1.0The Design Sheppardhttps://www.thedesignsheppard.comThe Design Sheppardhttps://www.thedesignsheppard.com/author/staceysheppardInterview: Lars Contzen's Colour Courage - The Design Sheppardrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hh8gZBtrlW"><a href="https://www.thedesignsheppard.com/interviews/lars-contzens-colour-courage">Interview: Lars Contzen’s Colour Courage</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.thedesignsheppard.com/interviews/lars-contzens-colour-courage/embed#?secret=hh8gZBtrlW" width="600" height="338" title="“Interview: Lars Contzen’s Colour Courage” — The Design Sheppard" data-secret="hh8gZBtrlW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I first discovered Lars Contzen back in December 2008 when I interviewed him for Designer magazine. You can read that interview here and find out all about how he uses colour, pattern and form in his surface designs. Anyway, earlier this year I noticed that he was again involved in some very exciting new projects,http://www.thedesignsheppard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lars-contzen3.jpg