Bas van der Veer

Bas van der Veer's designs focus on bringing nature into modern day living. He manages to steer clear of hippie design clichés by using man made materials to great effect.

Milton the master

In the world of graphic design Milton Glaser is the master. We've all seen his work even if we don't know him by name but one of our personal favourites is a book he illustrated for George Mendoza many years ago titled 'Fish in the Sky'. 

Branding of Polaroid

I came across this blog by Designer Paul Giambarba, the man responsible for the iconic era of Polaroid branding. His personal accounts of these days make for great reading as he takes us through everything he ever designed for Polaroid.

Luigi Colani

Coming across new talent is always great but sometimes you find yourself in absolute awe with an established master, Luigi Colani is one of those people. 

Constantly putting form over function he has coined the term 'biodynamic' and dedicated his life's work to it. Pictures of his designs illustrate the organic forms but if you get the chance, see the prototypes and models up close when on display, they will blow you away.

Alex Hulme

Another new designer I came across while visiting this years RCA show was Alex Hulme. His musical tableware was one of the shows highlights. Have a look at his website for more original design ideas.

Therese Glimskär

I'm a big fan of clever product design and like to keep an eye out for new and innovative ideas. I recently stumbled across an ingenius piece of design while visting this years RCA show. Therese Glimskär has added functionality to an item which, when not in use, is often stowed away out of sight. His ironing board mirror is simple product design at its best.