Atypyk’s quirky, off-key sense of humour always amuses so I caught up with them at Maison & Objet to see what they’ve come up with this season. Their Aladdin Sane flash mirrors, created exclusively for the David Bowie Is… exhibition at the V&A earlier this year did very well and, although I already featured their Battersea Power Station ashtray, […]
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Blue and white ceramics
You can’t really go wrong with this timeless yet endlessly fresh colour combination. Any kind of food looks good on blue and white. I was looking at a few examples today as I recently inherited some Wedgewood willow pattern tableware. Given the brief of this blog I’ve only selected 2 contemporary examples from the very long list […]
Innovation Design Engineering at the RCA
Reading about Daniel McLaughlin’s wool yarn suitcase in Designboom reminded me that I hadn’t shared my pick of the Innovation Design Engineering graduates. This course throws up some of the most interesting ideas with an emphasis on new uses for waste material and ways to better the lives of the global majority. Here’s a small […]
Stationery by Hay and Quill London
Those who know me are aware of my terrible weakness for a good notebook. I have stacks of different ones (all used) as gifts often come my way. I did try to kid myself that I was looking for the perfect one: good plain paper (I hate lines) which can take ink from a fountain pen […]
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 […]