Brilliant People
Sketch Series: Peter Gomez
At Sleep + Eat in November we had the exclusive opportunity to see a preview of Zoffany’s latest collection, Zoffany Icons. We spoke with Peter Gomez, Head of Design for the Zoffany studio, about the design and development process behind the collection. Zoffany Icons was launched alongside all Style Library Brand SS19 collections at Heimtextil last week. In this… Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Daniel Webb
Back in June we launched our documentary Materials: Living with plastic, in which we spoke to Daniel Webb, founder of Everyday Plastic. At that stage, the research-led initiative was 18-months in, with Daniel having collected every piece of plastic he used throughout 2017; a decision he made following a litter strewn jog on the beach… Read More >
A conversation with Bill Amberg
This month we focus leather and there are few here in the UK who know more about the material than Bill Amberg. Having set-up Bill Amberg Studio some thirty years ago the brand is now recognised as an industry leader in bespoke leather products, furniture and interiors. Perhaps that shouldn’t come as too much of… Read More >
Jim Biddulph in conversation with Anne Kyyro Quinn
As wool is celebrated in all of its guises during the 9th Campaign for Wool events this month, it seems fitting to interview a designer who has been working with and championing the material for the past two decades. Having studied Textile Design at both BA and MA levels at the London Metropolitan University and… Read More >
A conversation between Jim Biddulph & Giles Miller Studio
A self proclaimed “composer of materials,” designer Giles Miller has experimented and worked with an enormous range; from ceramic to metal, cardboard to cork, wood to silicon and fabric to Jesmonite. But without doubt, the most consistent constituent of his practice, and at the same time most unique and intangible, is light. His fascination of… Read More >
Have Your Say .. Who are the Revolutionary Designers of the Past 70 Years?
This month’s Have Your Say article takes a slightly different format. We invited 7 designers to nominate designers who they feel where revolutionary in their field, each in a different decade. We invite you to Have Your Say … and tell us who you feel was a revolutionary designer between 1950 and 2018? 1950’s – Charles… Read More >
MATERIAL OF CHOICE? CARDBOARD!
As we come to the end of our focus on paper this month we apply a little artistic license and introduce you to the work of Liam Hopkins who’s material of choice is cardboard! Liam’s brand Lazerian is a contemporary creative studio that manipulates established design concepts, digital technology and functional materials to create radical… Read More >