Front Seat: Edvard Scott

Design Taxi, March 2007 We probably should thank our lucky stars that the Swedish construction industry didn't take a fancy to young Edvard Scott's diverse talents, who listed his favourite occupation as "crane operator".

Flooring

it on the express track to illustration stardom and counting Computer Arts magazine as a fan, his self-effacing humour is apparent from his reading list (he recommends Designers are Wankers). But don't be taken in by the seemingly droll tomfoolery.

Having

started his career in his chilly one-man studio, Scott's steely dedication and talent has seen the likes of L'Oreal Paris, Mini Cooper, Flaunt and Japan t-shirt legend Graniph beating down the door for a piece of his imagination. Not forgetting holding a solo exhibition "Everything Works" in Japan's SOSO Gallery in late 2006, without even being in the country.