I have recently had the pleasure of getting to know Renata of Muslavi Gallery, the sole UK distributor of the furniture and homewares designed and produced by the Polish company Laskowscy Design. I blogged about their products some time ago and I now have the good fortune to be the proud owner of my very
Interior Accessories
Cardboard Clocks by Amy Levinson
I can’t quite remember where it was that I first came across these gorgeous little clocks by Amy Levinson, probably Twitter, but I fell in love with them the minute I saw them. I’m just waiting for one of my friends to have a birthday so I can bestow this unique gift upon them the
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Wallcoverings
Creative home ideas for kids
As I’ve divulged many times before here, I’m very keen to have creative kids and I think it’s extremely important for parents to nurture their kid’s creativity as they grow up. For me, the home should be somewhere where kids can experiment and unleash their creative tendencies without having to worry what effect it will
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Follow me on bloglovin’
I have just registered my blog on Bloglovin’ so anybody who wants to follow me can now do so. Instead of checking my blog to see if I have posted anything new, Bloglovin’ will always inform you when there is a new post. Just click on the image above to go straight to my Bloglovin’
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Furniture
Helen Amy Murray’s unique sculptural textiles
Helen Amy Murray is a London-based designer who caters for the luxury market with her bespoke textile service. Her unique process involves carving sculptural relief within textiles such as leather, suede, wool felt, 100% silk and high-tech non-woven materials. For the most part, Helen’s work is focused on interior applications, predominantly upholstery and ranges from
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Wallpaper goes big on birds
I’ve been meaning to write a post about the proliferation of birds in interiors for some time now. And today I have finally got round to it. I was going to make the post quite broad and include fabrics, decoration and soft furnishings butย when I started collecting images I realised that there were more
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Heating
Stylish Stove Concept by Arthur Senant
In ancient Roman mythology, Vulcan, the son of Jupiter and Juno, was the god of beneficial and hindering fire. So it is not difficult to see where this glorious stove concept got its name. Arthur Senant is the French industrial designer behind this cleverly designed, space-saving stove that is ideal for small living spaces. Not
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Furniture
Furniture & interior accessories made from recycled tyres
Have you ever wondered what happens to all those old tyres once they have worn thin and are discarded by motorists? Well, they’re made into a funky range of eco-products for your home apparently. Or at least that is what one innovative company does with them. Tread employs talented artisans who use their traditional crafts
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Wallcoverings
‘Sketchbook’ wallpaper and fabrics from Cecil Beaton
Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer Cecil Beaton was renowned for dressing the stars of the stage and screen with originality and flair. Now, his signature style can be brought into our homes, thanks to Cecil Beaton Fabrics, allowing us to clad our walls with his timeless creations. The โSketchbookโ collection of fabrics and wallpapers
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Kitchen
Nautical kitchen by Alno
For sea lovers looking to bring a nautical theme into the kitchen, the new Marecucina kitchen concept from Alno may be just what you have been looking for. With nautical shapes, colours and materials, Marecucina brings the freedom of the open sea right into the kitchen. With this innovative design Alno replicates the passion for
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5 Daily Essentials…
Earlier today I received a Twitter @Mention alerting me to the fact that I had been tagged by Carole King from Dear Designer’s Blog. Thanks Carole! In her blog post she had listed her 5 daily essentials and had then named 5 people who she would then like to reveal their 5 daily essentials. And
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Furniture
Projekte Sway by Markus Krauss
Sway is a rocking chair designed by German designer Markus Krauss. It has a lovely big padded seat, which makes it more than big enough to comfortably seat two people at the same time. The chair also has a retractable central leg that can be extended to support the chair, stopping it from rocking and
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Furniture
Swedish Furniture by Svenskt Tenn
As could be expected from a design geek, I spend a ridiculous amount of time every week trawling the net for fantastic products, people, and stories to include either in my various columns or indeed right here on my blog. Even when I’m trying extremely hard to concentrate on something else and not get sucked
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Interior Accessories
Keep Calm And Carry On
So, I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently on some new websites that I wasn’t really aware of so long ago. The first website is Pinterest, which is a kind of social catalogue or virtual pinboard that allows you to post collections of things you love, and “follow” collections created by people who have
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The future of the future
I was in London yesterday and whilst there I had the pleasure of meeting up with Tim and Hettie of Seymourpowell. Tim gave me this little book which features a collection of thoughts by Richard Seymour. The book is entitled ‘The future of the future‘ and I was reading it last night just before I
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Wallcoverings
Hand-drawn wallpaper by Fine Little Day
These fabulous wallpapers are available from Photowall and have been designed by an 9-year boy called Otto. Otto is the son of Elisabeth Dunker, an independent cross-disciplined designer/artist an author of the popular blog Fine Little Day. After several years of blogging for a growing audience (75 000 visitors a month today) the concept around