The delicate white bone china of Reiko Kaneko has been gaining a rep for being amongst some of the most elegant shapes on the UK ceramics scene, and now you enjoy the best of both worlds by getting a...
Rather excitingly, I can announce that once again I will be covering the Launchpad section of Pulse, which takes place between 10-12th June at London’s Earls Court. My first preview is of the n...
A couple of weeks ago I had the fortunate opportunity to have a good look around the incredible showroom and workshops of Benchmark Furniture. The stunning premises of the firm are situated just outs...
For the last issue of Heart Home I got to write up a story, which I called “Designs for Life”. This vintage tale stemmed from an interiors shoot that Heart Home had collaborated on with a...
Aaah Britain in the 1950s…a time when girls wore big skirts and pony tails, and all the men were called Sebastian. It was also a period in which British design ruled the roost in interiors. Meanwhile...
These wonderful chairs from Vanja Bazdulj’s Rough and Ready range display the maker’s fun and unpredictable approach to furniture making. Chance and spontaneity play an important role in ...
No these aren’t pictures from Monet’s garden at Giverny, they are actually beautifully hand-crafted rugs from the studio of super talented Tania Johnson. Ms Johnson has demonstrated time ...
Last Sunday, I spent the most perfect sunny day in Chelsea, with my good friend Esther, to take a good look around the incredible Collect Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, which I had been kindly in...
I’ve been a big fan of the modern antiques, Art and design gallery, Fears and Kahn for some time now. They have a great selection of Art, furniture, vintage posters, curiosities and modern coll...
Oh the irony; my favourite piece of Jubilee design I’ve seen so far this year has been created by an Italian Designer! This limited edition corkscrew by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi is ...
On the second day of my recent visit to Milan, I met up with graphic designer Paolo Feroleto, and furniture and product designer Adrian Peach. I was kindly taken along to the open studio of Architect...
I recently had the good fortune of taking the day off from the ole day job for a bit of an Art outing in London. Tate Modern has always got something interesting going on, and I was poised to check o...
Stylish online interiors store Fashion For Home has the perfect array of furniture for any of your home furnishing requirements. To see for yourself, you can visit the site to view a fine selection o...
One of my personal highlights of Milan 2012 was being invited to take a view from the The Cube; a concept restaurant design by Park Associati. The Cube Itinerant Restaurant is a temporary structure w...
Last Thursday evening I went to a quite extraordinary exhibition featuring paintings, prints, sculptures, and a couple of pieces of furniture by a really special Artist, Gordon House. I was really st...
One of the events in Milan outside of the Saloni which I was really looking forward to was the Moooi Unexpected Welcome Exhibition at their Milan showroom in the tres cool Zona Tortona area (which is...
Rather fab mini-me chairs as found in the Milan Hugo Boss store – clearly rocking the Salone vibe. Which chair is by who…answers on a postcard per-leeeaze.
Well, here’s a bit of a photo montage of day one of my trip to Milan. I met up with an old friend of mine who lives in Milan, Mr Fish, and he showed me around all the touristy hot spots (as wel...
I always look forward to Clerkenwell Design Week (although it’s in effect from the 24th – 26th May so calling it a “Design Week” seems a bit of a stretch). One of the events t...
Just a wee post to let you know that my bags are packed, my press cards is at the ready, and I’m off to find some seriously good design at the Milan Furniture Fair (otherwise known as the Salon...
I’m increasingly taken with the Asos Marketplace, a collection of great online stores to scout for affordable and fun clothing by independent traders. You know the kind of thing that you used t...
There will no doubt be a proliferation of annoying “Rule Britannia” tat around this year for the jubilee (groan), and then again for the Olympics (the frenzy has started already), but tha...
There’s a bit of an Easter parade going on at the moment over at Covent Garden Piazza until the 9th April, and it isn’t your usual eggstravaganza. Sponsored by those fancy egg folk, Faber...
Paisley pattern these days tends to conjure up images of Bohemian life and rock n roll high-jinx – It’s also something of a paradox; very British, but also deemed as exotic or opulent; pr...
I met Vanja Bazdulj last year at Tent London (as part of the London Design Festival) – I’d already interviewed her on PARGY & shown some pictures of her incredible Wonky Pots. Vanja m...
You have to hand it to those Scandinavians, boy do they know how to put a pattern together! I was totally bowled over by these beautiful designs from wonderful Finnish company Vallila Interior, and I...
You may have noticed recently that I’ve started to write the odd post that’s a bit lengthier and more detailed on a blog called PopHaus. This is a new blog that I’ve set up as a bit...
Yes there’s a bit of a Mondrian vibe in the air right now, with some really stylish AND affordable Mondrian influenced pieces doing the rounds. Below is a selection of my favourites from Lollip...
Every now and then, on Twitter, you stumble upon something which quite literally makes your jaw drop, and today I’m writing about one of those moments! So here are some pics of the outstanding ...
I’ve been an admirer of the work of Erik Bendix for a quite a while now. I first spotted his excellent work at Rise Arts, and more recently I spied some great prints at North London’s Jea...
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