Jérémie Bennequin
Writer
I see him as someone who makes similar work in a sculptural way as I might to make in literature. His work involves themes of erasure and memory, specifically through erasing literary texts.
Christian Bök
Writer
I see him as a practitioner in experimental literature. His work is similar to the type of work I might want to create. It bleeds into many other practices: scientific, pataphysical etc. which is something I admire. The work exists in a conceptual scape, one which I might aspire to contribute to.
Sophie Calle
Writer
I see her as an Oulipo-esque practitioner, writing with the use of arbitrary constraints. Her work is invasive and investigative, to an admirable degree. I am inspired by her ability to look deeply into one subject for a while.
Maria Capel
UI/UX Designer
I see her as designer capable of achieving a directing a clean, consistent aesthetic for a project. As a lover of systems, this appeals to and inspires me greatly.
Anne
Garréta
Writer
I see her as a writer who looks into many themes, most notable the novel structure and gender theory. She deconstructs language and grammar to create or highlight a narrative.
Kenneth Goldsmith
Writer
I see him as a writer with an eclectic and extensive body of work. The work is experimental and often aligns with my own methodology. It can be obsessive and categorising, but also extremely insightful. His work experiments with language and words.
Elisabeth Mayr
UI/UX Designer
I see her as a designer who specialises in clean, friendly UI which is important to me. I always appreciate her colour choices.
Madeline Miller
Writer
I see her as a trailblazer for
modern mythological retellings. The Song of Achilles and Circe paint a
wonderful picture of the Greek mytho-scape, which inspires me to look at
retelling mythology from a different angle.
Juliet Mushens
Literary Agent
I see her as a repeatedly successful literary agent. She certainly seems friendly, and has a broad taste which always good in an agent.
Zoe Plant
Literary Agent
I see her as a literary agent looking specifically for tradition-breaking fantasy. I look for that too. New takes, new twists, no non-fiction.
Philip Pullman
Writer
I see him as an inspiring writer, one whose writing has helped to form many of my creative thoughts. He is important to my perception of my local culture in Oxford. His books in the His Dark Materials trilogy were important to my life growing up, and I can only hope to write like him one day.
Raymond Queneau
Writer
I see him as a notable poet who contorts literature in unique ways. He contrasts the everyday with the absurd, which is something I’m interested in doing with literary ‘contortions’. He’s the figurehead of Oulipo.
Sallyanne Sweeney
Literary Agent
I see her as an agent with award-winning clients. She has wide-ranging tastes in stories and authors, and is ‘excited by a distinctive voice.’ She looks very friendly.
A Void
Book
By Georges Perec. Translated from the original French La Disparition. This book excludes the letter ‘e’ entirely. ‘Perec would go on to write with the inverse constraint in Les Revenentes, with only the vowel “e” present in the work.’
Addium visual identity
Design Project
By Accept & Proceed. I am a big fan of this project and its use of natural forms in its form and content. It is natural and system-following, as much of my work is.
Almanac of the Dead
Book
By Leslie Marmon Silko. This book follows dozens of characters in a non-linear format, which is fascinating to me.
The Book of Dust
Books
By Philip Pullman. These books are a large part of my adolescence. Does a great job of exploring similar yet notably parallel worlds.
Eunoia
Book
By Christain Bök. A Perec-esque work using a different vowel exclusively per chapter.
His Dark Materials
Books
By Philip Pullman. These books are a large part of my childhood, and especially so as they are close to my home city of Oxford. I am forever in awe.
I Who Have Never Known Men
Book
By Jacqueline Harpman. This book feels incredibly human and alien simultaneously. It is a wonderful and interesting exploration of post-apocalyptic society.
The Last of Us Part II UI/UX
Design Project
By Maria Capel. I find this project to be a great success, it is smooth, satisfying, simplistic, and stripped back. It fits perfectly into its world and functions incredibly well.
No. 111 2.7.93-10.20.96
Book
By Kenneth Goldsmith. This book is a great example of collecting a recategorising, something I am particularly interested in. It takes phrases and reorders them by a set of rules regarding syllables and sounds.
Sphinx
Book
By Anne Garréta. ‘Challenges automatisms, identification mechanisms, and the urgent need for gender categorisation.’ I find this book particularly admirable for its lack of linguistic gender. Garréta’s talented is proven endlessly.
The Bent Agency
Literary Agency
I see them as an inclusive, personal group interested in representing soulful stories. There is no bias or discrimination present and this is an important part of their identity. They are proud of the collaborative approach. They house a few agents that I might be interested in working with.
Big Human
Design Studio
I see them as committed to their
practice. They look at design that allows a brand to evolve and grow further,
and they execute their outcomes as a team. They work mostly digital. They are
based in New York but work remotely.Fiasco
Design Studio
I see them as a group who are
genuinely passionate about making a positive impact. Their work is bright,
engaging, and well presented. Their designs are smooth and simple. I might want
to take inspiration from them.
How&How
Design Studio
I see them as a collection of people who would be pleasant to work with. The work is immersive, expressive, and friendly. It is focused on people and friendships and an ease of collaboration.
MMB Creative
Literary Agency
I see them as a competent collection of well-established agents representing a variety of mediums and genres. Their outward aesthetic is friendly, and the people look to be too. They house a few agents that I might be interested in working with.
OMSE
Design Studio
I see them as colourful and giving strong personalities to the work they create. Creativity is obvious, the work is recognisably tactile and inventive. Their focus is on relationships. Their work appeals to me and the kind of work I might want to create in this area of design.
Order
Design Studio
I see them as a very practical and systematic group, which is something that I often am in my practice. I’m not sure that they’d be particularly enjoyable to work with, but the work produced is certainly worth taking inspiration from. The patterns both in image and typography are relevant to my work.