I suppose the starting point of wanting to be a designer was really from a young
to be a designer was really from a young
to be a designer was really from a young age because I pretty much grew up in a
age because I pretty much grew up in a
age because I pretty much grew up in a workshop my father’s workshop surrounded
workshop my father’s workshop surrounded
workshop my father’s workshop surrounded by sawdust and tools and being allowed
by sawdust and tools and being allowed
by sawdust and tools and being allowed to play with swords from a very early
to play with swords from a very early
to play with swords from a very early age really kind of fosters and fostered
age really kind of fosters and fostered
age really kind of fosters and fostered a love for a run design and then I went
a love for a run design and then I went
a love for a run design and then I went on to become a trained furniture
on to become a trained furniture
on to become a trained furniture designer and and then worked for the
designer and and then worked for the
designer and and then worked for the conran group for many years developing
conran group for many years developing
conran group for many years developing products across lots of different
products across lots of different
products across lots of different categories I also think my career’s had
categories I also think my career’s had
categories I also think my career’s had quite a big impact on what I think is
quite a big impact on what I think is
quite a big impact on what I think is important in design having worked for
important in design having worked for
important in design having worked for Conrad as I mentioned there’s a love of
Conrad as I mentioned there’s a love of
Conrad as I mentioned there’s a love of food a love of of enjoying life in that
food a love of of enjoying life in that
food a love of of enjoying life in that business and it definitely has made a
business and it definitely has made a
business and it definitely has made a big impact on the way in which I
big impact on the way in which I
big impact on the way in which I approached design the cutlery that we’ve
approached design the cutlery that we’ve
approached design the cutlery that we’ve designed for Jamie is trying to tread
designed for Jamie is trying to tread
designed for Jamie is trying to tread the fine line between aesthetics and
the fine line between aesthetics and
the fine line between aesthetics and function it’s got to work hard so that
function it’s got to work hard so that
function it’s got to work hard so that it can work in the dishwasher that it’s
it can work in the dishwasher that it’s
it can work in the dishwasher that it’s the right weight in your hand most
the right weight in your hand most
the right weight in your hand most importantly that it’s comfortable to use
importantly that it’s comfortable to use
importantly that it’s comfortable to use it’s got to be durable it’s made from
it’s got to be durable it’s made from
it’s got to be durable it’s made from 1810 stainless steel and we want the
1810 stainless steel and we want the
1810 stainless steel and we want the piece to look fantastic when it’s laid
piece to look fantastic when it’s laid
piece to look fantastic when it’s laid on the table for a beautiful dinner
on the table for a beautiful dinner
on the table for a beautiful dinner party and worked really hard in the
party and worked really hard in the
party and worked really hard in the morning when it’s a children’s messy
morning when it’s a children’s messy
morning when it’s a children’s messy breakfast my proudest moment in that
breakfast my proudest moment in that
breakfast my proudest moment in that design is definitely when all the pieces
design is definitely when all the pieces
design is definitely when all the pieces that we do are put together because when
that we do are put together because when
that we do are put together because when you design things you design them to
you design things you design them to
you design things you design them to work together you don’t design things in
work together you don’t design things in
work together you don’t design things in a vacuum I mean I feel that for example
a vacuum I mean I feel that for example
a vacuum I mean I feel that for example this terracotta range and the cutlery
this terracotta range and the cutlery
this terracotta range and the cutlery working well with thee with this I
working well with thee with this I
working well with thee with this I bought in my in my opinion and one of
bought in my in my opinion and one of
bought in my in my opinion and one of the proudest moments is when at a trade
the proudest moments is when at a trade
the proudest moments is when at a trade show like a hundred percent design for
show like a hundred percent design for
show like a hundred percent design for example where we get to put all of our
example where we get to put all of our
example where we get to put all of our pieces as we want them to be all
pieces as we want them to be all
pieces as we want them to be all together it’s a pretty wonderful moment
together it’s a pretty wonderful moment
together it’s a pretty wonderful moment when you stand back stand back and you
when you stand back stand back and you
when you stand back stand back and you think wow
think wow
think wow you know that’s all are that’s all I
you know that’s all are that’s all I
you know that’s all are that’s all I stuff the the inspiration for the
stuff the the inspiration for the
stuff the the inspiration for the terracotta range came from Jamie he
terracotta range came from Jamie he
terracotta range came from Jamie he wanted to redevelop terracotta cookware
wanted to redevelop terracotta cookware
wanted to redevelop terracotta cookware that is so often used in Portugal and in
that is so often used in Portugal and in
that is so often used in Portugal and in Spain so the brief was pretty much
Spain so the brief was pretty much
Spain so the brief was pretty much designed a range of terracotta which
designed a range of terracotta which
designed a range of terracotta which functions as well as the best of the
functions as well as the best of the
functions as well as the best of the traditional stuff that’s out there but
traditional stuff that’s out there but
traditional stuff that’s out there but does it in a much more contemporary way
does it in a much more contemporary way
does it in a much more contemporary way it’s been really exciting working on
it’s been really exciting working on
it’s been really exciting working on this range of terracotta and cutlery for
this range of terracotta and cutlery for
this range of terracotta and cutlery for Jamie more than anything because a lot
Jamie more than anything because a lot
Jamie more than anything because a lot of what we do is furniture design
of what we do is furniture design
of what we do is furniture design large-scale pieces for people in
large-scale pieces for people in
large-scale pieces for people in people’s interiors and it’s been really
people’s interiors and it’s been really
people’s interiors and it’s been really lovely to start to work with something
lovely to start to work with something
lovely to start to work with something smaller cookware which we’re passionate
smaller cookware which we’re passionate
smaller cookware which we’re passionate about cutlery which has been a
about cutlery which has been a
about cutlery which has been a completely different scale again and
completely different scale again and
completely different scale again and it’s opened our eyes to to being able to
it’s opened our eyes to to being able to
it’s opened our eyes to to being able to work on a on a completely different type
work on a on a completely different type
work on a on a completely different type of product something that we hope to do
of product something that we hope to do
of product something that we hope to do a lot more of in the future
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