LDF13: 100% Design Part 1 [VIDEO]

2013 was another great year for 100% Design with the Emerging Brands and International Pavilion areas being particularly strong. We asked our favorite designers to tell us a little bit about the inspiration behind, and the making of, their products. Here are the first four – look out for Part 2.

I can almost picture the scene as Lorna Syson tells us “This Land’s End cushion was designed after a walk between Land’s End and Sennan Cove in Cornwall … the color of the sea … the waves crashing into the rocks … the birds all facing in the same direction because there was such a wind blowing up.”

And I love Young & Norgate’s Animate Bedside Table made from formica and solid walnut – they create the carcus and then cut it in half to incorporate the drawer runner, which is visible from the outside.

Our trip to LDF13 was supported by Airbnb.com.

Katie Treggiden is a journalist, author, and podcaster championing a circular approach to design. She is the founder of Making Design Circular, a membership community for designer-makers embracing the circular economy, and the author of five books, including Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure. A regular contributor to publications including The Guardian and Crafts, she explores the role of craft, sustainability, and circularity in shaping the future of design.

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