Interior design inspiration for the modern home
As many of you will already know I have been a big fan of IKEA since my student days when the Swedish giant provided the only affordable way to kit out my home with style. Since my student days I have continued to enjoy the offerings of Ikea and marvel at the clever and extremely
You may remember my post back in October when I introduced the new Axor Starck Organic range following my trip to Berlin to attend the World premier event? Well if not you might want to have a read as it contains Philippe Starck‘s account of the design process and his inspiration for the new collection.
Still blogging about BlogTourCGN? I hear you ask. I’m afraid so. You see the problem with a BlogTour, as I’m sure all the other alumni will tell you, is that you cram so much into just a few short days that you end up coming back with more content than you know what to do
A few weeks ago I received an invite from the very kind folks at Axor, the luxury arm of the German bathroom company Hansgrohe, asking me if I would like to attend the world premier of their new bathroom collection. Now as many of you know, I have had a particular interest in bathrooms and
Designing for an ageing population & integrating the principles of inclusive & universal design into our home design projects is paramount
It’s Friday so I’m pretty sure you won’t need much cheering up, but just in case you need your day brightening a little I thought I would share these gloriously colourful designs from Jonathan Adler. Working in collaboration with kitchen and bath industry leader, Kohler Co. Adler has created the Kohler Colours Collection, which is available
I wrote about the trend for using concrete in interiors over on Freshome back in November and in the piece I touched on the fact that concrete is being used in unexpected ways in our homes. Even products that are traditionally associated with warmth or comfort are now being made in this industrial material to
Today’s post is brought to you by the guys over at Victorian Bathrooms, one of the largest independent bathroom retailers in the UK. Formed in 1993, the company specializes in traditional bathrooms and I was delighted when they asked me if they could write a piece for the blog all about how to achieve a Victorian bathroom
Good morning folks! I hope you all had a good weekend and are ready to face a new week. I can’t believe how fast the time is whizzing by, I almost wish it would slow down a little as I have so much to do and so much to blog about. Remember a while ago
I was sent a press release featuring this showerhead and I absolutely love it! Created by Italian design studio Meneghello Paolelli Associati for Italian tap specialist FIMA Carlo Frattini S.p.A, the Sfera showerhead brings an enhanced sense of wellness into the bathroom. Its unusual sphere shape represents a new archetype for the bathroom and brings a sense
Photo credit: Alexander Fanslau Burgeoning urban populations have led to city dwellings becoming increasingly smaller and as a response many designers are seeking to create furniture that has a smaller footprint, is multi-purpose or that can be folded away for easy storage when not in use. With his Private Space furniture collection German designer Jannis
I love these alphabet tiles by Made A Mano. Ideal for use in kitchens and bathrooms as either wall or floor tiles, these creative tiles can be used randomly or can be chosen to actually spell something out. Personally if I were to use them I would probably make my own giant word search to
If my house was big enough to have a bathroom with enough space for two separate wash basins, this is definitely something that would be high up on my priority list. These free-standing his and hers basins from Vitruvit come in polished white Carrara marble as well as other marble varieties and have square or
Ukrainian designer Ekateryna Sokolova has a number of conceptual washbasin designs in her portfolio, all of which seem to take inspiration directly from nature. The Vitamin washbasin is reminiscent of the layers of sedimentary rock that form part of the Earth’s crust.
At Maison & Objet this year Antonio Lupi revealed a new high-backed, angular bathtub created by Italian Architect Carlo Colombo. The Cuna bathtub is designed for reclining and relaxing and ultimately reinvents the bathing experience. This elegant bathtub, with its clean lines and crisp edges, will sit comfortably as the centrepiece in any minimalist and
Dutch designer Beerd van Stokkum has given the classic cupcake case a new lease of life with his design, which he has aptly named Sweet Cake. Enlarged to extraordinary proportions the cupcake case has become a multi-purpose object. It can be used as a baby’s bath, flower box or garden pot, or a charming basket
The Tub-T is an elegant bathtub made from diamond polished stainless steel and complimented with glass steps. There is a blasted swirl pattern on each step. Each step contains an LED light which illuminates the tread. The hand rail which is also made from diamond polished stainless steel is in the form of an
With showrooms in Germany and Poland, Unique Wood Design offers contemporary wooden bathtubs and basins that help bring nature into the bathroom. With a history deeply rooted in boat building, the Polish company uses a combination of traditional carpentry and specialist modern boat-building techniques to create truly unique, handmade bathrooms.
Italian mosiac manufacturer SICIS Art Mosaic Factory have introduced a fashion inspired bathtub for all those shoe obsessed fashionistas out there. The stiletto shoe  luxury bathtubs will be the talking point of any bathroom they feature in and are the perfect tribute to footwear for those with a shoe fetish. The bathtubs are decorated in
Russian designer Yaroslav Rassadin has designed this intriguing bathroom concept for Jump the Gap, an international design competition held by sanitaryware manufacturers Roca. Landscape is made from thick silicone or rubber and can be moulded into different shapes depending on how it is to be used. The use of an air-pump can completely change the
Future Talents is a brand new competition in bathroom design run by brassware manufacturer Triflow Concepts.
Portuguese sanitaryware manufacturer Sanindusa has launched a new bathroom collection aimed specifically at children. The new range, named WCKids, was unveiled at Cersaie in Bologna, Italy in late September/ early October. Designed by Emanuel Rufo, the range is aimed at children aged between two and six years old and is available in an eye-catching blue
I first spotted this bathtub back in July of this year when it was still a prototype and I loved it even then. Part of the aptly named Love project, designed by Arter & Citton for Italian Manufacturer Novello, this bathtub was first shown at ISH in Frankfurt earlier this year. The sleek smooth lines
The idea behind the Badkamer [Dutch for ‘bathroom’] is basically a sliding system that enables the user to make the most out of even the smallest bathroom space to create a fully functioning bathroom in a space no larger than 2m x 1m. By sliding elements to the side a space for showering can be created,