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Charlotte Abrahams selects 40 designers for ‘Spotted’
This article was published 10 yearsThe 40 new design brands were selected for the originality and quality, but also the commercial viability of their products – the latter being very much part of exhibiting successfully at a trade show. “Spotted just goes from strength to strength and this edition promises…
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interview :: wallplayper
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interview :: ella doran
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Sarah Fennell designs textiles from 3D collages
This article was published 10 years “Every print begins with a series of relief sculptures which I create from found objects and ephemera which I think have an interesting form or texture. I look for interesting shadows and the way objects interact with each other when carefully curated and composed….
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interview :: laura spring
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interview :: molly hutchinson
This article was published 10 yearsMolly Hutchinson will be exhibiting at the London Design Fair 22 – 25 September 2016. Register for your ticket here. This article was published 10 years
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Katherine Plumb’s textiles are inspired by playgrounds
This article was published 10 years Collarged is a collection of 17 printed textile designs featuring oversized abstract forms in bright primary colours inspired by playgrounds, skate parks and climbing walls. “This collection works to inject a feeling of recreation into interior environments through the use of strong, graphic pattern…
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Helen Round launches ‘Coastal Collection’ inspired by Cornish luggers
This article was published 11 years Millbrook-based textiles designer Helen Round has launched a new collection of hand-printed linen home ware inspired by traditional Cornish sailing boats. The collection, which includes lampshades, cushions, tea towels, wash bags, aprons, napkins and placemats, depicts traditional Cornish ‘luggers’ – a traditional Cornish sailing…
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The 2016 confessions of a design geek bursary shortlist – voting is now closed
This article was published 11 years We have a shortlist! Huge thanks to our esteemed panel of industry experts: Anthony Joseph of Joseph Joseph, Mark Hampshire of Mini Moderns, Jessica Sims from West Elm, Ian Rudge and Alejandra Campos from Home at Top Drawer, and me – confessions of a…
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out and about :: northmodern
This article was published 11 years My first overseas trade show of the year was a new one – Northmodern in Copenhagen. I was really excited to be back in a city I visited for the first time only last August and keen to check out the new design talent at…
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out and about :: home london, january 2015
This article was published 12 years Last week I wrote about the fabulous 2015 confessions of a design geek bursary designers, and alumni from previous years, and their stands at Home London. There were also lots of other really talented designers showing their wares at the first trade show of…
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interview :: timerous beasties
This article was published 12 years I first came across Timerous Beasties at Clerkenwell Design Week some years ago where they were showing concrete slabs with highly detailed and floral patterns etched into them. I love concrete and I love juxtapositions, so I was hooked. Better known for their subversive…
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here’s one I made earlier :: emma alington’s with a twist
This article was published 12 yearsI’m sharing some of the best posts of 2014 throughout this month, and I love Emma Alington’s surface pattern design technique which mostly involves blowing bubbles… Emma Alington is forever blowing bubbles! Her With A Twist collection is decorated by blowing bubbles in soapy water…
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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 :: kate farley
This article was published 12 years I met Kate Farley at Tent London during the London Design Festival and was immediately captivated by her quiet passion. Her surface pattern designs are inspired by Britain’s gardens. I was keen to find out more… What’s the most important thing to know about…
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out and about :: home london, september, LDF14
This article was published 12 years Home London has got a new September show, and a new venue in London Olympia. Here are a few of my favourite finds… Rhian McLaren‘s yellow and grey midcentury patterns on the Spotted stand curated by Charlotte Abrahams caught my eye. I loved the simple…
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interview :: kate shaw, cordello home
This article was published 12 years Kate Shaw says she founded Cordello Home out of love: her love for property, mid-century furniture, eclectic interiors, vibrant household objects, and all things Italian – the name Cordello comes from two Italian words, ‘cuore’ which means heart and ‘modello’ which means pattern. I’m…