It’s interesting to learn that Andrea Walsh studied Fine Art before moving into her preferred materials of ceramic and glass. Maybe a clue lies in the fact that her degree was from Staffordshire University, Stafford being the centre of the English ceramic industry. I’d seen her quartz-like boxes at Origin (replaced by The Crafts Council with […]
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Atelier Premier Etage by Nicolas Lanno & Claire Escalon in Paris
You may remember seeing Nicolas Lanno‘s light in one of my posts last year. Well, Claire Escalon and he have now set up Atelier Premier Etage, offering interior and event design as well as furniture, lighting and product design. Here are images of the recently completed Pocket Gallery, their cute little showroom displaying Nicolas’ collections. I’m […]
James Stoklund, RCA Graduate
I’m so glad I saw Danish designer James Stoklund’s tableware before his degree show at the RCA . I fell in love with the sensuality of the materials and the carefully considered, poetic design. His apprenticeship at Georg Jensen have given him a solid technical working base as you can see in the following images. Follow […]
Ways with wood by Gareth Neal and Gary Allson
Looking back I’ve admired a lot of Gareth Neal’s work over the years. This impressive table was the first piece of his I remember. This time I wanted to share his George chest of drawers which develops the same concept of time past and present in one object. That mix of tradition and modernity never fails […]
Ways with wood by Gareth Neal and Gary Allson
Looking back I’ve admired a lot of Gareth Neal’s work over the years. This impressive table was the first piece of his I remember. This time I wanted to share his George chest of drawers which develops the same concept of time past and present in one object. That mix of tradition and modernity never fails […]
Contemporary jewellery from Central St Martins, London
Bella Mung’s jewellery won the Winterson Best Use of Pearls Award with , amongst my particular favourites, shoes. Another winner, of the Solange Azagury-Partridge Award, was Xing Zhou with her collection based on the concept of memory and the passing of time. New pieces to preserve a broken bangle from childhood, now made larger to […]
Prototypes and Experiments VII (2) at Aram, London
Thanks go to Catherine Aitken for telling me about this which I was delighted to visit as it showed work by recent graduates and young designers. As ever, I selected a few to share with you here. The title reflects that these are all new ideas still under development, a collection of samples if you like. […]
Prototypes and Experiments VII (2) at Aram, London
Thanks go to Catherine Aitken for telling me about this which I was delighted to visit as it showed work by recent graduates and young designers. As ever, I selected a few to share with you here. The title reflects that these are all new ideas still under development, a collection of samples if you like. […]
Contemporary glass – part 3 of 3
This is the final one of my little series for now, showcasing the work of Tobias Mohl. The man keeps his shapes simple, with infinite combinations of brush stroke patterns. They’re quite mesmerising.
Contemporary glass – part 2 of 3
Following on from my previous post here are some more pieces, really capturing the particular magic of light that only glass can achieve. Hungarian Laszlo Lukacsicreates pieces that change colour depending on your viewing point as well as the light source.Click here to watch a video of another of his petal sculptures. This, by Masaaki Yonemoto, […]