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Lift and drop inventions 23 Jul 2013 | 06:16 pm
Hello old friends and new people. I’ve got a bit of news, I’ve completely redesigned my main project website, it’s got big images, videos and more content, check it out, spread the word. www.dominicwi...
Sound Matters 4 Jun 2013 | 05:25 pm
I’m collaborating with sound artist Yuri Suzuki in a new travelling show called Sound Matters by the Crafts Council UK. Last year I was commissioned by Create 2012 to make a souvenir of East London. I...
Sound Bulbs 22 May 2013 | 08:53 pm
I’ve created what I call ‘Sound Bulbs’ that combine a light bulb connector with music players so that it’s possible to screw in your music player into any light bulb socket. I was invited to take part...
Everyday Action Orchestra 22 Apr 2013 | 07:26 pm
Last year I lead a five day workshop at NABA, an art and design university in Milan. I set the challenge to create something I called the ‘Everyday Action Orchestra’. Each designer needed to think of ...
12 Cloud ideas 22 Apr 2013 | 03:23 am
I’m visiting family in Central Otago, New Zealand at the moment, it’s a beautiful place and a nice rest from London. Before I left the UK I was asked to create 12 cloud based ideas for the Milan event...
Glasgow talk and event 28 Feb 2013 | 11:21 pm
I’m giving a free talk at The Lighthouse, Glasgow on March 5th about my work and there’ll be an outcome of a 2 day workshop I’m doing with Glasgow School of Art students to see. Tickets available here...
On the BBC tonight and a look back at last year. 30 Jan 2013 | 09:19 pm
Tonight I will be competing against a 3D printer to make a model of Big Ben on the BBC 2 The Culture Show at 10pm 30/01/13. 2012 Review: 2012 was a very busy year for me, probably my busiest. I rememb...
Talking at Dezeen Live 17 Dec 2012 | 08:13 pm
I had the pleasure of talking to Marcus Fairs, editor of dezeen.com on stage at the 100% Design exhibition in September about some of my work including GPS shoes, the value of sketching and thinking...
Have an inventive Christmas 7 Dec 2012 | 07:34 pm
My book of invention ideas seems to be selling well, about two thirds through the 1000 printed. I had a lovely comment from Thomas Heatherwick, designer of the London olympic cauldron amongst other br...
The Birds of Seven Dials 11 Oct 2012 | 07:47 pm
I was commissioned by Dezeen and Shaftesbury Seven Dials to create a sculpture to be suspended across Neal street in the Seven Dials area of London. My research of the area revealed that in 1879 Charl...
