Now is the time of year when colleges throw all these fresh new designers out into an already crowded marketplace. I love seeing the range of work produced from all over the UK. This week is textiles, ceramics, glass, silversmithing and jewellery design. It can be very daunting as a visitor – things have a tendancy to merge […]
New Designers Part 1
Royal College of Art – Part 2 Textile Design
Latest information from the RCA Graduate Design Shows
Darling, I forgot the tablecloth…
Picnic spot inspiration from France
London Jewellery Week – Treasure
Contemporary Ethical Jewellery Designers
Your own fresh air at work
The idea for this is rather wonderful: a personal fresh air desk system that feeds plants hydroponically (in a nutrient mix rather than soil). It was developed by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Julio Radesca de Carvalho as his final year project. Can you imagine having herbs or even vegetables at your desk? A little whiff […]
Multi-tasking is bad for business
In the last few years we’ve all prided ourselves on simultaneously juggling multiple tasks, particularly women (we feel as if we’ve been doing it all our lives). research has now confirmed that it is bad for us and we end up doing many things badly rather than a few things very well. In “My Experimental Life” writer […]