All articles by Emily Martin
Emily Martin
One to Watch: Mizzi Studio
is Mizzi Studio, founded in 2011 by Jonathan Mizzi to work on product design, architecture, commercial design and residential in the UK and Malta
Profile – John Makepeace
Furniture maker John Makepeace combined design, craft and business acumen in student courses offered at Parnham College, which he founded 40 years ago, in addition to running his own successful studio, bringing him an abundance of awards and plaudits
Reporter – London Design Festival
It’s time for the London Design Festival! This year’s event, its 15th, sees eight official Design Districts with commissions and installations, in addition to the V&A acting as a festival hub
One to Watch
is Studio Verena Hennig, the design studio set by Verena Hennig while she was still a student, and later branching into product design, all based in Nuremberg.
Profile – Christian Lacroix
A fashion designer, in FX? No, this is Christian Lacroix, the contract designer for the past 17 years. Since he turned his back on fashion he has turned his talents to theatre design, exhibitions and a new carpet collection for Danish company ege, just launched…
Design Guild Mark
We take a look at the furniture product winners of the Design Guild Mark Awards 2017.
Reporter – Open House London 2017
RIBA Award winners across London open their doors in this year’s 25th outing of Open House, featuring old favourites (BT Tower, 30 St Mary Axe, The Shard), new additions including amoveable kitchen and interiors made of clay, plus walks, talks and cycle rides
One to Watch
is Studio Maiju Uski, founded in 2015 by Helsinki-based designer Maiju Uski, creating furniture, products and spatial design
Profile – Corrine Beaumont
A trained graphic designer, Corrine Beaumont was spurred into action by the deaths of three close people from breast cancer into designing easily understood graphics to spread knowledge about the disease to a wide-as-possible audience
Reporter – Le Voyage à Nantes
We take a trip to Nantes in France to preview the summer’s cultural festival Le Voyage à Nantes, with contemporary art installations and exhibitions throughout the city