ABOUT

"Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon." A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

I curated the exhibition ‘A Child’s Dream’ in partnership with two renowned family-run British brands – Anglepoise® and ercol – who kindly donated product for an invited selection of designers to customise. The finished works were auctioned raising £10,000 for the charity Teddy's Wish who raise money for research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Due to the terribly sad story behind the founding of Teddy's Wish, my main desire for the exhibition, held at designjunction 2014 in London, was for it to be a celebration of life that would lift people's spirits no matter their age.

A balloon is a metaphor for celebration, so responding to the "A Child's Dream" brief, I sought to create a dreamlike space where all the pieces appeared to float on a glowing cloud of balloons.

My goal was to make people smile and take a picture to further promote the charity auction on social media. Happily, that seems to have been the outcome.

Designers included: Tom Dixon, Wilkinson Eyre, Benjamin Hubert, PearsonLloyd, Paul Cocksedge, AB Rogers, Anthony Dickens, Top Shop, Tony Chambers, Sam Wilkinson, Faye Toogood, Kristjana S. Williams, Michael Sodeau, Donna Wilson, Afroditi Krassa, Bethan Gray, Rachel Galbraith, Philippe Moulin and Emma Mawston.