2014 Pick Me Up Festival, London

From skate decks to "print chemistry" and cats, highlights from the UK's annual survey of graphic arts

UK graphic arts and illustration festival Pick Me Up has returned to London’s Somerset House this month for its fifth year to showcase some of the most inspiring and exciting graphic art today. The ground floor of the picturesque historic building features more established works shown by collectives and galleries, while the lower floor offers new and exclusive work from emerging graphic artists, dubbed Pick …

Interview: Afroditi Krassa

The interior designer on the true meaning of sustainability, gender politics and how she works like a chef

Based in London, with firm roots in Greece, Afroditi Krassa has established herself as a prominent designer of her generation—particularly in interior design. Her clients range from the highly lauded furniture design house Ligne Roset to Italian interiors leader Bonaldo, from Cassina IXC to mainstream clients like Topshop. Her studio is behind some of the most awarded restaurant designs of the past few years including …

Method Studio: Stasis

A bike storage furniture piece fit for a gallery born out of an unlikely collaboration

On the outskirts of Edinburgh, overlooking the famous Forth Bridge, designer and woodworker Callum Robinson’s most pressing issue at the moment is keeping his Border Collie puppy from chewing up the furniture. Robinson is the co-founder and Creative Director at Method Studio, founded in 2009 and based in the idyllic Royal Burgh of Linlithgow with the sole mission to make things that are beautiful and …