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Jim Garrison: Brooklyn

Written by . published on March 6, 2012. Filed under Blog post. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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One of my biggest projects over the last couple of years has been interviewing people in different cities about their own brand of creativity, and what it means for them to work in that city. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting the best of them up here, starting with Jim Garrison, the principle at the progressive Garrison Architects, who were responsible for Red Hook Green, New York’s first sustainable, zero-energy building.
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On the cover…

Written by . published on February 5, 2012. Filed under Blog post. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
HOME cover Feb 2012

Out this week, HOME magazine’s art issue. The cover story is the first from the European trip I did at the end of last year with Emily Andrews, and features a house in France belonging to the former Auckland art dealer Anna Bibby. Also inside, the Brooklyn apartment contemporary artist Martin Basher and his partner, the TV producer Martha Jeffries, have made their home. Stay posted for more stories from the trip over the next few months….

The magazine is on newstands Monday the 6th February. BOOM.

Helen Friel

Written by . published on November 29, 2011. Filed under Blog post. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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South London-based Helen Friel had to create a new job description for what she does. The term “paper engineer” sounds surreal; against the images of heavy duty machinery and algorithms the word “engineer” conjures up, paper is a contradictorily throwaway presence. However, Friel’s craft-based design process, where she cuts and assembles paper to create inventive images for Tatler and Vanity Fair, and a range of commercial clients, is pretty straightforward.

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Idealog

Written by . published on March 21, 2011. Filed under Blog post, Web article. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
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A couple of links here from my recent stint covering the deputy editor’s job on Idealog magazine.

First, a short feature on John Gow, a very cool philanthropist doing great things with public art. And secondly, the story of Nathan Goldsworthy’s recent re-brand and his new self-assembled furniture, including The Adjutant desk, which will feature in my dream study, once I can afford it. Once I can afford a study, actually.

Regarding working in an office again, despite my fears about returning to a 9-5 routine after a year of early mornings and weekend work — and 3pm breaks for a swim or a nap, in case I’m misrepresenting the freelance lifestyle in any way — it was pretty invigorating to be part of a highly creative, and often also highly amusing, team again. Big ups to the new art director, Charlie McKay (ex-Metro), whose hilarious re-takes on cover lines caused me to accidentally snort-drink my coffee on more than one occasion. (Would Liz Lemon called that “sninking”? I’d like to think so.)

Jamie McLellan

Written by . published on August 16, 2010. Filed under Web article. Tagged , , . No comments.
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A short piece for Indesignlive on one heck of a clever designer, Jamie McLellan.

NORD Architects, Glasgow

Written by . published on June 29, 2010. Filed under Magazine article. Tagged , , , , . 3 Comments.
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For one of Europe’s major contemporary arts venues, Glasgow’s Tramway Theatre has an unprepossessing address. The cavernous building – a former tram depot – lies on the city’s Southside, postcode G41, a deprived area better known for racial tension than prize-winning architecture. More….

Chris Jackson profile

Written by . published on June 29, 2010. Filed under Web article. Tagged , , . No comments.
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This man made a home aluminium smelter out of a flowerpot and is one of the most thoughtful speakers on sustainable design I’ve interviewed. See the full profile at Indesignlive.com

Martin Basher interview

Written by . published on June 29, 2010. Filed under Magazine article. Tagged , , . No comments.
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I talked to the uber-talented New York-based, New Zealand artist Basher at the beginning of his three-month stint at McCahon House.

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There’s Always Room for Jelly

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London-based design duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr give new meaning to ‘playing with your food’. More….

Bibliothèque

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Bibliotheque’s Tim Beard claims he has relegated very few projects  to the ‘drawer of shame’. Find out how the graphic design consultancy is finding stimulating work in the midst of a recession and why Beard wants to brand the first commercial spaceflight…

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