Tag: tableware
Daniel Schofield uses silver to purify water
The Pioneer Carafe and Glass set by award-winning designer Daniel Schofield is handmade from borosilicate glass, more commonly used in laboratories. The addition of a silver-plated hammered copper cuff to the rim of the carafe, acting as a spout, and a loose piece of the material shaped like two interlocking…
interview :: kara leigh ford
Kara Leigh Ford’s work is available from The Maker Place.
interview :: sevak zargarian
You can find out more about Sevak Zargarian and buy his products at The Maker Place and meet him in person at the London Design Fair, where he’ll be exhibiting 22–25th September 2016. Register for your tickets here.
Natalie Wood intertwines form and function
The things we do on a daily basis, the individual routines we go through every day, are often governed by our own quirks and needs, but there is something to be said for cultural influences too. The everyday culture of use is something that ceramic designer Natalie J Wood uses…
Max Lamb designs glasses shaped like two lemons
The use of specific glasses for specific drinks is not a new idea – wine, beer and cocktails are all traditionally served in specialist glasses said to improve aroma and flavour. But soft drinks usually just get chucked into the nearest tumbler. That’s all set to change with Max Lamb’s…
interview :: rosie brewer
You can find out more about Rosie’s products, and buy them, from the Maker Place.
Jode Pankhurst combines playful illustrations with ceramics
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 Love and confessions of a design…
interview :: ann kristin einarsen
Norwegian artist and designer Ann Kristin Einarsen launched Stilleben (above) as part of Structure, an exhibition of contemporary Norwegian craft and design in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate last month. confessions of a design geek caught up with her to find out more about her practice… What’s the most important thing to…
interview :: sverre uhnger
Norwegian designer Sverre Uhnger launched Trace, a collection of wooden platters, as part of Structure, a showcase of contemporary Norwegian craft and design in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate. confessions of a design geek editor Katie Treggiden was intrigued by the juxtaposition of craft and modern technology in his collection, and caught up…
look like love :: tom hutchinson
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 Love and confessions of a design…
interview :: amy isles freeman
Cornish artist and designer Amy Isles Freeman has taken a male-dominated part of the design industry and turned it on his head with her hand-painted hand-turned wooden bowls that celebrate femininity. We talked art school, feminism, and kindly neighbours… How did you get into woodturning? When I graduated from art…
interview :: rhian malin
I met Rhian Malin at designjunction during the London Design Festival and was immediately drawn to her passion and enthusiasm. Her Hand Held Vessels collection is shaped in other people’s hands before it is fully dry and then project patterns are traced onto each one by hand. I love the…
interview :: richard brendon
Richard Brendon is one of those designers who has been on my radar for so long, that I am amazed I haven’t already interviewed him for the blog. He is a young London-based designer and British bone china specialist, who I first became aware of when he launched his reflective…
interview :: felix proctor
I spotted new designer Felix Proctor’s work at Platform in the House of Detention during Clerkenwell Design Week, but didn’t get to meet the man himself, so I was keen to catch up with him afterwards. We talked about the difference between art and design, music to design by, and…
here’s one I made earlier :: tortus copenhagen
Behind this ancient door at Kompagnistraede 23 in the design centre of Copenhagen, Denmark lies Tortus Copenhagen, a small-scale producer of fine hand-made ceramics. In their words: “Like the noble creature from which we derive our name, we move at our own humble pace.” Sounds like my kind of place… This…
interview :: ilse crawford (pt 1)
“A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.” or so the Chinese proverb goes. I recently had the privilege of spending an hour talking to Ilse Crawford and I couldn’t agree more – well, if we can paraphrase: “a wise woman”. Founding editor of British…
interview :: nic rysenbry, design for dementia
Design is about making people’s lives better. When that can be done for people whose quality of life is compromised by something like dementia, a designer’s role becomes a very special thing indeed.