox at Tent London and was so moved by his passion for the material he works with that I had to feature his woodland studio on creative spaces at the first possible opportunity. He says: “I am so in love with…
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out and about :: tent london
This article was published 13 years Tent London has always been one of my favourite shows at the London Design Festival, which is why I was so keen to work with them for BRINK. It’s been really fun to see behind the scenes this year as an exhibitor, but I…