Introducing the Intelligent Designer ; Paul Cocksedge Could Stop the Rain Falling On London

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Positioning himself halfway between an artist and an inventor, the 30-year-old designer launched four new lights with Italian manufacturer Flos and Japanese Yamagiwa at the Milan Furniture Fair this year. Last year he caused a stir with his 4m-high curtain of Swarovski crystals, but he is best known for his Styrene lamps, made from oven-roasted polystyrene cups. 'At any one time my studio by Hackney Town Hall is filled with five people, a row of domestic ovens and a big box of cups. We've had offers to commercialise it but it's a handmade piece. I'm involved in making every one.' He shares a 'beautiful' house off Broadway Market in Hackney with a ballet dancer and an actress.

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Introducing the Intelligent Designer ; Paul Cocksedge Could Stop the Rain Falling On London

I'm taking on the weather for a new project called Rain It In for the Design Mu...

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