Press

Casa Joven (Spain)

May 2008

Nos Gusta (We Like…)

La Vida en Azul (Life in Blue)

Reloj de pared de Mode (Wall clock)

Gagu Guide (Korea)

April 2008

World Accessory

www.gaguguide.co.kr

Casa Viva (Spain)

April 2008

La firma Mode ha diseñado este original reloj que al estar realizado en goma se adapta a cualquier superficie lisa o curvada.

Además, se puede colgar sobre una superficie metálica, ya que incorpora imanes extra fuertes en su dorso. Está disponible en blanco, rojo, azul y rosa. Distribuye +D2. á

Weekend (Belgium)

March 2008

Niet conventionele boekenstockeerders

Een onzichtbaar boekenrek van Modedesignhanger, de Sticklebook van Neil Barron voor Mode is een onzichtbaar boekenrek Te koop vanaf 30 euro in de Bozar shop in Brussel
Info: www.bozar.be, www.modestudio.co.uk

http://www.knack.be/weekend/nl/design/tips

Interieurs

March 2008

L’hebdo déco en video

Shopping cuisine par Julien Toujan

Interior

Marie Claire Maison

February / March 2008

Range-livres comme une sorte de peigne en plastique dans lequel on insère les livres par la tranche. L.50 x H. 3 x P. 2.7 cm. Design Neil Barron, 30 €, Mode Product Design chez Luka Luna.

www.marieclairemaison.com/maison

Elle.fr

February 2008

Elle website

House and Garden (Australia)

Christmas 2007

The world's first invisible shelving system that creates the illusion of a line of books hanging unsupported on the wall. Ideal for quick access to paperbacks in the kitchen, kids room or office.

Kijk

November 2007

Expo

Onzichtbaar

Een boekenplank die zo ontwerpen is dat het lijkt alsof de boeken voor de muur zweven. Toch zitten ze wel degelijk vast, maar dan doormiddel van een 50 centimeter lange lat vol met kunststof pinnetjes. Alleen geschikt voor paperbacks. En de pinnetjes laten een deukje in de bladzijden achter.

Epicure for The Age (Australia)

23 October 2007

Tired of beer bottles and cans rolling around in your fridge? The Fridge Monkey is a flexible rubber mat that will keep soft drinks, wine, bottles and cans in place.

Table & Cadeau

September 2007

Chez Mode, les pendules sont dot ées de petits aimants pour les fixer sur les réfridgérateurs. En plus, elles sont futées: le mécanisme d’horlogerie peut s’enlever et la partie plastique passé au lave-vaisselle. Disponibles en quatre coleurs: blanc, bleu, rose, orange (Ø 20 cm). Elles peuvent être vendues en France au prix public conseillé de 30 euros.

The Argus

August 6, 2007

How many times have you opened the door of your fridge only to have several beer bottles rolling out and landing on your foot? If you've had one too many broken toes for comfort, you need to snap up a Fridge Monkey, a moulded rubber mat which stacks bottles or cans of any size to stop them rolling around in your fridge. At £4 it's a bargain.

It's a typical scenario, you go in search of a CD to impress your guests and all you can find is the Best of Status Quo that came free with the Daily Mail.

If you don't want your music collection to let you down, make sure it's in reach with this novel CD Spring.

A CD rack made entirely from a spring, not only does it store up to 60 CD's, it costs as little as £6 (small) and £8.50 (large).

Home Beautiful (Australia)

April 2007

Shelf centred

This stylish shelf works by gripping the pages of paperbacks with a comb-like extension.

Irish Independent Weekend

7th October 2006

Interiors

helenquinninteriors@gmail.com

A Lot of Bottle

Here it is, the answer to space problems in your fridge. The Fridge Monkey from Mode Product Design is a flexible rubber mat designed to stack all sorts of bottles or cans. It allows you to regain that precious half of a shelf in your fridge without the threat of a collapsing stack of bottles or cans squashing your meringues.

The ribs have been sized and spaced and can be used to stack beer cans, bottles, mixers, water bottles and even wine or spirits. You can expect to see this cheeky monkey in shops everywhere soon.

Mode also has a wine rack that combines simplicity of form with the ability to hold a variety of bottle sizes. Made from synthetic rubber, the snug fit of the jaws around the bottles gives the user confidence that the wine is being held firmly rather than resting on top or precariously by the neck.

Ideal Home

Keep your fridge tidy with the Fridge Monkey

30th September 2006

The ultimate wine rack for your fridge

Fed up of bottles and cans rolling around your fridge? Put an end to messy shelves with the Fridge monkey. The groves in this simple piece of rubber will hold bottles or cans perfectly in place and allow you to stack them up in a triangular shape.

All the extra space you'll create is the perfect excuse to get in another bottle of wine or two!

Fridge Monkey, £3.50, Mode Design

Telegraph Magazine

23rd September 2006

Parent Friendly

Rubber fridge clock with magnetic back, £20 from Mode.

Telegraph – Parent Friendly

Gadget Candy

September 18, 2006

Fridge Monkey adds stacks of cool

The Fridge Monkey is a darned useful addition to your home. It's the brainchild of the designers at Mode and stops your mountain of alcopops rolling across your fridge and squashing your meringues…

Not restricted to one type of bottle, the Fridge Monkey's ribs have been sized and spaced so it can be used to stack alcopops, mixers, soft drinks, water bottles and even wine or spirits. In fact, this cheeky little design holds everything besides beer bottles and cans. (We are lying of course so please delete this last sentence if your beau happens to be reading over your shoulder).

The Fridge Monkey has just been launched and will be popping up on gadget sites soon with an RRP of £3.50.

T3

8th September 2006

Fridge Monkey adds stacks of cool

Sadly, the Fridge Monkey isn't a trained simian whose sole purpose is to keep the cold cans coming, but it is still a darned useful addition to your home.

The Fridge Monkey comes from the same clever team that brought you the rubber wine rack.

It's the brainchild of the designers at Mode, who previously brought us the rubber wine rack.

Their latest invention stops your mountain of cans or bottles collapsing, rolling across your fridge like the stone ball from Indiana Jones and squashing your Ginsters.

And if you need to sell the idea to your other half, just tell them that stacking the cans up is a great way to make your fridge neater.

Not restricted to one type of bottle, the Fridge Monkey's ribs have been sized and spaced so it can be used to stack beer cans, beer bottles, alcopops, mixers, soft drinks, water bottles and even wine or spirits.

The Fridge Monkey has just been launched and will be popping up on gadget sites soon with an RRP of £3.50.

T3 – Fridge Monkey adds stacks of cool

Red Handed

Autumn 2006

The Right Stuff

It's rubbery

Ditch those tacky magnetic letters spelling out rude words and put something useful on your fridge. Cardiff company Mode has scooped a national award for innovative design with its unusual fridge clock. It's moulded from rubber and will magnetically attach to any fridge. And with a high quality German quartz mechanism you should always be on time for tea.

The Right Stuff

The Times Magazine

12th August 2006

Six…Kitchen Greats

Flexible fridge clock, available in three pastel shades.

Enterprise Quest

12th August 2006

Clock that

A firm that only launched its range of unusual gifts last year is already reaping the rewards after winning a major accolade.

Mode Associates, which is based in Cardiff, won the Made in the UK category in the annual Gift of the Year Awards with its innovative magnetic rubber fridge clock.

It was also shortlisted for an award with its rubber wine rack.

Alun Jones, one of the firm's three directors, told icWales:

This has given us the confidence to take the business forward and we are already talking to a number of major retailers.

Enterprise Quest

Western Mail

11th August 2006

Fridge clock opens door

A Cardiff company is looking to accelerate sales following the crowning of its innovative magnetic rubber fridge clock as the UK's best made gift.

In a major coup for product design venture Mode Associates, its fridge clock beat off competition from hundreds of other innovative products to win the Made in the UK category at the Gift of the Year Awards 2006.

And its rubber wine rack was also shortlisted in the award's contemporary home accessory category.

The judging panel for the awards comprised some of the UK's leading retailer buyers, including Jay Seal of Debenhams, Jenny Spivey of John Lewis and Nicky Peel of Habitat.

Now the three directors of Mode, Alun Jones, Duncan Taylor and Kevin Champion, are hoping their award success will prove a catalyst for more retailers to stock their products

Mr Jones said, To win the Made in the UK award, and for the wine rack to be shortlisted, is fantastic for us. You are never really sure how the business is doing, until you get this sort of recognition and encouragement from the industry.

This has given us the confidence to take the business forward and we are already talking to a number of a major retailers. We also have new products in the pipeline, which will hopefully also go on to win awards.

He added, Having the badge of the Gift of the Year Award is extremely important, as it gives retailers the encouragement and confidence to back a product.

The company's wine racks and clocks, which retail at £20, are stocked in more than 30 specialist interior design and wine shops across the UK, including Nice and Melin Tregwynt in Cardiff and fashionable gift shops and wine retailers. Its fridge clock is also one the best sellers on the fashionable home accessories website wheredidyoubuythat.com

Since launching its products last year they have sold hundreds across the UK.

And Mode will soon add the colours of orange and charcoal to its clocks – alongside its current offer in pink, cream and pale blue.

The company will be exhibiting at two of the UK's leading product design events this autumn; 100% Design in London and Birmingham's Autumn Fair.

At the exhibitions Mode will unveil its latest product, the fridge monkey.

The new design is a rubber mat which allows bottles and cans to be stacked pyramid-style inside a fridge.

Mr Jones is confident the product will be a success. Things like bottles of beer and cans take up so much space when put in a fridge.

What the fridge monkey does is stack them efficiently… so freeing up more room inside a fridge.

Mr Jones said having an expanded range would make Mode, a more attractive proposition to larger retailers looking to stock their products.

icWales – Fridge clock opens door

T3

August 2006

100 Gadgets to buy before you die

08 Mode Charcoal Winerack

The rubber jaws on this winerack stretch to accept larger bottles, but will then shrink back to their original size once they're removed. They can be strung together to create huge vistas of wine on your wall.

Boys Toys

April 2006

Pulse

Flexi-Time

Unusual, fun and funky, this soft rubber fridge clock has strong magnets ingeniously incorporated allowing it to be attached to metal surfaces and mould around the contours of curved surfaces. Available in pale blue, cream and pink.

Housewares Magazine

March 2006

Show News – Top Drawer Spring tasters

This wine rack is designed to grip each bottle securely in rubber jaws, displaying them more openly than conventional design. Available in cream and charcoal, it fits between most kitchen worktops and cabinets and can be mounted on the wall in columns of three or more.

Showcase selection – A guide to housewares products made in Britain

Cardiff Design house Mode Associates has launched two products in rubber, designed and made in the UK. The wine rack, which can be wall-mounted, grips three bottles in rubber jaws, displaying the more openly than conventional designs. The fridge clock has magnets moulded into the rubber, allowing it to be attached to metal surfaces. The wine rack is available in charcoal and cream; the clock in blue, cream and pink.

I S Magazine

March 2006

Nice Rack…

Mode Associates, Product Design Consultancy, have come up trumps with this rubber wine stack-rack offering. It grips the bottle securely in rubber jaws, displaying them more openly than conventional designs. It fits neatly between most kitchen worktops and cabinets and looks stunning when mounted in columns of three or more. Serious wine lovers can now create entire wall installations to show off their taste in wine but also in contemporary design. Available in cream and charcoal. Tactile and funky and made in Cardiff, £20.00.

The Sunday Business Post

Object of desire

Sunday, February 26, 2006

This rubber winerack is a neat, wall-mounted piece that grips all standard wine bottles securely. Bottles are pushed into its foam arms where they are held firmly, the rubber material preventing nasty scraping. Perfect for storage in a busy kitchen or serving area and available in black or cream.

Object of desire: ThePost.ie

Stuff

February 2006

Instant Expert Home

Isla Aitken – Busy Homebody

Isla.aitken@haynet.com

So, you're into rubber, then. No don't blush or walk away; this is no time for casting aspersions or making judgements about your character. I am merely addressing the subject of rubber in order to bring to your attention two rubber products designed for the kitchen. Your liking for the elastic material can be extended throughout the house. Designer Mode Associates has created a winerack and a magnetised fridge clock to adorn your cooking area. The wine rack grips three bottles between rubber jaws – stack several of the racks together on the wall for a stylish alcoholic interior effect. The clock has magnets moulded into the rubber, and is available in 3 colours. See www.modestudio.co.uk.

The Times Magazine

28th January

Six…Kitchen Greats

Keep a tight grip on your wine with this simple rubber bottle-holder.

Furniture Today

Volume 3 Issue 1 – January 2006

What's Hot

Sexy as Rubber!

Design House Mode Associates has set out to prove that rubber can be sexy, with the launch of this magnetic fridge clock. The tactile and funky clock, which is available in pale blue, cream and pink will appeal to anyone looking for style and function in the kitchen. It has strong magnets moulded into the soft rubber face allowing it to be moulded to any metal surface.

I S Magazine

December 2005

Have you Clocked on?

Fridge Clock, "Sexy in Rubber": Design House Mode Associates have set out to prove that rubber is sexy – even if you aren't wearing it! One of their two latest rubber products is this magnetic fridge clock, which combines strong magnets that are moulded into the rubber, allowing it to be attached to any metal surface. Tactile and funky with ingenious design by Kevin Champion and Duncan Taylor, this ultra stylish clock is set to be a modern classic. 200mm, priced at £20.00, for stockist information call 029 20359200 or buy online at www.shopatmode.co.uk

KBB Review

December 2005

Rubber Duck

Design House Mode Associates has brought out this handy wine rack – made from rubber. Designed by Kevin Champion and Duncan Taylor, who founded Mode in 2004, the rack grips the bottle between its rubber jaws and can be mounted in columns of three or more. It measures 360mm x 65mm x 69mm and comes in pale blue, cream and pink

The Evening Standard

The Really Useful Column

16th November 2005

New from Mode Associates, a wine rack and magnetic fridge clock made from rubber.

The three bottle wine rack looks stunning when mounted in columns of three or more; and the fridge clock has magnets ingeniously moulded into the rubber, allowing it to be attached to metal surfaces.

Each product costs £19.99

By Alison Cork

Gadget Candy

4th November 2005

Home Gadgets

Sticky Time

Rubber is so sexy in the kitchen. And to prove it Kevin Champion and Duncan Taylor from Mode Associates have fashioned a magnetic fridge clock from a dollop of goo. But don't be put off. The fridge gizmos with their squidgy rubber faces are simply delightful.

Available in three yummy flavours – cream, pink and blue – the funky clocks will mould to the contour of your fridge's curves and add a contemporary twist to any kitchen.

The magnetic fridge clocks are priced at £19.99 and are rolling off the production line as we speak, so expect this a la mode item to be a coveted Christmas stocking filler.

Interior Digest

November 2005

Design News

Stretchable Time

A rubber watch designed by Mode is an ingenious interpretation of a well-known metaphor. Its round practically flat frame is outfitted with magnets that the watch might be fixed on a ….fridge.

True Seasoning

Wine experts recommend horizontal rather than vertical storing of precious wine bottles. A rubber stand designed by Mode is perfectly suited for this goal. It is fixed to the wall and then bottles are placed between resilient clamp jaws and wait for a proper occasion to be uncorked!

Western Mail

Mode discovers time is right for a rubber fridge clock

Oct 26 2005

Time really is money for a talented new South Wales design house whose first lifestyle product – a funky floppy rubber fridge clock – is now rolling off the production line.

Mode Product Design is a new design company launched by young product designers Duncan Taylor and Kevin Champion.

While Mode has already completed a number of design challenges for a range of blue chip customers, ranging from a luxury car manufacturer to construction equipment specialist, one Mode design that is really turning heads is the consultancy's new fridge clock.

Now in full-scale production at a Cardiff factory, Mode's Fridge Clock is made from soft rubber and magnetically attaches itself to a fridge, moulding itself around any contours.

The clock has already made an impact at UK household products trade fairs and is set to rack-up hefty sales in the coming months, with customers able to buy them directly from Mode or a range of outlets.

Mr Taylor said, It's a really upbeat piece which everyone just loves.

While it's not been the most technically challenging product we've worked on, it's certainly been the most fun.

Alongside the fridge clock, Mode has come up with what's thought to be the world's first rubber wine rack. Stuck on the wall of a kitchen or bar, wine bottles are held in place by rubber grips.

Mr Champion said It's perfect for showing off your best labels and again we're receiving a really enthusiastic response from people searching for something that little bit different for their home, restaurant or bar, adds Duncan.

The fridge clock is now in full production in Cardiff, where we can keep a close eye on quality.

The next stage is to embark on a major sales and marketing exercise, while the wine rack is also now being manufactured by the same supplier in the city, he said.

Mr Taylor has returned to Cardiff after enjoying nine years of industrial design, largely within the automotive industry. At Rover Cars, he was lead engineer responsible for the seating products for the new Mini, and in 1999 he provided design consultancy to Lotus Cars in Norwich and worked with the team developing the Aston Martin Vanquish.

Mr Champion, who has a first class degree with honours in industrial product design, and a masters degree in design, is a former awards short-listed entrant at the Ideal Homes Exhibition in London. He also has eight years experience in the consumer products and retail industry.

Finally, Alun Jones has joined the team to head up the sales and marketing. Alun has just returned to Cardiff from London after nine years of retail and management working for a number of blue chip companies.

Mode, which is based in Museum Place, central Cardiff, above the Kooywood fine art gallery, has received business support and marketing advice from Venture Wales, the leading provider of entrepreneurial support in Wales.

Dorothy Hosein, operations director at Venture Wales, said, Mode is probably the most talented young company that has been created in Wales in recent years. Its design solutions, both for its own products and the requirements of major players in the motor and UK industrial markets, are world-class.

Duncan and Kevin are two of the most talented young designers in their field and it is great that they have returned to their South Wales roots to launch Mode.

Their fridge clock is fun and funky and promises to be a huge hit for them.

icWales – Mode discovers time is right for a rubber fridge clock