Vases and lighting by Phil Cuttance in unique faceted forms. Pop over to his website to watch this beautiful film that shows how they are made. Pastels? Pink? Twice in one week? Is there a theme star...
Youve had enough of winter.... youre ready to update your wardrobe ready for warmer days right? Escape to high summer meadows and hedgerows with the new SS12 lookbook from TBA. Images: TBA
Blue D1653 is a range of new contemporary designs from traditional Dutch porcelain company Royal Delft. Taking its inspiration from patterns created by the Royal Delft Master painters the range combi...
I havent done a colour inspiration post for a while and lots of you have told me how much youve enjoyed the ones Ive done previously so here we go. First of all let me be clear about this, I am not, ...
Ive been meaning to get along to see the Craft Council exhibition Lost in Lace since it opened before Christmas and this week I finally made it. The show stopper for me was this ethereal installation...
The March edition of Elle Decoration has some great shopping picks from high street stores such as M&S and John Lewis. I love the Aldo Londi animal figures from Heals. I started collecting t...
.... these birch planters from Plumo.
Clare Campbells design philosophy is to create clothes which are of high design, highly useful and made with integrity. I love the new lookbook for her SS12 collection which perfectly capture the moo...
After I wrote about rethinking brass recently, today Im continuing my love affair with all things shiny with 5 reasons to love copper. Copper is 100% recyclable whether in a raw state or contained in...
The nice folks at Quadrille publishing recently sent me a copy of Abigail Ahernes A Girls Guide to Decorating which is released in paperback this month. Its a hip, practical decorating guide full of ...
Some time ago on Design Hunter I featured Geoffrey Fishers trooks (tree hooks) which he makes at his workshop in Buckinghamshire from trees that have come down in high winds or been coppiced to make ...
This 140sqm Oscar Niemeyer designed apartment in Sao Paolo, Brazile was recently revitalised by architects Felipe Hess and Renata Pedrosa. Originally a three bedroomed apartment, it has been converte...
OK, lets play fantasy design shopping. There was lots to lust after in yesterdays Interiors Style and Spirit sale at Christies in London. This Italian stained mahogany and carved lime cocktail cabine...
I featured Katherine Hooker a while back and visited her website again recently to check out the latest additions to the collection. Each coat is individually made-to-order in London from a choice of...
Ptolemy Mann knows about colour. One of the highlights of Interiors UK for me was attending the talk she gave about her work as a textile designer and colour consultant. This includes architectural c...
Earlier this month it was announced that one of the UKs most important modernist homes, High Cross House in Devon, is to reopen to the public in March 2012 under a new partnership between the the Nat...
The Finnsdottir collection by Icelandic born ceramicist and designer Thora Finnsdottir contains a wide range of porcelain vases and candlesticks and an elegant lighting range. Thora studied at the Da...
It was great to get out of the office last week and meet so many fantastic people at Interiors UK. I came away at the end of the show feeling really inspired and bursting with ideas. Our Obsessionist...
Limited edition sofas and chairs from the Sofa.com design lab featuring St Judes fabrics by Angie Lewin and Mark Herald. 1. Snowdrop Loveseat in Doveflight by Mark Herald; 2. Kilkenny armchair in Bir...
After a brief flirtation with wallpaper a couple of years ago I recently ripped all of ours down in a desire for a return to minimalism, but these new designs from Mineheart could convert me all over...
As part of our curated collections exhibtion at Interiors UK we are delighted to be featuring the work of our friend Clare Goddard. I honestly adore Clares work and was so pleased when she agreed to ...
Im at Interiors UK until Wednesday so all this week Ill be sharing some of my favourite design finds from the show. You can also check out news and images of the curated collections project Graham an...
Busy putting the finishing touches to our exhibition for Interiors UK today. Im looking forward to seeing Donna Wilsons B&B installation and also to meeting up with a few of my Twitter friends. H...
Scandinavian minimalism meets grown up glamour in this Malmo apartment. It doesnt get much better than this. I mean that ceiling!! Images: Marcus Lawett, source Residence (via Emmas Design Blog).
Apologies for the lack of posts this week. I have been busy working on a project Graham and I are putting together for Obsessionistas which well be exhibiting at Interiors UK with Designers Block nex...
We have a bit of a thing about ice creams in our house. Not necessarily the real edible ones, but those fibre glass point of sale ones you see outside shops and cafes at seaside resorts. Mr P is obse...
Styling by Poppy Norton, Photography by Ian Nolan Im not a fan of ugly energy efficient lightbulbs so I was interested to come across these sculptural low energy bulbs from Plumen. Perfect for using ...
I was sad to hear of the death this week (at the age of 99) of Eve Arnold, one of the greatest female photographers of the twentieth century and one of the first women to join the Magnum photo agency...
The art of window display in the mid 20th century from the Flickr collection of Sandi Vincent (via Aqua Velvet). 1. Window display Hermès, Paris by Annie Beaumel; 2. Christmas window for...
One of my Christmas reads whilst we were staying at Bryn Eglur was Handmade Home by Mark and Sally Bailey which was lent to me by Dorian the owner. Both Bryn Eglur and another of Dorians cottage...
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