Designer interview: Russell Crook

Russ face pic Designer interview: Russell Crook

One of my favourite parts of Christmas shopping in London is staring at the mesmorising window displays in places like Liberty's of London, Selfridges, Harrods and Harvey Nichols.  I have often thought it would be a wonderful job to create those window displays, digging deep into the imagination to come up with something more magical, more sparkly and more inspiring than the Christmas before.  So I thought I would ask a professional window dresser (or 'visual merchandiser' as they are called in the trade), to share some insight into this life. 

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Designer interview: Claudine Hellmuth

CH3 Designer interview: Claudine Hellmuth

Artwork courtesy of Claudine Hellmuth So excited to bring you this interview with artist, author and illustrator extraordinaire Claudine Hellmuth. Claudine combines photos, paint, paper and pen into quirky, whimsical-retro collages that she calls Poppets®. Claudine has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and she has developed her own signature product line with Ranger Inc (how cool is that?).  

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