Cool Hunting
Leonora is a London girl who’s always on the move. A born nomad, she’s attracted to small, busy and beautiful metropolises such as Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Barcelona. With a sponge-like tendency she soaks up art, architecture and design wherever she goes.
Having studied art history and subsequently 3D Design, Leonora aims to blur the boundaries of several disciplines in her creative work. Multidisciplinary (but lacking in discipline) she’s a jack-of-all-trades, continuing in her attempts to master at least one. A restless writer, a determined designer, a happy snapper, a lazy linguist, a daring dancer, a truthful TreeHugger, and of course a Cool Hunter!
To date Leonora has worked on design projects for Thomas Heatherwick Studio (London), Marcel Wanders Studio (Amsterdam), Atelier Van Lieshout (Rotterdam) and Niall O’Flynn Designers (Barcelona). In addition to contributing to Cool Hunting, She is currently working as a freelance 3D designer and as a correspondent for TreeHugger.
The most astonishing collection we saw at London Fashion Week back in September was "Pool Position" by Swedish designer Sandra Backlund. Since then we've been eagerly awaiting some images of these radically sculptural knits to share with you. Now these photographs by John Scarisbrick have arrived we are reminded of the fantastical structures that stopped us in our tracks a few months ago. Backlund...
One of the most engaging exhibits that we saw at the Design Art London fair last month was this Temporary Printing Machine by one of CH's fave interactive design collectives, rAndom International. This triptych, exhibited by the Carpenters Workshop Gallery under the title A Tribute to Francis Bacon, involves three frames each with a small camera, a digital printing device and light sensitive paper....
The Talent Zone at Tent during the London Design Festival was a rich source of creativity. After being wowed by Debbie Smyth's Pins and Thread installation, the nearby dramatically-titled Deadly Glasses caught our attention. The elaborate opulence of designer Kacper Hamilton's work directly contrasts the minimalism of Smyth's. His seven hand-blown red wine glasses were exhibited in and around a beautiful wooden box with...
One of the highlights of the London Design Festival wasn't a big name or flashy product, it was a low-key installation from a young design graduate placed in a corner of Tent London. Easy to miss perhaps, but once seen it had people transfixed by its graphic beauty. Debbie Smyth was selected as one of the most promising graduates of 2008 for the Dezeen...
Ango: Ebony Sky Angus Hutcheson's Bankok-based studio produces beautifully minimal lighting designs inspired by natural forms. (Pictured at right.) We loved this arching lamp which uses silk cocoons for the shade and stainless steel for the base structure. Anna McConnell: Non-Standard Lamp There was quite a bit of anthropomorphic design going on at the festival including these characterful articulated lamps that we adored by...
The Double Dutch show was surely the most sensual and evocative display of design talent seen at the London Design Festival last week. A small unused gallery in the Brompton Design District was overtaken by a banquet of flora and fauna, the stunning beauty of which stopped passers by in their tracks. This surprising and seductive guerilla exhibition was curated by Jane Withers and...
Comfort Station at London Fashion Week Outstanding talent Amy Anderson has created another gorgeous collection for her jewelry label Comfort Station. Anderson consistently creates beautiful jewelry that's full of character, intricate detailing, interesting materials and engaging imagery. This season we loved the abstract art deco ceramic pieces, especially the Grey Geo Necklace (pictured above right). Louise Hindsgavl at 100% design You had to be...
100% Futures at 100% Design The young cutting edge talent section of the largest and most commercial show in town. Look out for "Lighten Up," [re]design's showcase of 64 sustainable lighting designs. 18-21 September, Earls Court Urbantine Project at Tent London This competition for young, up and coming architects is one of the star features of the East End show. Check out the winning...
