It has come to my attention, that I am now known as the ‘obscure’ one in the design studio. Just because I don’t necessarily like very much ‘mainstream’ music or t.v. doesn’t mean that I’m odd! United Design needs a bit of a shakeup, Difference is good. So thankfully I arrived just in time to give you all just a hint of my nerdy-ness AKA “Laurens List of Awesome things”. Now pay attention, as there will be a quiz…

I’ll ease you into this easily, we’ll start slow with some amazing music and film:

1. Regina Spektor: I mentioned to the studio that I’m a great lover of singer/songwriters, and Regina Spektor has to be one of the best, My particular favorite song being ‘Us’:

2. Delicatessen: Possibly the best film ever, cannibalism, underground vegetarians, romance. What’s not to love?

More to come!

Oh my lord look at these:

Ok, ok I hear what you’re thinking, “Lauren, this is a design blog, not a girly fashion blog with a bit of typography thrown in for fun.”

But look at them, no LOOK AT THEM! They’re beautiful, and unisex.

Ok they’re a little pricey for the average student, coming at £65. But that’s not too bad considering I spend roughly  that amount on my monthly food shopping, I can live on pasta for a month… can’t I?

If you, like me, have found the new love of your life and they just happen to be machine washable. These babies are available on Zazzle by seller iShakespeare

In the tradition of United Graphic Design it’s work experience takeover time!

So…Hello! My name is Lauren and I’m a hopeless case. I’m a second year London based Design student with a deep love of food, wine and playfulness. I’m also twenty one, an aspiring designer/ maker, and originally from Wales. And this is my blog takeover.

So lets kick this thing off, I’ve been told that I can post anything I want- something I’m sure Antony will regret later. To start with I’ll show my slightly geeky/girly side and show you something I desperately need:

For me this has the perfect ratio of literary awesomeness to prettyness, and yes If I owned it I’d probably scag everything I own on it, but I think it’d be worth it. This bangle was made by the very talented Penny and Nikki of Untamed Menagerie… I think I’d sell my soul for a laser cutter.

More later!