Alan Fletcher makes transition from old school to new

A trendy twenty-something Hoxton crowd turned up for the opening of Mind Over Matter: Alan Fletcher's The Art of Looking Sideways at Kemistry Gallery in London's Shoreditch last night (until October 1). Fletcher's apparent old school methods of collecting inspirational quotes, postcards and newspaper clippings drew praise from many of those there.

"He's so relevant," said Richard Churchill, co-founder of Kemistry Gallery and the Kemistry design practice which sits above. "People love collecting things, and the fact that Alan Fletcher did it - and made a book out of it - inspires young designers and makes them realise that inspiration comes from everyday life."

The exhibition features, blown apart on the walls of the gallery, the original layout pages for The Art of Looking Sideways -  Fletcher's hefty bible of creative inspiration, research and inspiration published by Phaidon.