We Heart, February 2014

My profile on Glaswegian design duo, Timerous Beasties for British design and lifestyle blog, We Heart…
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I have been aware of Timerous Beasties since they started etching highly detailed and floral patterns into concrete, a juxtaposition that really tickled me. Better known for their subversive take on the often twee world of textile and wallpaper design, Timerous Beasties was founded in Glasgow in 1990 by Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons. I spoke to Paul to find out more about how their minds work. We talked post-punk, self-deprecation and brain surgery.

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We Heart, February 2014

Having met Petter Johansson during Stockholm Design Week, I wrote this piece on his newest project, Atelier Food, for British design and lifestyle blog, We Heart…
Atelier Food

Petter Johansson is not your typical Swedish designer. He says he hates art, but loves artists; he describes Swedish design as “safe”, despite confessing to a house full of it; and recommends beer as a way to stay creative and experimental. He’s also the creative force behind AtelierSlice, a new venture whose first project is Atelier Food, a long-term pop-up restaurant and l’enfant terrible in residence at The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts…

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Design Milk, February 2014

I covered Stockholm Design Week for Design Milk in my role as Editor at Large. These are the posts I wrote.
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  • Twelve at the Stockholm Furniture Fair – click here to read the post
  • Woven Light: Swedish School of Textiles at Greenhouse – click here to read the post
  • Fornasetti at Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm Design Week – click here to read the post
  • Talk With Stockholm Furniture Fair Guests of Honour GamFratesi – click here to read the post
  • Favourites from Greenhouse at the Stockholm Furniture Fair – click here to read the post
  • Wood Tailoring at Stockholm Design Week – click here to read the post
  • Favourites from Stockholm Furniture Fair 2014 – click here to read the post

We Heart, February 2014

This is a profile piece I wrote about surface pattern design studio Custhom for British design and lifestyle blog, We Heart.
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I met Nathan Philpott and Jemma Ooi aka Custhom at Maison et Objet in January and was immediately hooked by the precision, and yet experimentation, with which they approach their work. They met while studying at the Royal College of Art and founded Custhom in 2009 to design wallpapers, ceramics, textiles and stationery. They are committed to UK production – their ceramics are made using fine bone china in Stoke-On-Trent and their wallpaper is embroidered in Leicester and hand finished in their East London studio. I was keen to find out more about them.

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We Heart, February 2014

This is a profile piece I wrote on Norwegian design duo Vera & Kyte for British design and lifestyle blog, We Heart.
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Vera & Kyte, aka furniture, product and interior designers Vera Kleppe and Åshild Kyte, are based in Bergan, Norway. Their work has an understated aesthetic typical of Norwegian design, but a certain playfulness that is less so. I was keen to find out more. We talked about the importance of collaboration, being connected to a creative community and staying curious…

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