Sketch Series
Sketch Series: Patternistas
When I bumped into friends of Design Insider, the Patternistas, I couldn’t help asking them about their recently completed workplace project. The Cardiff based creative duo had collaborated with the strategic team of a global corporate accountancy business to create four bespoke patterned fabrics for two of their London buildings. The Patternistas’ maximalist patterns were made… Read More >
Sketch Series: Isla Chair, Lyndon by Boss Design
As part of our Sketch Series we visited the Lyndon by Boss Design factory in Cheltenham to find out a bit more about their Isla chair collection designed by in-house designer Tom Potts. We interviewed Tom about the design while he sketched away, showing us the fluid nature of this design. Boasting quality, refinement, care and… Read More >
Sketch Series: Craig Jones X Thinking Works
As part of our coverage of the Furniture Makers ‘Design Guild Mark’ we interviewed the designers behind the award winning designs. To learn a bit more about the inspiration behind the design and how the idea blossomed from a sketch to an actual piece of furniture. In this episode we focus on leading designer Craig… Read More >
Sketch Series: Philippe Maloulin X SCP
As part of our coverage of the The Furniture Makers’ Company ‘Design Guild Mark’ awards, we had the opportunity to sit down with some of the designers that picked up an award to ask them to do one thing all designers hate and sketch their designs on camera while telling us about their inspiration. We had a… Read More >
Sketch Series: HF Contract
For this episode of Sketch Series we sat down with the Design Team at HF Contract to talk about a project they had been working on for last few years which brings in a bit of fun and comedy to design. To view more of our Sketch Series short films and much more follow our… Read More >
Sketch Series: Aphelion by Byron & Gómez
As part of our coverage of the Furniture Makers ‘Design Guild Mark’ we interviewed the designers behind the winning designs to learn a bit more about the inspiration behind the product and how it feels to be awarded this prestigious award. Our first episode is with young duo Byron & Gómez who put forward their… Read More >
Sketch Series: Tim Wallace X Herman Miller
We met up with Tim Wallace of TimWallaceDesign who has recently collaborated with workplace furniture giant Herman Miller, as they take a new approach to the task and sit/stand desk with their collections Memo and Atlas. We interviewed Tim about his approach and asked him to sketch through his initial ideas. Check out the full… Read More >
Sketch Series: Elegant Clutter X etc Venues
In this latest episode of our Sketch Series we visit Elegant Clutter’s design studio in Warwickshire to find out a bit more about the process behind a lenticular artwork that encapsulates the idea of work and play. Elegant Clutter utilise their in-house talent to create a bespoke drawing of the London cityscape with a whimsical… Read More >
Sketch Series: Rio Table by Morgan Furniture
At this years Design Guild Mark, Design Insider caught up with a few of the award winning designers to find out a little more about the the inspiration behind products that had been honour with Guild Mark this year. Katerina Zachariades of Morgan heads up our final Sketch Series video from the Guild Mark Awards… Read More >
Sketch Series: Keyn Chair Group by forpeople
At this years Design Guild Mark, Design Insider caught up with a few of the award winning designers to find out a little more about the the inspiration behind products that had been honour with Guild Mark this year. Our Sketch series continues with our short interview with Richard Stevens, founder and Creative Director at… Read More >
Sketch Series: Holworth by Nathalie de Leval
Our Sketch series continues with Nathalie de Leval who for the third time has collaborated with Benchmark to create the Holworth chair, with its bow back and refined tapered shape the Holworth is a modern take on a familiar archetype.
Sketch Series: Modulo by Dylan Freeth
Continuing our Sketch series, we caught up with Dylan Freeth to talk about Modulo which he designed for British manufacturers Ercol. This piece is new and innovating for Ercol, moving slightly away from their traditional style and handing over more choice to the user with its modular set up.