Elise Djo-Bourgeois (1894-1986) was a designer of decorative textiles, wallpapers and carpets. She was active during the inter-war period and designed for Maison Maurice Lauer, a brand that was later purchased by Pierre Frey in the 1990s. I’d not come across her work before, but I think these beautiful, modernist designs are simply stunning. Now […]
Last week we posted our first instalment of highlights from this year’s Milan Furniture Fair. Many of the highlights I picked – while beautiful, elegant and inventive – were also fabulous fun. These joyous expressions of creativity in design might not always seem like they have a direct relationship with our homes and the environments […]
The Milan Furniture Fair, or rather Salone del Mobile, is probably the biggest and best furniture and design fair in the world. Taking place each April, product designers and furniture makers from around the world congregate in Milan for the design week. There’s a huge range on show each year – from the latest furniture […]
There’s been a huge increase in the popularity of industrial and retro style in recent years. In London, CP Hart’s feature displays have been strongly themed with the ever-increasing range of industrial-style bathroom fittings and designs. In particular, many bathroom manufacturers are now producing brassware in finishes other than chrome. And not the gold and […]
It’s just been ‘Wool Week’ at London’s Chelsea Harbour Design Centre. Visitors were greeted by a flock of brightly coloured sheep dressed in fabrics, carpets and other wool textiles from the many designer showrooms there. “Luxurious & lovely”, “irresistibly tactile”, “soft & sustainable” and “naturally beautiful” were the messages bleated to interior designers last week. The […]
It’s the London Design Festival this week – the highlight of the design calendar in London and a great way to see all of the latest interior design products and ideas – from fabric and furniture to finishes and fittings. The events started at the weekend and continue until this Sunday, 24th September. There are […]
It’s Milan Design week again – one of the most important weeks of the year for interior designers. This is when the main design houses and interiors manufacturers launch their new products and furniture designs. Most of these are at the main Milan Furniture Fair, although there are launches and exhibitions across the city this […]
This week’s beautiful Spring weather has welcomed the annual London Design Week at the Chelsea Harbour Design Centre. This is the centre of London’s interior design industry and the key location for sourcing for high-end interiors. This week the world’s leading fabric and design houses launch their new collections for designers. The start of the week […]
We’ve always been fans of Bocci‘s stunning lighting designs, so it’s great to see their site-specific installation at London’s Barbican Centre. In the Barbican’s foyer, “44” is a magical design by Bocci’s Omer Arbel. Consisting of lights and aluminium forms suspended on a matrix of cables, you can see it until 18th April. There’s more […]
Here’s the third and final instalment on my visit to Benchmark’s Toolbox Talks last month. As well as the earlier talks by guest speakers on paint colouring and textile design, Sean Sutcliffe of Benchmark talked about metalworking. It’s crucial for interior designers to really understand the production process involved in different specialist techniques, as that’s […]
