TEAM BIOGS
Alexander Taylor
As an award winning furniture designer Alex has created furniture and lighting for some of Europe’s leading design manufacturers such as Zanotta, Established & Sons and Classicon as well as for producers such as Thorsten van Elten, E&Y and Hitch Mylius. Award winning designs include the ‘Antlers’ coat hook -Elle Decoration ‘Home Accessory of the Year’ Award and Elle’s ‘Best in Lighting’ for the family of ‘Fold’ lamps. The Museum of Modern Art, New York has acquired Taylor’s ‘Fold’ lamp for the permanent collection. Whilst the ‘Butterfly’ table for Zanotta received the Chicago Athenaeum Museum: Good Design Award. As well as designing for manufacture, Alexander also guest lectures and has run workshops both in the UK and Internationally.
http://www.alexandertaylor.com
‘Fold light’ for Eastablished and Sons
‘August’ sofa for E&Y Tokyo: www.eandy.com
‘Butterfly’ table for Zanotta (shown in courses page): www.zanotta.com
‘Antlers’ for Thorsten van Elten (shown in gallery): www.thorstenvanelten.com
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George Rome Innes
A true Renaissance man, George has enjoyed a career which has spanned Medicine, Architecture and Art History. George’s professional practice includes the making and restoration of historic architectural models which can be seen at the Victoria and Albert, the Ashmolean, the Bodleian, and the Soane Museums. With an academic teaching career of over 25 years, George has lectured in Art and Design History, University of Arts, London and has led study tours and trips abroad inspiring generations of students.
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Lyndall Fernie
With a background in fashion and music, Lyndall trained as an interior designer and then ran her own interior design company for 8 years specializing in residential properties in central London. She is currently spends her time between professional practice and teaching as a Senior design consultant for private clients and design companies, and a lecturer at top London art and design colleges. Lyndall has over 10 years of teaching experience and specializes in running short courses in design for vocational training and professional practice.
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Christopher Procter
BFAArch RIBATrained at the Architectural Association, London and Carnegie-Mellon University, USA with External Studies in Japan. Procter’s private practice includes the design of several solar houses in the US, whilst professional practice in London includes work with Rick Mather Architects, Allies and Morrison, Sheppard Robson, Jesticos + Whiles in the UK In 1995 Chris Procter set up his architectural practice Procter-Rihl specialising in residential projects and furniture. He also lectures on architecture and interiors programmes at University level.
www.procter-rihl.com
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Fernando Rihl
BArch CREA GradDipAA
GradDipAA PhDAA ILTHETrained at the Architectural Association, London and UFRGS, Brazil. Rihl worked in sole private practice in Brazil on commercial and residential work, and later as an Art Director in an architectural office developing set design for films and television ads for advertising business. Rihl set up his own practice, Proctor-Rihl, in 1995 together with business partner Chris Procter and have since won a Gold Medal at Chelsea Flower Show 2000, received a Royal Institute of British Architects Award 2005, and was shortlisted for; Grand Design Award 2006, BD-Residential Architect of the Year Award 2005, IV Ibero-Latin American Architecture Biennale Award 2004. Currently Rihl spends his time between professional practice and teaching and is a Senior Lecturer at Royal College of Art, London.
www.procter-rihl.com
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Alexander Innes
Trained in England at Liverpool Art School, Alex’s work centre’s around influences from travel and personal experiences. His work is both figurative and abstract and has been exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery, London. The New Academy Gallery, London. The Curwen Gallery, London. Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen. The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. In 1999 Alex was chosen as one of 15 artists in the ‘ Northern Graduates Show’ at the New Academy and Curwen Gallery. In 2006 he was chosen as one of 55 artists worldwide to exhibit his work in the International BP Portrait Awards at the National Portrait Gallery.
www.alexanderinnes.co.uk
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Leith Adjina
Trained as an architect and worked in London, Paris, Berlin. Professional practice includes working as a Senior designer and Architect for Imagination (Millenium Dome) Arthesia (Expo Pavillions) Artech Ltd (Residential properties) England Innes (Interiors and furniture design) Atelier Serajii (award winning multidisciplinary design studio). In 2007 Leith set up his own company ‘la praxis’ covering his own professional activities and interests in Architecture education and health. Leith is a Senior lecturer at top London Colleges and spends his time between teaching and professional practice both in London and Berlin
http://examples.la-praxis.com/#home
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Kate Gibb
Kate Gibb is an influential silkscreen artist and illustrator. Having originally studied Textiles at University, she moved away from printing on fabric and now produces works mainly on paper. She is best known for her acclaimed work in the field of music design for artists including the Chemical Brothers, The Magic Numbers, Suede, Simian, My Computer and Bob Marley. Kate’s approach to the medium has more in common with painting than it does with multiple production associated with silkscreen printing. Typically she works on one off originals or very low runs of hand produced images applying layer upon layer of colour in a way that results in each print having its own unique characteristics. Professional collaborations include Saatchi & Saatchi, Fallon, JWT, 72&Sunny (LA), Stoique (Tokyo), MCBD, St Lukes, Village Green, ‘Tappin Gofton’.and most recently ‘No Days Off’. And fashion brands include ‘Dries Van Noten’, LEVIS, Lee and Adidas. Exhibitions include solo show at ‘Pentagram Gallery’, London and a joint show with fellow craftsman James Brown entitled ‘Press & Pull’, Ada Street Gallery, Broadway Market
Blog: www.kategibb.blogspot.com
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Charlotte Dewar
Charlotte is the Creative Director of People Brands, a creative business consultancy in London. She has worked as a branding designer for the past 14 years. Skills gained during her degree at Camberwell Art College and Interior Design at Chelsea art College have enabled her to work as an integrated designer taking a brand from logo to web to interiors. As a teacher she is passionate about creative thinking and working with people to create great ideas.
Corporate clients have included lastminute.com, Christian Dior and ABN AMRO.
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Tomris Tangaz.
Course director and best selling author of The Interior Design Course, (Thames and Hudson) Tomris initially studied Art History and Philosophy at UCL, and then went on to study Interior and Spatial Design, later specialising in leisure projects and exhibition design. She has been teaching and running vocational short courses in Interior design for nearly 10 years. In her private practice Tomris is a writer and design researcher and enjoys collaborating with other artists and designers on live projects to raise awareness and to encourage creative thinking in design education. She is currently writing a book about drawing.
Click here to view: The Interior Design Course book
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