Corinne Julius is a freelance journalist, critic, broadcaster and curator, with a special interest in contemporary craft and design. She was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2008 for services to design and craft and is the Chair of the Critics’ Circle Visual Arts & Architecture Section. She worked as a reporter for BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, contributes regularly to the BBC arts programme Front Row. She has written for many years for the Evening Standard’s Homes & Property, Blueprint, Crafts and Country Life.