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Pick Me Up showcases new graphic artists
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…
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out and about :: venice
This article was published 11 years I was very lucky to be invited to Venice recently for Foscarini‘s Milan preview. While you could be forgiven for confusing parts of many European cities, Venice is uniquely Venice, so it was a real delight to spend some time there. Even our transport…
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interview :: tom pigeon
This article was published 12 years Lovely Pigeon has become Tom Pigeon and although I’ve interviewed Lovely Pigeon founder Kirsty before, I thought it was time to interview her again alongside husband Pete, who has now joined the team. We talked inspirations, the importance of hard work, and of course…
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explore :: prague
This article was published 12 years I have just got back from Designblok in Prague, which I was covering for Fiera Magazine, and will also be writing about in up-coming “out and about” posts here. In amongst the whirlwind of new design I did manage to squeeze in a little bit…
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interview :: ola
This article was published 12 years East London based designer maker Katy Goutefangea launched new surface pattern design brand, Ola, at Pulse London in May. I’m a big fan of Katy’s work, so I was eager to find out more… What’s the most important thing to know about you? Ola…
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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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photos of numbers :: 12-25, 1-10 & 20-24
This article was published 12 yearsHello and happy Friday! This week’s selection of numbers have a bit of a retro vibe! The top and bottom images are from a fabulous 2013 diary I dug out recently. And the middle image is of a wonderful archive system at the British Library…
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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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photos of numbers :: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
This article was published 12 yearsWhen my sister-in-law spotted these gorgeous numbered gift tags in IKEA she knew she’d have to get them for me. And when she gave them to me, I knew I’d have to turn them into a photos of numbers post! I’ve styled them using my…
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photos of numbers :: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
This article was published 12 yearsWhen my sister-in-law spotted these gorgeous numbered gift tags in IKEA she knew she’d have to get them for me. And when she gave them to me, I knew I’d have to turn them into a photos of numbers post! I’ve styled them using my…
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interview :: zoe attwell
This article was published 12 years Zoe Attwell launched her homewares and stationery brand at Home London just last month. She cites 50s design, Lucienne Day, Miró and Scandinavian design amongst her influences, but to be honest she had me at yellow and grey! It was lovely chatting to her at…
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interview :: ham
This article was published 13 years I met Jo, the brains behind HAM at Pulse last year, where I immediately fell in love with her screen prints. Often, in fact pretty much always, described as “the nicest person I’ve ever met,” Jo is awesome. She very kindly took part in…
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out and about :: columbia road
This article was published 14 years A recent trip to the opening of the Mini Moderns Pop-Up Shoppe brought me to Columbia Road. I have been meaning to go to Columbia Road since I moved to London 12 years ago, although I have to confess it was the flower market…
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out and about :: cockpit arts christmas open studios
This article was published 14 years I finally made it to the Cockpit Arts Open Studios! I have been trying to get there for years, and despite various friends going (mostly to buy me presents!), I’ve never quite made it myself – until last weekend. And I wasn’t disappointed. It…
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creative spaces :: stockholm furniture fair
This article was published 14 yearsThis week’s creative spaces post is a little different from usual in that it’s not one person’s space, but rather a collection of all the great products I saw at the Stockholm Furniture Fair designed for creative people’s working environments. I believe that the space…
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creative spaces :: nancy & betty
This article was published 14 yearsTaking their name from Creative Director Hannah Bidmead’s Grandma and her twin sister, Nancy & Betty are purveyors of fine stationery… I first came across them at the Whitstable Oyster Festival, and being a bit a stationery geek, was instantly smitten! So I was very…
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here’s one I made earlier :: I love stationery
This article was published 14 yearsI need to start with a confession… I haven’t actually made anything, but somehow “here’s one I’ll make later” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it! What I have done, is found a book that will inspire me to make lots of things in the…
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here's one I made earlier: the joy of stamps
Two of my many lovely design-related Christmas presents were sets of stamps from Yellow Owl Workshop all the way from San Francisco. I supplemented them with an alphabet set from Muji and immediately got to work making my thank you cards. I’m really proud of them, but credit must go to Yellow Owl Workshop for the beautifully designed and made stamps.