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Last night I attended an awards function. Now just before you go off and wonder if I was the recipient of some illustrious shiny looking statue, the answer is no. In fact I was only a guest. Which thankfully meant that the pressure was off, but that I could engage in some well timed heckling and banter aimed at the smug winners who walked around with bragging rights until the free bar ran out. It [...]

I am always fascinated by the design shows you get on television. Especially the ones where they bring a couple of would be design stars together in a competition for a winner takes all prize at the end. The fascinating part for me is to watch both the creativity and the complete meltdown when things get tough. It’s not uncommon for one designer who has just been harshly criticised by the judges [...]

Whenever I am asked to be part of a design team, I find there is always this rush of information and excitement, followed by a proverbial “writer’s block”, and then as if clearing through a misty fog, I catch the glimpses of an idea. It’s something to hold on to, not because it was my idea, but rather because it seems to be in the right place and the right time and it just [...]