Seven Questions with Jamie Johnstone
Moved by the negative impact of polystyrene body boards on British beaches, surfer Jamie Johnstone of Dick Pearce Bellyboards decided to invest in a sustainable alternative.
Moved by the negative impact of polystyrene body boards on British beaches, surfer Jamie Johnstone of Dick Pearce Bellyboards decided to invest in a sustainable alternative.
John Pawson’s architecture might be minimal but it is never cold. And when he recently decided he needed some blankets to take the chill off his family home in the Oxfordshire countryside, he thought about them not just in terms of warmth and material but with place and purpose in mind.
With an exhibition celebrating their 20th anniversary and unique, often anarchic designs in the offing, Tatty Devine’s founders Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine tell Hole & Corner how it all began.
Sustainability, research and technology were pushed to their limits at this year’s COS installation at Milan Design Week...
The interiors architect and designer, Duchaufour-Lawrance, on how materials inform his process, the purity of natural shapes and his plans for a studio space facing the ocean…
The experts in hand-embroidered wall coverings and Chinoserie reveal their inspirations, the secrets of the trade – and the importance of smiling…
Designer and self-described 'alchemist', Roxane Lahidji, talks to Hole & Corner about her intense connection to place and nature, how she designs for herself as much as for others, and how she sees the future of sustainable design practices...
Ana Cristina Quiñones, a Puerto Rican designer whose practice is largely based on her research into sustainable materials, talks about her Material Madura series, how to look for material inspiration in a local context and about her hands-on making process...
Dutch ceramicist and researcher Kirstie Van Noort talks about her process, her materials research on how her practice can influence making...
The nature photographer and H&C contributor on his instagram project, the_kitchensink_diaries…
Second in our series of Beirut-based creatives over Beirut Design Week are Stephanie Sayar and Charbel Gharibeh, who form Sayar and Garibeh studio. Their work focuses mainly on interiors and furniture design, creating simple pieces with a traditional Lebanese design influences...
With Beirut Design Week taking over the Lebanese capital this week, we wanted to take the opportunity to introduce some Beirut-based creatives. Designer Khaled El Mays was born in Lebanon, where he has now returned to form his design practice after studying in New York. He designs mainly furniture with an emphasis on process, materials and the tactile aspect of the pieces we live with...