Tweet India Mahdavi is one of my most fav designers, time and time again she whacks bold colours with eye catching patters and pulls it off to mesmerising results. No need to take my word for i...
Tweet Even though I’m currently living in Paris a big piece of my heart will always remain in London, particularly East London. This week I popped to my fav book store, Publicis Drugstore...
Tweet I’m in the middle of pulling ideas together for my new Paris pad and I know more than anyone how amazing a city I live in…I am a million percent head over heals…but when...
From the title you might be under the impression that I’m posting from some far flung exotic beach hideaway, and for many this may well be their idea of paradise, but for me paradise begins and...
Since moving back into an apartment I’ve been trying to live in a dream bubble by concentrating on the bits I love about it…soaking up the elevated views no inner-city house can match, ta...
For the mo I’m living in a rented apartment, yes I’m not going to lie I’m finding the whole experience quite traumatic! Not being able to paint or paper the walls is super frustrati...
I love coming across new stores and I love it even more when you come across one where you can’t decide which pieces you like the most. This happened to me this weekend at Paris based Mat &...
For a while now I’ve been obsessed with gold. It all started last year with the purchase of a pair of shoes with the most fabulous chunky gold heal and now my wardrobe is home to many gold hea...
The word ‘fake’ doesn’t usually conger up an enviable image of a piece of furniture, however, I’m pleased I took a second take at this marble number by Cerruti Baleri. At fir...
Happy belated Monday! One of the downsides of moving into a new apartment is the inevitable teething problems which come with getting your internet sorted. I thought I’d cracked it, but the lack of...
I love nothing more than creating homes which excite and surprise people and time and time again I find that the pieces which really catapults the style ratings of a home are those one or two stateme...
Now I find myself living in Paris I’m making it my mission to discover and celebrate French designers which I might not have come across living in London. With this mind this weeks YOU ROCK. c...
I’ve been very busy since the beginning of December racking up an awful lot of naughty air miles, hence the lack of posts over the past month. My crazy travelling schedule is settling down for...
This weeks You Rock. column celebrates the enchanting creations of hat creator Leigh Magar. Originally a sculpture, Leigh had a heart set on studying hat making in Manhattan and that’s exactly...
This Wednesday’s You Rock. column celebrates the enchanting creations of hat creator Leigh Magar. Originally a sculpture, Leigh had a heart set on studying hat making in Manhattan and thatR...
This Christmas I’ve been lucky enough to jump the chilly shores of old Blighty and head across to the golden coast of Perth, Australia. Handy for me my mum has just emigrated here so I get to ...
A friend recently mentioned that he doesn’t get why you would want to fill your house with items that have no purpose. To him once a house is filled with all the necessary utilitarian and basi...
Since posting a couple of weeks ago about lacquered walls I’ve become obsessed with well, walls. Forget your yuck magnolia of which I’m sure there are many fans, but it just doesn’...
I’m not a one for following rules when it comes to creating an interior, although when it comes to my own home I always try to bear one in mind and buy pieces over time which I have discovered ...
This Wednesday’s You Rock. column casts the spot light on Melanie Porter, who has turned upholstery on its head and knits armchairs. Melanie’s wonderful creations got their start in life...
If you’re thinking about taking some risks with updating your home I can’t think of a better place to start than your toilet…yes that often poky, forgotten area that many of your gu...
I’ve spent all weekend knee deep in fabric upholstering some chairs for Bitten (which by the way I can’t wait to launch, just a few more to create and the collection will be ready to make...
I’m always on the look out for how to ‘pimp’ up otherwise forgotten nooks and crannies of my home, and flicking through Living etc this morning sparked a few new ideas… I̵...
I’ve been thinking for a while about creating a weekly column for Bitten and recently (thanks to the amazing Holly Becker of decor8, who most definitely rocks!) I’ve found the inspiration to work out...
It’s a dark early start in my studio this morning upholstering some furniture for Bitten’s soon to open on-line store. This does mean I need to dig deep for some creative inspiration, I ...
I’ve been a huge fan for quite a while now of lacquered walls. There is something so indulgent and glamourous about them that they have completely captivated my imagination. I’m not yet...
Sometimes size really does matter and can instantly turn a room from drab to dramatic. If the space can take it, finishing off a room with one huge almighty piece of art can be just the ticket…...
Champagne cocktails, crystal cut glasses, chunky decanters and whisky sours are a few of my favourite things. Perhaps that’s why I’ve become obsessed with creating a drinks cabinet that ...
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of birds around and I’m not just talking about up in the sky…if the word on the design street is true they’re also set to make quite a nest for t...
Hi, everyone, I’m Susi and I write as a guest blogger for Design Shuffle, a fabulous social media site where designers around the world can share their work. Design really is the universal language. ...
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