HELL YEAH!!!

doc martins shop london

nice chairs.

Studiomama.

Big fan of Nina Tolstrup, got introduced to her work at college she works and lectures there and found an interesting article about her and her design process and thoughts which gave a incite into a great company. above picture was her contribution to TEN: Wood at 100% design.

article link below;

http://www.studiomama.com/images_all/news/dwell.pdf

My Bike..

Got it about a month or so ago after I got sick of gear changes on my Claud Butler road bike.. its a Charge Plug 2008- and is brilliant. I'm running it fixed and changed the handlebars to a riser and the saddle and grips. Charge, in my opinion make the best best bikes around at the moment. So So strong and pretty light considering its steel- i think its the lightest bike I have. Also it is a really beautiful frame they have got a great balance between performance and aesthetic. Anyone going to buy a bike I would get a Charge if your going single speed check out there website www.chargebikes.com. Bikes are the way forward, cheap to buy and run, fun to ride, good excercise, and ecological. WIN/ WIN.

Only problem is its becoming like a project and i find myself obsessed with checking for new bits and bobs.

I'm like a proud father!

Paul Cocksedge- human?

I saw the Below installation at Milan 2008 for Swarovski Crystals and blew me away- and also saw a show on channel 4 about the above image again for swarovski- and I have been looking at his website and articles on the net- and have come to the conclusion that the guy is maybe not human- it is insane how remarkable his installations/ products are- a seriously clever and imaginative guy, but perhaps not human!

First Post. 100% Design.

Went to 100% design show on Saturday- was pretty fun a lot of cool furniture and new technologies on show.
There was an amazing array of fixed gear bikes- something I am hugely loving at the moment- it was for a new pigmentation process a company was using and all the bikes were amazing. My bike is getting there but nothing like these!! Was great but depressed me a bit.

Highlights were seeing Sam Johnson's Net chair- Sam was first year tutor at uni and his chair was really beautiful and surprisingly comfortable. Deceptively comfy and it won a few awards as well. Was made for mark designs a new company in Cornwall who all seemed really nice and kindly let me take the above picture. I also enjoyed the Ten Exhibit "wood"- went back to it around 3-4 times. Great sense of humour and fun they've got.

The David Mellor metal work stand was also great but they were a bit more strict on photos- got some cool handouts from them though- and has made me want to design a dining set. really beautifully made cutlery- really old school manufacture mixed with sleek contemporary design.



Congratulations Sam!