Wallpaper Awards

Kirsty Carter and Emma Thomas set up their London-based design studio A Practice For Everyday Life (APFEL) back in 2003. With work that is always deceptively simple, yet functional, sensitive and honest, the duo redesigned The Architects' Journal (above), with its art editor Sarah Douglas, earlier this year to great acclaim.

How would you describe your own style?

Thoughtful and investigative.

What are you currently working on?

Signage for a new museum in collaboration with FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste) and a series of games for Tate Modern.

Where do you look for inspiraton?

You can never force inspiration - all things should inspire us.

What do you wish you'd designed?

We really love the split-flap information boards that are used at train stations and airports.

What do you see as being the big trend in design?

Clients wanting to work with smaller design studios, rather than huge agencies.

What are your plans for the future?

To work in different countries with lots of different people.

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