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interview :: peter opsvik & lars beller fjetland 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
100% Norway is one of my favourite parts of the London Design Festival, so I’m always keen to see what will be there. This year, to mark their 10th anniversary, they’ve released a series of beautiful ...
out and about :: young nordic architecture 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
One of the things I was really keen to see when I originally planned my trip to Helsinki was Light Houses: Young Nordic Architecture, an exhibition at the Museum of Finnish Architecture. I love seeing...
photos of numbers :: 4,12,12, 4, 10 & one 23 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
I’m particularly pleased with this week’s photos of numbers collection – the first one’s a blinder, isn’t it?! Knitting needles in a charity shop! The second one was on a tree in the National Trust’s...
brink :: bilge nur saltik 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
It’s time to announce the next BRINK designer. I tried really hard to only select one graduate from each university, but the quality at the RCA graduate show was so high, it was impossible, so here is...
here’s one I made earlier :: cutting corners 21 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
The London Design Festival starts in just over three weeks (eeek!), so it’s time to start talking about some of the amazing design that we can expect to find there. First up, I spoke to Berlin-based S...
interview :: ilse crawford (pt 2) 21 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
I posted the first part of my interview with British Elle Decoration founding editor, Ilse Crawford almost a year ago. Somewhat belatedly, this is part two, where we talk storytelling, Elle Decoration...
out and about :: rakennetaan puutarha (let’s build a garden) 20 Aug 2013 | 02:25 am
The Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture sit on parallel streets, facing in opposite directions. The space between them is filled with a little courtyard, and at the moment, that court...
photos of numbers :: 20, 20 & A16 16 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
This week’s photos of numbers selection is a sneak preview of my upcoming post on Alvar Aalto’s house and studio, because that’s where all three of these numbers were spotted… …the two number 20s are...
brink :: carolina peraca 15 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
I am delighted to announce the fifth BRINK designer – Carolina Peraca. I saw Carolina’s work at the Central Saint Martin’s graduate show and was immediately captivated by it. Her marbled boxes are cr...
creative spaces :: studio dempsey 14 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
I was recently honoured to interview the graphic design legend who is Mike Dempsey. I like the biography on his website, so much, I’m going to let him introduce himself: ”Mike Dempsey has been has bee...
