Category Archives: Design

In Hulme: a stately Hippodrome decree’d

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Samira Ahmed

There is a grand Victorian theatre house where Laurel and Hardy once performed, Nina Simone sang and the Beatles made their first radio recording. If it were in Stratford-Upon-Avon or central London, the rich paintwork and red plush seats and … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Typing Pool

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Samira Ahmed

As new technology promises voice recognition typing software, and icon based texting, could the traditional QWERTY keyboard finally losing its dominance? Taken for granted, the keyboard has played a central role in the empancipation of women, but also in their … Continue reading →

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Kate’s State of the Nation Wedding Dress

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

I was  one of a number of designers and writers asked to contribute a piece on this image of Kate Middleton’s wedding dress for the first issue of a new pop culture  journal by student Xanthia Hallissey from the London … Continue reading →

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1951 then and now: Britain Mended, Britain on the Make

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

If you want to know what Britain was like before The Festival of Britain you should watch the masterful 1950 film noir, Night And The City. It features a chase around the industrial chimneys and postwar rubble of what was … Continue reading →

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