Profile
Profile: Interabang
This recently established consultancy braved the economic climate to pursue its dream of pushing the creative boundaries and working with passionate clients. Laura Snoad talks to its two co-founders about going that extra mile
Profile: This Is Studio
When Richard Barnett, Dougal Burgess and Barney Beech graduated from Camberwell College of Arts five years ago, they were confident enough in their skills to start up a studio. Garrick Webster discovers the This Is recipe for success
Profile: les graphiquants
Parisian graphic design consultancy Les Graphiquants’ name is a play on words, conveying in French something between a group of dealers and of makers. ’It has also the suggestion of doing things in the shadows,’ says one of the team before another chips in with ’We sell drugs’.
Profile: McBess
French illustrator Matthieu Bessudo, aka McBess, creates sprawling, intricate, masculine visions that draw on his day-to-day experiences. Laura Snoad talks to him about his work, and collaborating with Soho-based studio The Mill
Profile: Designers Front
The multidisciplinary design group already has an impressive portfolio of projects under its belt and it is working on more, yet to be unveiled, for some big names. Tom Banks explores the group’s history and what its future might hold
Profile: Kristian Milsted
Nostalgic for the early rave scene, or curious about the traumas and tribulations of terrorist suspects and life in a crack den? Nick Smurthwaite meets up with a film production designer who finds his inspiration in the grungier side of London life
Profile: Quayola
This Italian conceptual artist and film-maker creates installations that respond to and rework famous pieces of art and architecture on the Continent. Garrick Webster talks to him about the art of sampling and deconstruction
Profile: Container Plus
Despite the unusual name, the all-women multidisciplinary art and design collective’s varied output goes from strength to strength. Garrick Webster talks to its partners about its approach and handmade ethos, as well as what’s in store
Profile: Young Kim
Microsoft hardware group’s industrial design manager tells John Stones about the technology giant’s move to a more design-focused approach and how its highly collaborative culture encourages cross-pollination of ideas
Profile: Satwinder Sehmi
Born in Kenya, with a Sikh heritage, the successful calligrapher is influenced by everything from Japanese swordplay to Vincent van Gogh. Garrick Webster speaks to the man who calls himself ’the fastest nib in the West from the East’
