ashortwalk is a circular design practice making products from materials no-one wants, and helping others make unwanted materials viable, useful and desirable. At this critical point in Earth’s history, Dan Dicker, ashortwalk’s MD decided it was time to start communicating loudly and clearly. It was time for a manifesto.
Read MoreWhen cookies entered computing parlance they sounded pretty harmless, which was suspicious. Unlike the Cookie Monster, we liked biscuits and were not OK with cookies.
Read MoreCOLOUR VIA: is an exploration of next generation material colouring processes. Featuring eight pioneering designers and companies who are responding thoughtfully to the complex questions posed by waste and toxicity, this exhibition looks forward to vibrant and sustainable material futures.
Read MoreAlex Accleton has designed a sculptural staircase of quiet impact that connects St Ives’ rural and modernist traditions.
Read MoreSometimes it's difficult to find the story that sets a product apart. Not with rCUP. rCup is the first reusable coffee cup that isn’t part of the problem. The challenge was how to tell such a big and important story in very few words.
In an age of augmented reality, will brand storytelling be a matter of truth or fiction? Stories of Design asked The Future Laboratory’s Ruth Marshall-Johnson about authenticity, fantasy and what audiences will seek from brands in the future.
Read More‘That’ is an enemy of the Good Writer. A sneaky fellow, ‘that’ sneaks into our sentences as an oh so flexible friend: an article, pronoun, conjunction, adverb and adjective, most of the time ‘that’ is a shapeshifting waste of space.
Read MoreAs we spoke I was struck by two recurring themes that I labelled horticulture and humanism. Linking these two themes was the idea that was to become the central message, or "golden thread" of Lifetime's story: that humans, like plants, will thrive if they are given the right conditions.
Read MoreWhen Habitat invited Becca Allen to design a product for their "30 under 30" collection the brief, to create product inspired by sustainability, suited her down to the ground.
Read MoreIn 2015 Block decided to take a new approach to brand activation. Having created a strong visual language, Block wanted to develop a tone of voice that would communicate their brand precisely.
Read MoreBy reimagining the three core black+blum collections as stories, I was able to define the distinct characteristics both of the product range and its target audience.
Read MoreI have practiced Pilates for the last twenty years, so when the incredibly strong, serene and stylish Juliet established her own Pilates practice I was thrilled to be invited to write her about page.
Read MoreFrom anticipation to celebration via gravy and rage, I give you 54 minutes of seasonal songs and stories that I love.
Merry Christmas!
Read MoreWith a focus on elemental materials, this brand new Copper Collection is raw, refined and entirely unique.
Read MoreCabinetmaker, carpenter or finish joiner, Alex Accleton is less concerned with what he is called than with what he does.
Read MorePeople who design things have an incredible power to be an incredible force for good.
Read MoreJoyful palettes catch the eye, yet there is an unsettling undercurrent to this work
Read MoreSuperseed springs into shape, allowing slivers of light to escape from apertures at its side and centre.
Read MoreWell, now it is financially viable to recycle this product.
Read MoreFear and Love at London's Design Museum
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