Last week I attended CEDIA’s Design and Build conference in Amsterdam. The event was organised to give interior designers an understanding of the very latest developments in smart home design, and to provide a glimpse of where this exciting area is heading in the future. And sometimes it’s just fun to play with gadgets! We […]
Last week I visited Decorex at Olympia in London. It’s a great exhibition, mainly focused on luxury and residential interior design. I wrote about some of my favourite new furniture, fittings and finishes designs on the blog last week. This week here are some of the latest designs in lighting… Pendant lighting in both […]
It was great to visit Decorex this week at Olympia in London. It’s the design exhibition most focused on luxury and residential interior design. As always it’s a chance to catch up with suppliers and other designers, as well as an opportunity to discover new suppliers. There were new designs and product launches throughout the […]
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 […]
This year marks the centenary of the Bauhaus Design School. Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, the school had a profound and lasting influence on design, architecture, and here I touch on a few highlights – the people and their design work. The school brought together art and architecture, creativity and construction. Pursuing this combined […]
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 not too late! If you haven’t finished your Christmas present shopping then here are some great ideas for the design-obsessed on your list. Or just some lovely things for the interior of your own home! These are all from London stores, although they’re all available online too. We’ve also included some of these in […]
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 […]
