Just before I moved house, I was contacted by the guys over at Brabantia Life about their new Get Together range of casual dining products. I must admit I was quite surprised to hear this from Brabantia, a company I had so long associated with kitchen bins, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect.
Interior Accessories
Lisa Bengtsson’s canine creations
To be perfectly honest, I can’t even remember how I stumbled across the work of Swedish designer Lisa Bengtsson, but I’m really happy that I did. My wallpaper obsession is, by now, no secret to those of you who have become regular readers of my blog and I’m sure you’ll be able to see immediately
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Flooring
Patriotic purchases from The Colour Union
Zara Siddiqui-Lester is the talented textile designer behind the colourful company The Colour Union. Her expressive use of colour, type, space and bold pattern has resulted in these fantastic collections of flamboyant furniture and splendiferous soft furnishings.
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Kitchen
Freestanding Kitchens by Culshaw Bell
Having lived in many small apartments and flats in my time, I know all too well how hard it can be to keep small dwellings tidy and free from clutter. In 2003, I was living in a tiny little chambre de bonne in Rue De Lille in Paris’ elegant 7th Arrondissement. Situated just a stones
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Furniture
Furniture by Lucy Turner
Lucy Turner is a furniture and surface designer based in Penryn in Cornwall. She creates bespoke contemporary furniture by rejuvenating reclaimed iconic and vintage pieces using the latest technology and materials. From cut-outs to engraving and modern forms of marquetry, Lucy’s designs embrace bold colours and patterns and breathe new life into unwanted furniture
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Interviews
Interview: Giles Miller
A while ago, I was lucky enough to interview designer Giles Miller for INSIDE, the monthly newsletter produced by WAN Interiors. The interview featured in issue 7. Below you can read the full interview in Q&A format.
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Furniture
Bespoke lamps & furniture made from childhood toys
Many of you have probably already spotted these intriguing lamps by Evil Robot Designs as they graced the pages of the September issue of Elle Decoration. It was whilst flipping through the most recent issue that I first spied them and I must admit it was love at first sight. Evil Robot Designs is the
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Wallcoverings
Muraspec’s Enchanted Wallpaper Inspired by Alice in Wonderland
The Enchanted Wallpaper by Muraspec is a beautiful wallpaper inspired by Alice in Wonderland that captures the essence of fantasy.
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Uncategorized
What is Design Thinking?
A group of four young Taiwanese designers have set out on a mission to make a documentary exploring the concept of Design Thinking. The documentary will feature a variety of advocates of design thinking and aims to examine the expanding influence that the concept has on the way we live and interact with the world.
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Design Matters: Doing Better with Less
Firstly, I would like to apologise for the lack of blog posts over the past two weeks. Ordinarily I like to post at least three times a week but recently I have been so busy with work that the blog is having to take a back seat. I’m hoping that things will calm down again