Interview for twentytwentyone: Jasper Morrison
London design store, twentytwentyone, invited me to interview British designer Jasper Morrison about the ideas and motivations behind his EVO-C chair, designed for furniture brand Vitra.
DAMN magazine: a letter from Max Fraser to Terence Conran
In the wake of the death of the British grandfather of design, Terence Conran, Belgian design magazine DAMN asked me to write about a man who had such a profound influence on our collective understanding of design. I had the fortune of co-authoring a book with Terence in 2004 – DESIGNERS ON DESIGN (Conran Octopus) – and here is a personal account of my professional overlap with Terence.
Feature for ES magazine: ‘The Insiders’
Commissioned by designer and guest editor Fran Hickman for her special design issue of ES magazine (published by London’s Evening Standard newspaper), I interviewed 8 of London’s visionary creatives about their experiences of the Covid-19 lockdown and asked them what they’d like to see change when restrictions are lifted. Each contributor was captured in their home by talented photographer Mark Cocksedge.