Interview: Boudicca
London design duo Boudicca speak to Penny Martin about their creative workspace, ahead of the presentation of their Spring/Summer 2004 collection.
London design duo Boudicca speak to Penny Martin about their creative workspace, ahead of the presentation of their Spring/Summer 2004 collection.
Penny Martin: When did you first move into your studio?
Boudicca: Around the time that Brick Lane was developed by Property Developers using European Community money.
PM: What made you choose it?
B: A 20mtr Long table, close to Hackney Marshes and the old canal system: ?all great escape routes.
PM: What are the different roles of the people working in your studio?
B: To make... To create... To cook... To live...
PM: Please describe what happens there on a typical day.
B: Chaos, laughter, nightmares, and dreams....
PM: How did the appearance/décor of your studio come about? Did it evolve spontaneously, or was it designed?
B: Scavenging Night Times Thieves and Daytime Believers.
PM: Is there something about your studio that inspires your work or is it purely ?a practical space?
B: Its purposes are both the inscape and landscape of our every waking decision.