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Fergus Telfer
Mar 22, 20203 min read
Great design is Dominic Wilcox.
Dominic Wilcox is London based designer who, since studying at The Royal College of Art, has been commissioned by big brands such as...
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Fergus Telfer
Mar 14, 20203 min read
Great design is sharing.
Many previous blog posts have talked about sustainability within design. Often those discussions involve global statistics and...
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Fergus Telfer
Mar 7, 20204 min read
Great design is comfort.
Buying new headphones – At the beginning of this year I made the decision that it was time to invest in new headphones. Not just new...
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Fergus Telfer
Mar 3, 20202 min read
Great design is simple.
This blog has seen me examine a range of products, themes and people in an attempt to develop my own thoughts about what great design is....
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Fergus Telfer
Feb 22, 20204 min read
Great design is a page turner.
I was gifted the book “Masterpieces of British Design” by Charlotte and Peter Fiell several years ago. It sits on my shelf, taking up...
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Fergus Telfer
Feb 15, 20204 min read
Great design is Sir Kenneth Grange.
As part of this semester’s coursework I have been researching the famous British designer; Kenneth Grange. Having read up on his life and...
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Fergus Telfer
Jan 26, 20205 min read
Great design is personal.
Like any outdoor enthusiast, I love talking, buying and reading about all the latest gear. I have been skiing since I was small and...
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Fergus Telfer
Dec 30, 20196 min read
Great design is fusion.
Japanese knives are well known across the world for being the best. Their superior quality in design, materials and manufacturing has...
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Fergus Telfer
Nov 16, 20193 min read
Great design is enduring.
The London Underground is an international icon of British engineering. Since its construction in 1863 newer public transport systems...
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Fergus Telfer
Nov 9, 20194 min read
Great design alive. Part 2.
After my last blog post which examined the ‘CityTree’ sculpture in Glasgow’s city centre; I was fairly pessimistic about humanity’s...
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Fergus Telfer
Nov 2, 20193 min read
Great design is alive.
If you’ve walked through Glasgow’s city centre in the past couple of years you may have noticed this peculiar looking bench. Two were...
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Fergus Telfer
Oct 28, 20193 min read
Great design is natural.
Across the world people love shoes. Men and women in almost every country have been swept into the industry worth 80 billion dollars...
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Fergus Telfer
Oct 20, 20193 min read
Great design is adaptable.
I first came across Tom Dixon in a documentary about a project he undertook with Ikea a few years ago. He is a self-taught British...
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Fergus Telfer
Oct 12, 20192 min read
Great design is affordable.
Last week I was challenged to choose product that I thought was an example of great design which cost less than £10. This sounded like a...
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Fergus Telfer
Oct 5, 20193 min read
Great design is sustainable.
London Design Week 2019; the first stop on my trail was to the Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition at the Design Museum. There was a...
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Fergus Telfer
Sep 23, 20192 min read
Great design is multisensory.
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain. London. 2004. In 2004 the Queen opened the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, and...
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