With strong ethical and social motivations and an awe-inspiring work schedule, Amisha Ghadiali is a Jewellery Designer working in London. Alongside running her own label Amisha: Elegance.Rebellion, Amisha is also the Associate Director of the Ethical Fashion Forum and Founder of political fashion campaign, Think Act Vote. We caught up with Amisha this week to find out exactly what...
Notes on Design recently spoke to London based Graphic Designer Fraser Muggeridge about his current venture – the Typography Summer School. Held over the duration of one week progammes, designers can apply to attend the course and study typography to enhance their practical skills and theory. This introductory interview is part 1, with part 2 consisting of a studio...
Halldór Gíslason, known by most as Dori, is a project leader and teacher in the Faculty of Design at KHiO, Oslo’s National Academy of the Arts, Norway. With an extensive career in Architecture and teaching, Dori is currently located in Maputo, on a special mission to support both the establishment of the first higher education academy of art and...
Born and raised on a Suffolk farm in East England, Richard Sanderson moved to Bristol to study Illustration. After graduating last year he moved to London to embark on his career in the UK capital. Since then he’s worked with, amongst others, YCN, Zizzi’s, The Ride Journal, The Newspaper Club & Form Fifty Five and exhibited in London, Bristol,...
Converging art, design and engineering, Haberdasherylondon is a next level design agency whose portfolio of work range from art and sculpture, film and media to industral and product design solutions. Run by creative trio Daniel Siden, Ben Rigby and Mac Cox, Haberdasherylondon fuel research and development for a range of clients including Selfridges, Sony, The British Film Institure, Nokia...
As Founder of London-based web design and development agency, kulör, digital guy at YCN, and founder/curator at siteInspire, Daniel Howells has been building quite a name for himself over the past few years. Notes on Design spoke to Daniel this week to find out how a Psychology degree, jobs in account managing and investment banking led him to a...
Originally from South Korea, Currie Lee is a fashion designer now based in Beijing. After retiring from law, Currie founded DimSum of all things Asian: D-SATA by CuR, an ethics-based brand that subtly incorporates luxury fashion with social and environmental concern. Her products are carefully crafted with upcycled, natural materials, such as snake, fish and frog skin (originally caught...
Rob Gonzalez, Sawdust Specializing in art direction, graphic design, image-making and typography for music, art and culture, fashion and advertising, London based graphic design duo Rob Gonzalez and Jonathan Quainton work under the title Sawdust, which they founded in June 2006. Notes on Design spoke to Rob this week to hear about the Sawdust journey. (Also check out Rob’s...
Joss Stone with David Goldman — Photo by Noah Stone Originally from Toronto but now living and working in New York, David Goldman is a photographer, specializing in advertising, music and celebrity portraiture. With an extensive portfolio of A-list clients, Goldman’s work has graced the pages of magazines, CD packages and billboards internationally. He can also be seen on...
Warwick Leicester and James Henderson After working together in London for over seven years, creative duo Warwick Leicester (Rocket-media.net) and James Henderson (The Brilliant Path Group) founded Brightbook, a free online bookkeeping service for creatives. With a unique visual approach that redefines the otherwise stale task of managing accounts, Brightbook hopes to make the process of bookkeeping easier for...
