An insight into how former ‘young creatives’ have turned their talents into a career. We ask the questions, they give the answers!
WRITERS
- The Not-So Young Creatives: Happy 200th Birthday Charles Dickens (our exclusive interview with the man himself)
- Sam Baker (editor of Red magazine and author)
- Kat Perriam (Cosmopolitan‘s ‘Girl About Town’)
- Caitlin Moran (columnist for The Times and author)
- Wannabe Hacks (made for budding journalists by budding journalists)
FASHION
- Natalya and Tatiana Wolter-Ferguson (the brains behind hardlyeverhighstreet.com)
- Tatty Devine (leading ladies in brilliant jewellery design)
- Ada Zanditon (designer whose pieces have been at LFW since 2009)
- William Banks-Blaney (Vogue‘s ‘king of vintage’)
- Frantic About Frances + the Prince’s Trust (how the Prince’s Trust helped Jenny Mearns make her lingerie dreams a reality)
- Alex d’Arche (founder of Liberty-stocked label Daisy Darche)
MAGAZINES
- Lionheart Magazine (hear founder Hels Martin roar!)
- CellarDoor (university friends Jade Cooper-Collins and Amy Power on their on-line magazine)
FOOD & DRINK
- Edd Kimber (a.k.a. the Boy Who Bakes and winner of The Great British Bake Off series one)
THE CLASSIC CREATIVES
- William Morris (textile designer, artist and writer, 1834-1896)
- Clarice Cliff (ceramic artist, 1899-1972)
OTHER
- Emily Cummins (inventor of a fridge that has brought water to the Third World)
- Lee Coleman (founder of luxury gifts service Quintessentially Gifts)
- Lucy Heale (event designer)
- Drink, Shop & Do (how to set-up your own shop – and make it a success)
