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confessions of a design geek
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Award-winning UK design blog established in 2010 to discover, champion and inspire new designers.

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Confessions of a Design Geek

Wael Seaiby’s Plag vessels are made from supermarket plastic bags

Katie, November 4, 2015June 16, 2020

This article was published 11 years University of Edinburgh graduate Wael Seaiby has designed a collection of vessels to tackle problem of the one million plastic bags used globally every minute, 93{ff546b69e23b1524d799f96c6ba7a638e1f677053b0a2a1568b05315fd5f8fc7} of which end up in landfill. The bowls and vases are made in heated moulds from a fine…

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here’s one I made earlier :: same same

Katie, May 14, 2014June 16, 2020

This article was published 12 years Upcycling is everywhere, but I recently discovered a really interesting take on it – young designer Laura Jungmann works with artisanal glass blower, Cornelius Reer, to reform mass produced, but new, bottles into unique glass vessels, adding value in the process. I was keen…

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thinking about :: putney school of art and design

Katie, June 20, 2010June 16, 2020

It is a great honour to join this group of people, who gave their time and energy freely, and stood up for what they believed in – to ensure there was an art school there when I needed it; and they still do those things now. I sincerely hope their ongoing work, and my contribution, means it can be there for future generations too.

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