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Confessions of a Design Geek
Emma Buckley’s graduate collection is defined by experimentation
This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like…
Confessions of a Design Geek
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…
Confessions of a Design Geek
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…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: rachel powell
This article was published 13 years Rachel Powell‘s bold, bright prints have a childlike innocence and make me smile every time I see them. Having bumped into Rachel many times on the design circuit, we decided it was about time we sat down for a proper natter about her work….
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: jessica hogarth
This article was published 13 years The lovely Jessica Hogarth was the winner of the confessions of a design geek bursary at the end of last year, appearing at Home London in January. I thought it was a high time I interviewed her for the blog. What’s the most important…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: mini moderns
This article was published 14 years I have been a fan of Mini Moderns since my very first visit to Tent London many moons ago. I can remember being utterly star struck the first time I met them in person. Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire are both thoroughly lovely, very talented and incredibly…
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: sian elin
This article was published 14 years I met Sian Elin at Tent London, part of this year’s London Design Festival. It was her first ever trade show, which is incredibly exciting, so I was keen to interview her and find out more about her story. We talked cameras, Pantone mugs…
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thinking about :: design democracy
For me, design democracy is sites like made.com and ponoko.com that give users involvement in designing the products they buy, it’s the public day at 100% Design, it’s furniture design courses at CSM, it lets me have not only access to all the glorious design out there, but also the chance to engage with it and even comment on it; to me, design democracy is this blog.
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out and about :: off the wall
I went along to adrem’s private view of ‘Off the Wall’ – an exhibition of original hand printed wallpapers by a group of East London Printmakers. Here are a couple of my favourites.