It may seem like my blog is becoming increasingly focused on wallpaper, but there are just so many fabulous papers out there right now that a day doesn’t go by without me spotting “my new favourite”. But this really is my new favourite. Dupenny is a Brighton-based company that makes hand-printed wallpaper, mostly in striking
Wallcoverings
Retro and vintage wallpapers
Taking its inspiration from the pop music and fashion that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1990’s and reminiscent of the rock and roll style of 1960’s bands such as The Beatles and The Who, this vintage Britpop wallpaper by Wallpaper Space is the perfect wallcovering for all the who are proud to be
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Wallcoverings
Exclusive designer wallpapers
Studio Nommo, an independent wallpaper studio based in Istanbul, offers exclusive designer wallpapers. The four collections – Chichi, Supersonic, Cool and Baby – are created by local & international young and upcoming graphic designers, photographers and illustrators and each one offers a very individual approach to wallpaper. From washing hanging on a line, to
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Bathroom
Sleek wooden bathtubs
With showrooms in Germany and Poland, Unique Wood Design offers contemporary wooden bathtubs and basins that help bring nature into the bathroom. With a history deeply rooted in boat building, the Polish company uses a combination of traditional carpentry and specialist modern boat-building techniques to create truly unique, handmade bathrooms.
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Bathroom
A shoe inspired bathtub
Italian mosiac manufacturer SICIS Art Mosaic Factory have introduced a fashion inspired bathtub for all those shoe obsessed fashionistas out there. The stiletto shoe luxury bathtubs will be the talking point of any bathroom they feature in and are the perfect tribute to footwear for those with a shoe fetish. The bathtubs are decorated in
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Furniture
Human furniture anyone?
Fusing a futuristic and retro vision of design, which he calls ‘New-Retro-Futurism’, Paris based Belarusian designer Dzmitry Samal has some interest designs in his portfolio. Speaking about his approach to design he says: “I think that the future of design is in our past experience and heritage combined with modern technologies. I’m a keeper of
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Appliances
Gorenje designed by Karim Rashid
So if you are looking for a funky oven to sit alongside your daring Gorenje Retro Collection fridge, look no further. The undisputed king of colour, Karim Rashid, had put his stamp on the kitchen. A minimal fusion of functionality, technology, interactivity, and purity, according to Gorenje, the new collection boasts a full length handle
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Gorenje goes retro
The Old Timer fridges and fridge freezers by Slovenian manufacturer Gorenje has been around for over a decade. But they have been given a new lease of life through a bright new palette of colours and a funky new name – the Retro Collection. Aimed at consumers who demand a more individual, lively and daring
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Wallcoverings
Flock wallpapers by Barbara Hulanicki
Barbara Hulanicki has designed these wonderful flock wallpapers for Graham & Brown. The Skulls wallpaper above is a dark, yet mischievous wallpaper. Barbara says she particularly likes the shock effect that this wallpaper has, as people don’t necessarily see the skulls until they take a closer look. Antoinette captures the image of a young Marie
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Appliances
Mrs Dalloway for Gorenje
Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc wanted to transform the mundane role and duties of housewives and raise the expectations we have of kitchen appliances by giving this mini-hotplate a new haute-couture image. The world premiere of the Mrs. Dalloway mini hotplate from Gorenje, reminiscent more of a cult fashion accessory than of an actual cooking appliance, took
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Wallcoverings
Bond Collection
Bond is the new collection of tiles by Turkish manufacturer Canakkale Seramik & Kalebodur in collaboration with renowned Finnish designer Harri Koskinen. Bond is a collection comprised of concave and convex tiles used in conjunction to give a sense of movement to an otherwise flat surface. Koskinen says he took his inspiration from the natural
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Events
Polska! Year
Polska! Year started in Spring of this year and will continue through to 2010. It is a joint initiative of the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The purpose of the Year is to bring the communities of Poland and Great Britain closer by strengthening cultural relations and
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Lighting
A bit of light reading?
This is exactly what I need in my house and is possibly one of the most stylish floor lamps I have ever seen. Designed by Eero Aarnio, Swan XL is an oversized version of the Swan table lamp also produced by Finnish company Martela. Aarnio reported designed XL by producing life-size drawings of the lamp
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Bathroom
Landscape bathroom for Roca
Russian designer Yaroslav Rassadin has designed this intriguing bathroom concept for Jump the Gap, an international design competition held by sanitaryware manufacturers Roca. Landscape is made from thick silicone or rubber and can be moulded into different shapes depending on how it is to be used. The use of an air-pump can completely change the
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Wallcoverings
Westwood does Wallpaper
Vivienne Westwood is undoubtedly one of Britain’s biggest design icons famed for her anarchic fashion designs which revolutionised British fashion and became her trademark style. Now the Grande Dame of British fashion, credited with creating the look of the punk rock movement, has put her signature to a new line of wallpaper. The Vivienne Westwood
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Bathroom
Future Talents Bathroom Design Competition
Future Talents is a brand new competition in bathroom design run by brassware manufacturer Triflow Concepts.
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Bathroom
WCKid Bathroom for children
Portuguese sanitaryware manufacturer Sanindusa has launched a new bathroom collection aimed specifically at children. The new range, named WCKids, was unveiled at Cersaie in Bologna, Italy in late September/ early October. Designed by Emanuel Rufo, the range is aimed at children aged between two and six years old and is available in an eye-catching blue
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Furniture
Cut-a-pult
Cut-a-pult is an exciting new range of furniture by German designer Lars Contzen, one of my absolute favourite designers, in collaboration with Atelier Schneeweiss. According to Contzen, the idea for the light-weight, multi-functional furniture comes from society’s need for mobile, uncomplicated and flexible products. The use of light-weight material with a customisable surface in conjunction
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Design for Life
Despite some really bad press that the show has received I’m really enjoying the new reality TV series, Design for Life, that started on the 14th September and is shown on BBC2. I’m afraid I can’t tell you what day or time it is on as I always miss it, but you can watch it
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Bathroom
Love at first sight
I first spotted this bathtub back in July of this year when it was still a prototype and I loved it even then. Part of the aptly named Love project, designed by Arter & Citton for Italian Manufacturer Novello, this bathtub was first shown at ISH in Frankfurt earlier this year. The sleek smooth lines
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Design fit for a Prince
Design has come more under the spotlight recently and, perhaps in part due to the recession, people are starting to reassess the role and value of design. The Design Council‘s Value of Design fact finder is proof that people’s attitudes towards the importance of design are changing. Moreover, the European Commission recently launched a public
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Appliances
Easy Living
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve needed to do washing but haven’t had enough to make up a full load of either coloured or white washing. One design that could go a long way in solving this is called Easy Living, a concept which was conceived by French designer David Genin as part
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Appliances
A new view on cooking
As we increasingly face a lack of space and our living quarters continue to get smaller, one of the main challenges we have is fitting everything we own and need into a smaller footprint. This slightly wacky design was thought up by German designer Cornelius Comanns who entered it into the Electrolux Design Lab 2009
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Appliances
Smart Space
Smart Space is an innovative space-saving design that combines a shower, a washing machine and a dryer. Designed in response to the depleting water resources and lack of living space we face in the future, Smart Space is an eco-friendly design that occupies a mere 1 square metre of floor space, making it ideal for