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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.