The World Motivation
In the U.K. we are shed mad and the level of inventive design and eccentricity is an entirely new world. I love it because the humble shed is like an escape.
“In the U.K. we are shed mad and the level of inventive design and eccentricity is an entirely new world. I love it because the humble shed is like an escape.”
— George Clarke · Design
In the U.K. we are shed mad and the level of inventive design and eccentricity is an entirely new world. I love it because the humble shed is like an escape.
I realised that I loved the outdoors, and that I yearned for peaceful, quiet places.
One of the best things I've ever put in is an air source heat pump. So, I've got rid of my gas boiler - I'm not gas-dependent at all.
Often parents have equity or available funds in the bank, while sons and daughters have the energy and enthusiasm to build their own property. So parents may be able to fund a multi-generational home, while the younger generation make it a physical reality.
I love to design. I am a commercial fashion designer. I always design jackets with two sleeves. I don't design jackets with three sleeves, or the layers and layers come off like little dolls from Russia. Fashion for me is a creative endeavor, but it is not art for me.
I felt my design point of view was more welcomed in New York, that I could show my collections in the way I wanted to show them.
What made Louis Vuitton famous was the quality. We don't do marketing; we just create products which are exceptional in their design and craftsmanship.
When you are in an unpleasant environment that makes you feel uncomfortable, one of the key ways to improve that situation is through design. That's why I think it is so important to help develop and showcase young designers, as they are our future.
It may seem like a wacky idea to have a vertically rotating house, but the whole point of a prototype design is to challenge our preconceptions and strive for greater innovation.