Clerkenwell Design Festival, London 2011-Part 1

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 […]

I do think this man is a genius and was delighted to see that the Victoria & Albert Museum has bought one of his pieces. This one in fact. He remains true to a very particular aesthetic which resonates with me. I know I blabbed on about him last year but here are a couple […]

So, the next installment. Anne G Loland, another Scandinavian maker, showed this exquisitely delicate piece which looks like a shredded print at first glance but pay a little more attention… That’s mind boggling, isn’t it? A sturdier piece (you couldn’t get much more fragile than the above) was a digitally woven piece by Galleri Format’s Kari […]

This is always a delight to visit and very inspirational: some of the best contemporary applied arts around shown by galleries from all over the world. This is in no way comprehensive but here goes with some of the makers working in ceramics who caught my  eye. Bluecoat Gallery showed Stephen Bird’s slightly subversive take […]