Most people, given the choice, would love to be able to afford to furnish their homes with designer furniture. Unfortunately, however, the price of such highly coveted items can be somewhat prohibitive for many of us. This is why a group of designers have decided to make a stand by stripping out the middlemen and
Events
Grand Designs Live
Grand Designs Live London is based on the successful Channel 4 show hosted by Kevin McCloud. It is one of the UK’s leading consumer events for home, build, interior designs and cutting edge technology and building advancements, making it the perfect place for sourcing information on any home build or renovation projects. The show is
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Trend
Pop Art in interior design
In my latest article for Designer magazine I take a look back at the origins of the Pop Art movement and the effect that it has had on modern interior home design. I speak to a number of interior designers to get their views on the influence that the current resurgence of Pop Art is having on
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Wallcoverings
Funky frame wallpaper
When I get my own property and it comes to decorating you can be sure that this wallpaper will feature somewhere in my house. Designed by Taylor and Wood for Graham & Brown, Frames is an exciting and interactive paper that gives you complete control over the end result. Use it simply as it comes
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Wallcoverings
Vintage wallpaper
There is a wonderful selection of vintage wallpapers to be found at Rosie’s Vintage Wallpaper. The site has hundreds of different styles from floral, botanical and flocked-mylar to retro, geometric and scenic. Suitable for kitchens, bathrooms of living spaces in general, there will be something here to suit the needs of any vintage wallpaper lover.
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Designer Magazine April issue
The April 2010 issue of Designer magazine is now on sale. I’m very pleased to see that an item from my regular Notebook column made the front cover. The Mons Lavabo is a child-friendly wash basin conceived by Spanish designer Romualdo Faura to promote safe and hygienic behaviour. The wash basin focuses not only on
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Furniture
Furniture made from recycled road signs
Working with scrap aluminium traffic signs Boris Bally repurposes an otherwise discarded material and transforms it into unusual, edgy and urban furniture. Bally has a background in jewellery making and grew up in an environment where recycling was somewhat of a family tradition. His so-called ‘aha moment’ came in 1991 whilst making the shell form
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Interior Accessories
Decorative wall stickers
HU2 Design is a young London-based design company specialising in wall stickers. From the kitchen to the bathroom and the living room to kids bedrooms, these high-quality vinyl stickers come in all number of exclusive designs that can spruce up the dullest of spaces. Birdcages, flying pigs, duke boxes, hamster treadmills and the skyline of
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Heating
Heating gone soft
Designed by Takahide Sano for Italian company Ad Hoc and distributed in the UK by MHS Radiators, Makura offers a completely new take on the traditional radiator. Combining the durability of hard steel with the soft furnishing of comfy cushions, this new heating concept not only looks good, but also allows for a more personal
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Lighting
A light on the tiles
Billie Jean is an innovative wall covering concept that incorporates a collection of translucent glass tiles designed to illuminate the bathroom. The design, by Finnish designer Henrik Amberla, was a submission for a competition run by home design company DNA+. Amberla took his inspiration from a Michael Jackson music video in which the mere touch