All articles by Asha
Asha
Martin Creed at Sketch
It’s extraordinary, but is it art? When the owners of the London restaurant asked the playful Turner Prize winner to design them a dining room, the result was a space so chaotic it has a coherence all its own
Samuel Wilkinson
The creator of the award-winning Plumen 001 energy-saving CFL lamp believes in functional, sustainable design that also ‘gives a little joy’ – an idea whose time has come, as he explains to Jamie Mitchell
The Qatar effect
Already making a landmark statement on London’s skyline, the Shard is getting mixed reviews from critics and raises questions over who, actually, will occupy it, when there are empty offices all over London. But, argues Stephen Hitchins, it is backed by the Qataris, who have an admirable pedigree with statement buildings
IBM Software Executive Briefing Centre, Rome
Curving lines, shining surfaces and a sleek Italian sensibility combine to dazzle at IBM’s newly renovated client training facility, but homely touches ensure that spectacle is tempered with comfort
Thomas Heatherwick on Terence Conran
In my formative years Terence Conran was the only person who seemed to combine business with design.