for me it's light and colour: the two essential ingredients for any creative process
which is why I need to be mobile. So my "studio setup" is a MacBook Pro and a Cintiq Companion Hybrid (with hard-copy software) and for tube journeys and airports an iPhone with loads of Apps.
I was lucky enough to grow up in London and study at Chelsea Art College, so I've a mixed media approach to design, drawing from a range of disciplines. My sisters still live in London but now I'm a tourist who gets to share a world of galleries, light installations and events with a new generation. You may have seen the 3 of us scooting down the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern (before we were asked to leave).