Some of what the papers say... | Exhibitions... | |||||
"Reinterpreting unassuming household objects and injecting a little humour into the design process seems to be what gusto: is all about." (Wallpaper) | ||||
100% Design, London - 2003. Gusto launches Coordinates. | ||||
Homes & Gardens, Clasic Design Awards, Victoria & Albert Museum, London - 2003. Straw Baley is a Finalist. | ||||
"Witty and new are the Sticklebook bookcase, from Gusto Design." (Reality, The Independent on Sunday) | ||||
100% Design, London - 2002. Gusto launches the Baley. | ||||
(Sticklebook) "It’s new, it’s original." Ron Arad | ||||
Ambiente, Frankfurt - 2001. Weinbrecht & Partner exhibits Sticklebook and Flying V Bookshelves. | ||||
(Sticklebook) "A row of bitten literature is a great reminder that books may be suspended, but they’re definitely not dead." (The FT Weekend) | ||||
An Industry of One, The Crafts Council, London - 2001. The domestic version of the Altitude Light is exhibited, and then tours Britain. | ||||
Designers Block, London - 2000. Gusto launches the Kidley drawing and writing tablet and Altitude Light. | ||||||
"Recent commissions have poured in from the likes of Guinness and the British Crafts Council, and the group continues to turn tradition on it’s head with such products as a rubbish bin that is constructed from waste materials. We're hooked." (Wallpaper) | ||||||
Peugeot Design Awards, London - 2000. Sticklebook is Domestic Metalware & Silversmithing Category Winner. Gusto also wins "The People’s Poll" and the show tours Britain. | ||||||
"Picking up a Penguin couldn’t be easier with this funky Sticklebook shelf by Gusto Design Studio." (Sunday Times Magazine) | ||||||
Oslo, Norway - 2000. Cascabel exhibits Sticklebook. | ||||||
The Royal College of Art Summer Show, London - 2000. Neil Barron's MPhil research. | ||||
"If you want to get ahead and set the trend for 2002, put in an order for the company’s Altitude Light. A domestic version of the prototype launched at Designer’s Block in October has been developed and is waiting for an enlightened manufacturer to put it into production." (Observer Magazine) | ||||
British Design 2000, Miami, USA. Arango. (Sticklebook and Flying V) | ||||
The Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, Earls Court, London - 2000. Concept House 2000 - The HangerHouse. (Sticklebook) | |||||
"Until Gusto's Baleys came along, re-creating that barn-dance atmosphere in your lounge was a high-maintenance option involving a good deal of air freshener and a large amount of sweeping up. Each Baley is a regular bale of barley straw harvested from the farm home of designer Neil Barron and encased in a ring stud-sealed clear PVC sleeve. Six to eight Baleys should be enough to seat the local line-dancing troupe for supper, indoors or out." (Dwell Magazine) | |||||
Creative Britain, Stilwerk, Berlin - 2000. British European Design Group. (Sticklebook and Flying V) | |||||
Designers Block, London - 1999. Gusto launches the Sticklebook and Flying V Bookshelves. | ||