One of the biggest influences on my life was The Face magazine. I started reading it as a teenager in my bedroom at home in Lincolnshire, dreaming of moving to London where everything was more exciting. The Face influenced me in more than one way though. I was a graphic design student at Lincoln College of Art, and The Face made me want to design magazines. The Art Director was the legendary Neville Brody whose creativity, typography and layouts set the standard for young des

Ever since I was a kid I've loved pocket knives. Something about the mechanism, the satisfying click as the blade opens up fully, or clunks back into the handle. Over the years I've had plenty of them, from Swiss and British Army knives to basic penknifes, from Leatherman Multitools to Japanese folding knifes. I still have all of them, but I've never been able to find the knife that takes me back to my childhood, that feels handmade and authentic. A few years ago I came acros