SETTING UP AT THE DOCK

The Dock was show number 1 to set up for the London design festival. Ana and I worked together during our internship at Tom Dixon and decided to collaborate on this little show.

Based in The White building of the Portobello Dock complex on the first floor.

We decided to frame our work, to give the exhibition cohesion and visual impact.

Sourcing the frames was pretty fun; below are a few images from the set up.

carefully placing everything...

I did help with the set-up, I wasn't just taking photos!

et voila!

One fan of the Hound tables

The VIP night on September 23rd, really busy; I didn't even get some wine!

Ana and I looking pleased with the result!

DESIGN DAYS GENEVA 09

I was one of the winning designers selected to exhibit with RADOSTAR as part of Design Days Geneva, an annual design event.

Designers from Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, France, the Netherlands and the UK; here we are at the show with the curators and organisers.

After some TV interviews by the French speakers and a few glasses of champagne we all got together for dinner.

A few photos from the show.

Me and my Hound Tables

Just to prove I was in Geneva, here's a shot of the lake!

Then back home to prepare for the two shows for the London Design festival..blog posts to come!

My First interview!!

Scarlet Opus an online trends blog, wanted to interview me about design and my approach towards it. See what you think in this link, but no laughing at the photos!

COME ON DOWN!

5,4,3,2,1 Come on Down to The Dock!

If you're in London during the London Design Festival, please see the below invite :) or come to 100% Futures stand H105.

Or alternatively if you find yourself in Geneva from the 17-20th come and visit me there! My Hound Tables and Drew Coat stand have won a competition run by Radostar, which is ace, I'll be over there presenting my products on the 17th and 18th- I'll keep you updated on how it goes :)

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2009

September is looming and the London Design Festival is a key international event for designers all over the world. I'm no exception showing in two location this year, if you can make it great!

I'm showing at 100% Futures stand H105 with in 100% Design you can register for a ticket if your trade or a public visitor via the 100% website: www.100percentdesign.co.uk/purewhyte.

The show is within Earls Court 2. My old friends at Designersblock will be in Earls Court 1, I'm looking forward to see what they've been up to.

Just in case you don't know how to get to Earls Court.

THE DOCK

I've also decided to get double exposure for the festival and am also showing within 'The Dock' an exhibition of creative talent curated by Tom Dixon and sponsored by Derwent London at Portobello Dock from the 21st to the 27th of September.

The site looks amazing and there are some really great brands and designers being represented there.

This is the site map there are three main locations, the Tom Dixon Office, 4 floors of the Canal building and the entire White building, where I'll be showing.

The Dock main gates.

This is the Tom Dixon office, where there will be work on the terrace and withing the Tom Dixon Show room. No ducks today!

Then over the bridge to the White building.

This is part of the white building, it's massive, I'm sooo excited about showing here. I won't be alone either I'm sharing a room with my friend Ana-Maria Stewart-Pasescu

we both met during interning at TD so this space should be fun!

This is our room on the Second floor, watch this space to see what it becomes!

Praise be to Jaysus!

In Jaysus we trust...

Rather than talking about what I've been up to, I'm taking the opportunity to blog a deserved other; my flat mate.

Living in a creative household s great, from product designers, sliding roof architects, product design & photography.

My flatmate Jay always has his camera at the ready, recording events like Secret Wars, nights out and the vibrant world on our doorstep, like Brick Lane.

His new venture is Jaysus Photography check out his blog and flickr.

I tagged one of his logo stickers at Magma a cool design & magazine shop.

..here ends todays lesson.

Southern Soul

Sunday June 4th

After spending a sunny Saturday indoors working Sunday was time to escape and discover what was going on as I crawled back from the gym! There was so much to catch my eye:

First crowds of cheering parents and passers by at The Scoop by the Lord Mayors office. A street dance competition, with various young groups strutting their stuff.
A dance troop called Venom, were a highlight, one team member must have been 7 ish and he was awesome; I'm sure he'll be on Britain's Got Talent in a few more years!

There is an initiative set up between the Design Museum and Wayne Hemingway from 'Red or Dead' fame, called kioskiosk. Which gives young London creatives the opportunity to sell their wares in a prime location for free.

It's currently located right next to The Scoop, it's small so keep your eyes open.

This Saturday it was creative charlie 's turn, where kids were getting creative with glue stick and feathers.

Tower Bridge open for a boat (nothing else to say about this just thought you might find it interesting).

This is the walk along Shad Thames to get to the design museum, still reminiscent from its Dock days, where Charles Dickens once placed Oliver Twist. Walking along I usually end up saying something along the lines of "..one day when I'm rich I'll live here...!"

The Design museum has two main shows on at the moment one called Super Contemporary; well worth a look.

In association with Beefeater Gin, the exhibition catalogues London design from 1960 to the present day.

Lots of interesting items including this interactive camera room called; Freedom TV by Neville Brody.

Spot the Purewhyte logo!

Listening Station by Barber Osgerby

The second exhibition is "Mariscal Drawing Life" - work by Javier Mariscal most famous for designing Cobi the official Olympic mascot of the 1992 Olympics.

A fun world to wander through.

Amazingly I managed to refrain from buying something from the Design Museum shop...all the more to spend on a Sunday Roast!