The Dcube Group of Companies is based in Vancouver/Burnaby, BC, Canada and is overseen by Mehran Mansouri. From its main business of high-end hotel architectural millwork, the company has expanded into the development of furniture and last year presented the Mansouri Collection 2010. The idea behind the Mansouri Collection 2010 was a desire to be
Furniture
Africa-inspired furniture & wallpaper from Elitis
Appartements Privés is a new range of furniture produced by French company Elitis. Featuring beaten leather with big, glossy, metallic crocodile scales, scratched wood and savannah fur, the collection pays homage to the animal world. Designed by Philippe Delzers and incorporating bronze sculpted handles and glass cabochons, bronze bases made to look like wood or
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Interior Accessories
Cardboard Animal Heads from Cardboard Safari
These fun and affordable cardboard animal heads are a great way to invest in animal trophies in a sustainable cruelty-free way
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Furniture
Hungarian Mangle Sack Chair by Kelly Swallow
I did a post on the vintage chairs by Kelly Swallow a few weeks ago, which you can read here. I was so impressed by her beautiful patchwork chairs and the way in which each one of her creations takes an old chair that is full of history and breathes new life into using the
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Uncategorized
Charity begins at home
Last Tuesday I received an email from Cancer Research UK asking for my support in their latest campaign. This email immediately struck a chord with me as I have been personally affected by cancer and I know first-hand what this destructive disease can do to the people who are unfortunate enough to fall victim to it
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Lighting
Lighting Regulations & Interior Design
The next few years will see the familiar incandescent light bulb disappear from our homes, offices, workplaces, leisure venues etc as regulation sounds the death knell for this once ubiquitous light source replacing it with more energy-efficient, eco-friendly light bulbs. I am currently looking into the consequences of this regulation for interior design
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Places
Church Conversion by Zecc Architects
Zecc Architects, as I’ve mentioned before, are one of my very favourite architect practices. I especially love the church conversions that they have worked on. The Dutch practice prides itself on creating high-quality architecture that is both functional and aesthetic. Their mantra is “Clear and Sparkling”, which means that they aim to design clear building
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Wallcoverings
Owl Wallpaper by Abigail Edwards
In my continuing search for ever more beautiful wallpapers, this collection by Abigail Edwards has to be one of my all-time favourites. Abigail began her career studying fine art at Wimbledon School of Art in London and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but it was whilst completing internships at art galleries in New York
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Furniture
Vintage Chairs by Kelly Swallow
Today I came across this absolutely beautiful furniture by designer Kelly Swallow. All of her chairs are individually sourced vintage pieces, so each one has its own unique charm and personality. Kelly uses an exciting collection of fabrics ranging from vintage to designer including the likes of Kenzo, Zoffany, Liberty, Andrew Martin, Designers Guild, Osborne
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Colour
British Summer Time is here!
So the clocks went forward in the early hours of this morning, which as we all know means we lost an hour of sleep but we have also gained an hour of daylight in the evenings. In honour of British Summer Time I have decided to post a few inspirational images from a blog I