Laser Bread

I'm loving the originality of Laser Breads works. His Flickr photostream can be found here.

Garage Mini House

 

This fantastic garage conversion on shoeboxdwelling really caught my eye.

Philippe Starck TED talk

 

I've always had a bit of a divided opinion about Philippe Starck. Some of his work I really like but sometimes it's just not for me. After watching this talk I can't quite make my mind up if he's a genius of just a bit of a nutter. Well worth watching.

Hidden Heroes

I'd love to go and see this. There is something beautiful about design that is so common place you almost don't realise it's there.

Berg's Little Printer

I'm not sure what to make of Berg's little printer. Part of me loves it and part of me thinks it's the type of object that could very quickly become obsolete. I do love the design though. Minimal with a touch of fun, just the way I like things.

Mr Cameron, it's time to get the designers in

'Mr Cameron, it's time to get the designers in' Another great article by Justin McGuirk over on the Guardian website.

In The Make

There are some great studio visits on inthemake It's well worth a look.

Bite, Pook and Match Munchers on Nspired

Nspired has just gone live and three of my designs are currently up for voting. With enough votes they have a chance to make it into production as part of the Nspired range. You can vote for them here and If you do it'll make my day. Thanks!

London Design Festival

I Had a great time at the London Design Festival last weekend. Taking a good look around and getting very inspired. Suzie Hogan's film on Vimeo sums up the design festival brilliantly.

Clients From Hell

If you have a spare few minutes I thoroughly recommend reading some of the posts on Clients From Hell.

The Art of Craft: The rise of the Designer-Maker

Yet another great article on the Guardian website. Link

Stanislaw Ploski's Bonobo Bike

Something about this bike really made me stop and look. It seems like there are a lot of wooden bikes beeing designed at the moment but this one really does look great. I just hope it would be able to put up with the stresses and strains of everyday use.

via designboom

Design & Thinking Film

 

It looks like Design & Thinking has reached it's funding goal on Kickstarter. I look forward to watching this in full when it's finished. Great stuff. 

via core77

Jaime Hayón on Dezeen Screen

It's always nice to hear a designer talking about his own work.

via dezeenscreen

Claus Mølgaard

It is often the technical aspects of making a design work that are the hardest things to get right. This is where Claus Mølgaard comes in. Take a look at some of the work he has done with top designers to help them make their ideas a reality. Link

RIP Habitat

It was a bit of a shock when I heard this week that British design retailer Habitiat is to close down. More information can be read hear

Why has everything gone grey?

Another great article on The Guardian design site. Link

Hendzel + Hunt 24hr Design Challenge

 

This is a great little film about 18 Designers and Makers, 5 Teams, 24 Hours and 1 Epic Design Challenge. Great stuff!

Close, but no cigar

I was thrilled when I found out that my 'Knot Handle' had been shortlisted from over 6,000 entrants in Designbooms 'Hands on door handles' competition. My design received some mixed comments but was always intended to be a bit tongue-in-cheek! The winning designs were all very worthy and I particularly liked the cool minimalism of Alexander Hoffart's 'Grow' design.

Designs for life won't make you a living

  
There are some sad but true facts in Justin McGuirk's recent article on the guardian website. This is really worth a read. Link