In May 2011, wallpaper and fabric designer Louise Body launched a striking new wallpaper collection entitled ‘Paper Tiles’ featuring digitally printed Victorian tile patterns combined with her own illustrations and designs. The seven decorative tile designs were inspired by Louise’s commission to design the restroom foyer area at Decorex last year for which she experimented
Furniture
Interview: Ning Li CEO of Made.com
So it’s Monday and the start of another week. I hope you are all well rested after the weekend. I have a great post for you to kick-start the week, one which I have been seriously excited about all weekend. For anyone who is not aware of Made.com I seriously recommend that you read on
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Window Treatments
Creatively Different blinds by Fiona Flame
If, like me, you have become an avid follower of @FionaFlame aka Fiona Davies of Flame Interiors you will have heard about the Top Secret Project she has been working on for the past few months. Some of us even wrongly assumed that the Top Secret Project was in fact the not-so-secret bump that she
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Kitchen
Concrete Kitchen by Studio Thol
Thomas Linssen is the young designer behind Studio Thol, a Dutch design studio based in Amsterdam. Linssen set up his studio in 2007 after graduating from The Design Academy Eindhoven and now creates interesting works inspired by the evolution of the natural world. One of his most unusual designs is a kitchen island made from
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Furniture
Vintage industrial furniture & lighting from Bubbledrum
Last week I had a lovely email from Caroline over at Bubbledrum introducing me to her lovely site. It is not an exaggeration to say that I was in awe of all the lovely products that they stock and I just couldn’t understand how I had never come across this fabulous little shop before. Owned
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Interviews
City Short : Helsinki
As you may or may not know, I’m heading out to Helsinki Design Week in September and I’m already finding it hard to contain my excitement. I’ve never been to Finland before and I can’t wait to see what the city has in store for us design geeks as it prepares to take on the
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Furniture
Benjamin Hubert’s latest designs
British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert recently launched his 2011 collection of furniture and lighting. Benjamin studied Industrial Design and Technology at Loughborough University and graduated in 2006. He went on to open his own studio in London in 2007 where he works on a diverse range of projects across the furniture and lighting sectors. He
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Flooring
Once Upon a Tile by InterfaceFLOR
If I were to ask you what is being advertised here what would your guess be? Mine would be the latest haute couture collection from one of the world’s top fashion houses. Don’t you agree? To me this looks like a fashion shoot straight from the pages of Vogue, ELLE or Marie Claire. To a
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Interior Accessories
Heath House Numbers
Heath Ceramics have teamed up with House Industries to bring us these gorgeous 3D clay house numbers celebrating the legendary Neutra and Eames fonts.
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Furniture
Interview: Sean Sutcliffe explains Benchmark’s innovative approach
For the latest edition of INSIDE, the monthly newsletter produced by WAN Interiors, I was lucky enough to interview Sean Sutcliffe, the co-founder of British furniture manufacturer Benchmark. Here is the interview. Thirty years ago, the modern British furniture scene was dominated by small designer makers and lacked any real retail presence. Sean Sutcliffe, co-founder