Exhibitions

This group show brought together four recent graduates: Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, Alida Sayer, James Irwin and Brendan Olley. I first met Zachary at his degree show last year and he’s since featured in several exhibitions including the Craft Council’s Design Lab touring  show. His main new piece here is another table, a repro piece, given the […]

As I’ve said before , I am not normally of an acquisitive nature but some things just get to me. One person whose work I lust after is Alice Cicolini. Her exhibition of new work along with fellow jeweller Fernando Jorge was at Somerset House and visiting was an experience in itself.   The mix […]

More designers and lighting products this time. I’m becoming increasingly interested in lighting – some of the most exciting work is being produced in this area and it’s one where energy-saving technology has really impacted on design: A simple idea by Liquidesign which can be adapted to all kinds of situations. www.liquidesign.co.uk Also seen Vitamin […]

I have to share this wonderful poetic  piece by London Fieldworks. It is of course purely theoretical – the poor little birds would fall out of most of these houses. Important note – birds will only nest in boxes made from our native wood. I was told this by a UK birdhouse designer and builder. […]

Yes, it’s the second one and even better than last year. The House of Detention, a former prison with dank underground cells had a selection of new design companies showing their wares. One find was Graphic Relief, www.graphicrelief.co.uk . Eric Barrett and Mark Dale create moulded concrete wall tiles and panels up to 2 x […]

Those lovely men at Out of Town have just launched a collection of classic and vintage American workwear. I’m sure a lot of it will have already been snapped up since the opening last week as there are great products and ideas, particularly for menswear design. Here are some photos from the opening night: Loved […]