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Profile: Luca Nichetto
He grew up in a country that celebrates good design and still has the industrial base to commission it. Max Fraser talks to the Italian designer who goes against national stereotypes with his feel for collaboration and awareness of sustainability
Profile: St George's Crypt
It’s difficult for a small charity to stand out among the bland corporate identities that dominate the sector, but St George’s Crypt has made a real impact with its latest annual report. Adrian Shaughnessy applauds its direct and honest approach
Profile - Outside Studios
Outside Studios is rapidly carving out a niche for itself, specialising in the field of interpretation design. Anna Richardson talks to the duo that met creating London Zoo’s Gorilla Kingdom about their winning formula
Profile - Eva Zeisel
Design is populated with earnest young things, but more senior players can take heart from Eva Zeisel, who is still pitching for work at 103. Hannah Booth tracks down the ceramics artist with a life story few can match
Profile - David Gaskarth
Intriguingly, graphic designer and illustrator David Gaskarth does not really practise what he preaches. His mantra is visual clarity, his idols such practitioners of Swiss Modernist typography as Josef Müller-Brockmann. Müller-Brockmann’s socialist ideals also greatly appeal to Gaskarth, who did a BA in illustration at Bristol University, followed by an MA on ‘graphic propaganda’ at Birmingham University. In 2005, he co-founded the collective Cyrk - the name Gaskarth, who grew up in ...
Profile - Tal Rosner
Equally at home with high or low culture, Tal Rosner works across film, fine art and graphics to deliver pieces for concert halls and youth TV. Dominic Lutyens tracks down the London-based Israeli with a love of the abstract
Profile - Fibra Design Sustentável
Brazilian group Fibra Design Sustentável is drawing on its country’s biodiversity to develop sustainable materials and create products that benefit deprived regions. Gina Lovett visits these pioneers in Rio de Janeiro
Profile - Afroditi Krassa
After a brief from a major sushi chain, Afroditi Krassa finds herself as much in demand for interiors as for her first love, product design. John Stones talks to the Anglo-Greek with novel ideas about café concepts
Profile - Hvass & Hannibal
The reputation of the Danish design duo Hvass & Hannibal is built on an eclectic portfolio of illustration and 3D work.Anna Richardson talks to the founders about their relationship ahead of a new London show
Profile - Laurenz Schaffer
Laurenz Schaffer took over the presidency of global design group BMW Designworks USA this month. Guy Bird met him in LA to discuss his ambitious vision for the business and why the practice is nothing like Porsche Design
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