Update: slow to update!

I was once warned that a news section on a website is a burden to update. I dismissed it at the time but alas, it has been more than 18 months since I added any news…

A short update here: I’ve written several articles on Dezeen, for example, exploring the impact of US tariffs, the difficult trading conditions imposed by Brexit, the ongoing problems with Milan design week, as well as 10 things wrong with design.

I’ve moderated multiple talks mostly in Europe, in cities including London, Milan, Stockholm, Prague, Copenhagen, Antwerp, Munich, Helsinki, Dubai and Seoul. A particular highlight for me was my conversation with Brian Eno and Tori Tsui at the World Design Congress in London in September 2025. I’ve interviewed other design ‘greats’ including John Pawson, Alice Rawsthorn, Yves Behar, Ineke Hans, Ross Lovegrove, Li Edelkoort, Luca Nichetto, Sabine Marcelis, Tom Dixon, Bethan Laura Wood and many more.

At Dezeen, we launched a newspaper-style publication called Dezeen Dispatch in Stockholm and Milan, as well as a new weekly podcast called, you guessed it, Dezeen Weekly.

There’s much more news but that’ll do for now!

Event: C.Next Designer edition Europe, 1st-4th October 2023

I will be the Master of Ceremonies at the first European edition of C.Next Designer, an invite-only event organised by surface material manufacturer Cosentino, in partnership with a variety of collaborating brands.

The event, staged in Cosentino’s homeland of Almeria in Southern Spain, brings together interior designers from across Europe alongside brands and media partners for a series of talks, product demonstrations, a factory tour and entertainment.

A wide variety of speakers will partake, including Tom Dixon, Claudia Afshar and Andrés Reisinger.

Event information and registration here.