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New Designers Select 2024

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AUTHOR INTERIORS WAS DELIGHTED TO BE AN ASSOCIATE OF THE NEW DESIGNERS SHOW FOR THE SECOND YEAR THIS JUNE AND JULY AT THE BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE IN LONDON.

New Designers is an annual exhibition that brings together the best graduate design talent from across the UK.

It provides 2 weeks of incredible design discovery for professionals in the design industry as well as general consumers interested in seeing the latest trends in design. New Designers showcased the work of over 3,000 talented graduates across a range of disciplines, including textiles, graphics, product design, and more.

Championing the future of design since 1985 New designers took up residence in the Business Design Centre Islington London and spans 2 weeks. Week One showcased Fashion + Costume, Contemporary Design Crafts, Textiles, Ceramics, Glass, and Jewellery & Precious Metalwork. Week Two exhibited Furniture, Product Design, Industrial + Spatial design, Graphic Design, Illustration + Animation and Motion + Digital Arts. It was a must see for those with a keen interest in keeping abreast of trends and emerging talent.

AUTHOR has long been a champion of British artisanal craft and a staunch supporter of emerging talent; so it was with delight that this year we were an Associate of the ND Show, and proud to be sponsoring a prize within ND Selects, the AUTHOR’s Choice – ND Selects Award.ND Selects is a handpicked selection of the most pioneering design entrepreneurs. Curated by Louisa Pacifico, ND Selects provides a platform for craft artisans and designers to show and sell their work.

The Award, taking place over both weeks, was judged by Jane Adams, AUTHOR’s Creative Director. The prize allowed the successful two designers to be featured within AUTHOR’s online Meet the Makers and their successful pieces will be showcased within a ‘not for profit’ product page, exposing the winner to appreciators of beautiful British made pieces as well as potential sales.

The quality of work at this year’s event has been just amazing. It was a hard choice to make from the wonderful selection curated by Louisa Pacifico of @futureicons_

Our winner from week one was the wonderful Fiona McTaggart

@fmctaggart who’s work just sang to us. It’s simply stunning. Fiona’s meticulously crafted collages, using hand painted paper are the foundation of her work, and her immersive surface patterns are harmonious yet riotous. Fiona’s striking designs are joyful yet strong; her intuitive use of colour and pattern balance make potentially hectic collage work appear effortless

Happy, happy work, joyous to live with. AUTHOR loves her “The Good Life” collection which will translate to become a ‘future classic’ wallpaper.

Our winner from week two was

Philip Gay of @timber_robot_studio

Jane was drawn to Phil’s work as it sits firmly within the Functional Art category, which AUTHOR adores. His highly skilled execution of playful design is a reflection of Phil’s previous life as a prop maker and he has an innate love of craft and precision. Jane says, ‘Each piece is intelligent and a joy to behold.’
Thanks again to @newdesigners and Louisa Pacifico of @futureicons_ for inviting Jane to be a judge once again in the #NDSelects category.
It had been nothing but a privilege to be supporting the newest generation of new designers. Good luck to them all!!

Watch this space for the launch of their products which will be launching soon.

We would like to give a massive thank you to Sam Frost Photography for supplying us with our photographs from this years New Designers Select event.

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