Everything always starts with a collage,” says Christy Cole, the male half of the Briggs & Cole design duo from Glasgow. Cole founded the company together with his partner Jane Briggs back in 2012. Since then, the two have been active in the fields of furniture design, graphics and design consultancy, and have together realized lighting projects. They print their collages, which always recount personal experiences or stories relating to the surroundings, on furniture, walls, wallpaper, textiles and other objects. At present, Briggs & Cole, who are also a twosome in their private lives, are working on a silk scarf called “No Line No Wave”, which they seek to present this winter in a show at the Graven Images design agency in Glasgow – and will then integrate into one of their future interior projects.
Briggs & Cole
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Where would you like to live?
Christy Cole: Glasgow will always be a thriving city to live and work from, but to be beside a remote beach somewhere on the West Coast of Scotland would be a dream home/work location.
Your favorite character in the history of design?
Christy Cole: Piero Fornasetti.
Which qualities do you admire in a designer?
Christy Cole: Openness, integrity, fearlessness, conviction, flair.
What do you enjoy doing most?
Christy Cole: Experimenting with materials and ideas.
Your main personality trait?
Christy Cole: Imaginative, hard-working, persistent, happy.
Your biggest mistake?
Christy Cole: Not one per se, but taking on board that mistakes are less failure and more about gaining from a necessary learning experience.
Your idea of happiness?
Christy Cole: Everlasting sunshine and independence to do what you want to do, when and where you want to do it.
What do you find really annoying?
Christy Cole: Unnecessary bureaucracies which distract, delay or hamper future growth and prosperity.
Your favorite material?
Christy Cole: Don’t have a favourite but the timeless simplicity of paper has an enduring appeal.
Your favorite flower?
Christy Cole: Indigenous Scottish wild flowers, penchant for the emblematic thistle.
What kind of music do you listen to when you work?
Christy Cole: No specific kind as impossible to categorise. Sometimes spoken word music or otherwise best to just enjoy the silence.
Which design achievement do you most detest?
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Which talent would you like to have?
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Can you describe your present state of mind?
Christy Cole: Content and focused on new designs amidst planning co-collaborative projects for the future.
Your motto?
Christy Cole: Trust your instincts and be true to yourself.
