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Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: maison et objet, paris
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Confessions of a Design Geek
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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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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Emily Wiles turns a love of textiles into fluid ceramic forms
This article was published 10 years Emily Wiles has used her background in textiles to create a series of delicate porcelain pieces that take on the form of softly draped material. The folding and draping process used in textile and garment construction is the starting point for each piece, making…
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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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interview :: forest + found
This article was published 10 yearsForest + Found will be exhibiting at the London Design Fair 22 – 25 September 2016. Register for your tickets here. This article was published 10 years
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out and about :: new designers 2016
This article was published 10 yearsNew Designers Week One focuses on craft – mostly ceramics and textiles – and Week Two focuses on product and furniture design. This year the standard was exceptionally high – here are our founding editor and roaming reporter Katie Treggiden’s top picks… This article was…
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Aalto University wins award for new cotton recycling technique
This article was published 10 years Researchers from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture and the School of Chemical Technology at Helsinki’s Aalto University have won the top H&M Global Change Award for a recycling technique that converts waste-cotton into new textiles. The conversion of the existing ‘Ioncell-F process’…
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interview :: flock
This article was published 11 years I first came across Flock when I was interviewing Florrie and Bill founder Amy Cawson, and she told me about a collaboration she had done using their fabric to upholster a chair. Flock works exclusively with recent graduates to create gorgeous printed textiles. Each…
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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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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…
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interview :: pattern foundry
This article was published 12 years Founder Richard Rhys describes the Pattern Foundry as “a conceptual factory” where existing ideas and archival materials collide with the new to produce designs. He translates these new pattern-based designs into objects such as ceramics, textiles, carpets, etc. The patterns are stunning and Richard…
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out and about :: new designers part 1 2014
This article was published 12 years New Designers is the annual showcase of over 3,000 graduating design students’ final projects, split across two weeks. I went along to Part 1 specifically to see the textiles and ceramics. The first thing I spotted was Sophie Southgate‘s Landscape // Colour. Sophie starts…
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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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out and about :: pulse london
This article was published 12 years Pulse London opened at Earl’s Court yesterday, so I popped in to see what was new and shiny. This year’s theme is “First Peek,” so the emphasis was firmly on the “new.” Brand new for Pulse was Ola by Katy Goutefangea (above and last…
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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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interview :: sofia lazzeri and alexandra denton
This article was published 12 years I was fascinated by a half-glass, half-knitted vase I spotted at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in February, so I tracked down designers Sofia Lazzeri and Alexandra Denton to find out more… What’s the most important thing to know about you as a designer? Sofia: The projects I do are usually…