LDF13: 100% Design Part 2 [VIDEO]

This is Part 2 of the inspirations and making stories behind some of our favorite designs at 100% Design in which four more designers tell us about their work…

It was fascinating to discover that Steuart Padwick’s Penguin Pick-Up Table was designed in just an hour in response to an immediate need. And that the St Jude’s Lion Heart fabric by Ed Kluz was a patriotic response to 2013: “It was the year of Britain in many ways. I really wanted to create a fabric that captured the spirit of the year … there is a representation of the lion … the colorway has the feel of the Union Jack…”

Our trip to the London Design Festival 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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