Giles Miller’s Cardboard World

From Gehry’s 1969 Wiggle Chair to the more recent softwall and soft seating by Molo: the potential of corrugated cardboard has been unearthed time and time again. It’s light, strong, inexpensive and fairly easy to work with – but still an unlikely material, used for packing more than producing. Regardless, young designer Giles Miller has been exploring its various applications since his undergraduate days, creating pieces including a wardrobe, grandfather clock and a sidetable.

He’s received numerous press headlines for this work – and the launch of his own brand at the London Design Festival this year has further cemented his reputation. Miller appears to be on the fast-track to success. Taking up residence at a pop-up shop in Kingsley Court, W1, he launched his series of new and re-launched products in addition to pulling together the work of other young designers, some fellow graduates of the Royal College of Art in London. Their work, he feels “show a distinct quality through their material composition, considered concept and realization, or simply through their undeniable beauty as objects” Included are designer Claire Lovett’s “decorative ceramic wall pieces with ‘peeling wallpaper’ layers, Abigail Borg’s vibrant floral wallpapers, and work by Julian Bond, Jon Harrison, Felix De Pass and Claire Ferreira. The result is a contemporary yet quirky space – his own brand of beautifully designed, interior products.