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Articles by Gavin Lester
AI took three quarters of UK venture funding this year. Its margin problem is still unsolved.
British AI companies have just had their best six months on record. Analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Dealroom puts UK AI funding at $12.6bn in the first half of 2026, more than four times the same period a year earlier and close to three-quarters of all venture capital invested in the country. Total UK venture funding reached $17bn, the strongest opening to a year since 2022, and the UK took 39% of all European venture capital.
10 Great Album Covers, Chosen by Gavin Lester of Zambezi
They say never judge a book by its cover. Well, when it comes to album cover art, seeing will always be a part of listening. As far as I'm concerned, an album cover is a visual guide that prepares the listener for the world into which they are about to enter. And there is such a myriad of beautiful, engaging, disturbing, exciting and enticing album covers to choose from. Here, in no particular order are my favorites. Pixies Doolittle (1989)
Inside the Home Studio of Textile Designer and Podcast Host Savannah Hayes
After the journaling session, I spend the next 30 minutes listening to a podcast and making art. Any art will do. It doesn't have to be good; it just has to get done. I've found that if I sit down to work on a new collection of fabric or wallpaper designs, the pressure to create something perfect on the first go-around can lead to crazy fear and procrastination. This short daily practice of making has taken a lot of that stress away.
Forget My Workspace. This Is Where the Real Magic Happens
Nils Leonard on the bar at St. John in Clerkenwell Nils Leonard Nils Leonard is a founder of the Uncommon Creative Studio in London and of the ethical capsule coffee brand Halo.
Inside the Offices of FF Los Angeles
When we first saw the new FF Los Angeles space, we were drawn to the light and the energy it contained. It was full of potential. There are a lot of industrial warehouse spaces around, but the way the light moves across the floor during the day is beautiful and spiritual, thanks to the colors surrounding the upper perimeter of the area (the developer commissioned artist Emily Mast). We also like the way the kitchen is framed with beautiful trees, and the lines and proportions throughout.
Inside Gavin Lester's Office at Zambezi
In my workspace, I've blended my professional and personal worlds because I like to be surrounded by my objects. (And in truth, my house is full of my art, so I'm running out of space.) Having my art around me reminds me of who I am and how creativity can be found in unexpected ways, and hopefully encourages the members of my creative department to do the same.
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