Sway is a rocking chair designed by German designer Markus Krauss. It has a lovely big padded seat, which makes it more than big enough to comfortably seat two people at the same time. The chair also has a retractable central leg that can be extended to support the chair, stopping it from rocking and
Furniture
Swedish Furniture by Svenskt Tenn
As could be expected from a design geek, I spend a ridiculous amount of time every week trawling the net for fantastic products, people, and stories to include either in my various columns or indeed right here on my blog. Even when I’m trying extremely hard to concentrate on something else and not get sucked
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The future of the future
I was in London yesterday and whilst there I had the pleasure of meeting up with Tim and Hettie of Seymourpowell. Tim gave me this little book which features a collection of thoughts by Richard Seymour. The book is entitled ‘The future of the future‘ and I was reading it last night just before I
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Wallcoverings
Hand-drawn wallpaper by Fine Little Day
These fabulous wallpapers are available from Photowall and have been designed by an 9-year boy called Otto. Otto is the son of Elisabeth Dunker, an independent cross-disciplined designer/artist an author of the popular blog Fine Little Day. After several years of blogging for a growing audience (75 000 visitors a month today) the concept around
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Furniture
Modular Storage Solution by Kam Kam
Designed by KamKam, a design group located in Seoul, Korea, An Furniture is a modular storage unit that has been meticulously designed using the ‘Silver Ratio’. This mathematical constant is the same ratio used in the standard paper formats of A3, A4 , A5 etc and is considered by many artists, architects and designers to
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Flooring
Stamp Rugs by Rug Maker
Rug Maker’s exclusive new rug collection is handmade in the Kathmandu valley in Nepal from 100 percent New Zealand wool. Embossed with the Queen’s head, these regal rugs come in 10 vibrant colour choices and have scalloped edges allowing them to really capture the majestic essence of Machin’s Royal Mail stamps. Rug Maker has officially
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Flooring
Wood-effect ceramic tiles
There was a time when we were forced to choose between wood flooring or ceramic tiles – a difficult choice given the advantages and benefits offered by both. However, there have been a number of advances in the tile industry over recent years that have ushered in new choices that allow us to combine those
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Wallcoverings
Beautiful wallpapers from Holden Decor
For most of you who read my blog regularly it may have become apparent to you that I have a slight obsession with wallpaper. Of all things in interior decoration there is nothing that excites me quite as much as wallpaper. No longer is it just a purely functional wallcovering in dull and muted colours.
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Flooring
Parquet Rug by Ora Ito
I got up this morning logged onto Facebook and one of the very first things I saw was an update from MocoLoco, one of my favourite design-related websites, about a new collection of playful rugs that French design star Ora Ito has designed for Stepevi. The Parquet rug was presented by Stepevi for the first
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Trend
Knitted Room Wallpaper by Surface View
In a recent post about the trend towards knitting in interiors I featured some great furniture, flooring and lighting. Since that post I have come across quite a few more knitted homewares like the hand-crafted wool rugs and poufs by Gandia Blasco and this amazing wallpaper by Surface View, which takes the knitting
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Leather wallcoverings from Studio Art
Recently I came across these gorgeous padded leather wallcoverings by Italian company Studio Art and I fell in love at first sight, especially with the range above. Admittedly, it is quite a masculine look and quite dark, but I think when used sparingly the effect could be quite dramatic. For example, I think this would
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Bathroom
Alfa tiles by Made A Mano
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
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Interview: Victoria Redshaw explains the interior trends for 2011
What can Victoria Redshaw, a leading trend forecaster, tell us about the interior trends for 2011 and into 2012?
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Events
Imm Cologne 2011
So unfortunately I am not at Imm Cologne at the moment, as much as I would love to be. But I still intend to cover it in as much detail as possible from the comfort of my teeny weeny home office here in Bristol. As I logged onto Facebook this morning I was excited to
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Trend
Trends 2011
Having recently rediscovered the ability to embed videos into my blog I thought that these films may be of interest. There are two short clips from Deutsche Welle’s Trends 2011 series. The first one is about the interiors and architecture trends we can expect to see in 2011 and the second is about furniture and
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Flooring
Hand-Crafted Wool Rugs and Poufs
Following my previous post on the trend for knitting in interiors I couldn’t resist posting a follow-up when I came across these fantastic wool poufs and rugs by Spanish company Gandia Blasco.
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Trend
Burlesque makes its mark in residential interiors
The sumptuous decadence of burlesque interiors incorporates many cabaret-inspired products for a gorgeously sophisticated decor.
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Trend
Graffiti themed interiors
Many people may not think that graffiti constitutes art and I’m not going to get into that debate here. I personally am a big fan of graffiti, but only when done creatively. I certainly do not agree with the mindless vandalism caused by people simply spraying their tags all over the city. There is nothing
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Wallcoverings
Self-adhesive, repositionable, temporary wallpaper
Tempaper is the third line of removable wall décor to be launched by LolliProps Inc. The unusual thing about this wallpaper is the fact that it is a self-adhesive, water-based product with the same qualities and durability as permanent wallpaper. It can easily be applied and removed within minutes, weeks, or years without any visible
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Furniture
Funky furniture for kids
As I’m almost 30 it’s got to that time when practically all of my friends are now married, settling down and starting their own families. So topics of conversation are gradually becoming more baby and child oriented. This got me thinking about how I would like to decorate a child’s bedroom when I have my
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Furniture
Customise your Ikea furniture
One of the things that is so great about IKEA furniture, apart from its reasonable pricing, quality materials, and ease of assembly is its “hackability”. The furniture is mostly quite simple or minimalist and so lends itself to being adapted and modified to transform it from flat-pack furniture into something far more bespoke.
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Lighting
Lighting trends
Whilst researching an article I was writing recently I was sent some information on the trends we can expect to see in the coming year with regards to lighting. The information came from the trends and forecasting department of SeymourPowell, a global design and innovation company, and detailed five key trends that will be lighting
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Kitchen
Kitchens with a hidden secret
I received a press release in November about this fabulous company called The Secret Drawer. I fell in love with the idea immediately and meant to write a little piece on here about it but what with deadlines and Christmas it totally slipped my mind. Based in Yorkshire in the UK, The Secret Drawer is
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Flooring
Sustainable flooring
For the January issue of Designer magazine I wrote an article about how the tough economic climate has prompted consumers and specifiers to opt for more long-lasting, better quality flooring products that have a reduced impact on the environment. Flooring manufacturers are stepping up to meet the sustainability challenge and we are now seeing a