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 […]
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 […]
Another speaker at the recent Benchmark Design ‘Toolbox Talks’ that I attended was London-based textile designer Eleanor Pritchard, who spoke about her fabric designs and production processes. She talked us through her designs and inspirations, with many of her patterns based on found patterns and repeat patterns in the built environment. Her accessories, cushions and rugs ranges came […]
Edward Bulmer spoke at the recent Benchmark Design ‘Toolbox Talks’ that I attended, and talked through the pigmenting of natural paints and their production. It was a fascinating insight into colouring and pigments, as well as the historical development of paint production methods. Earth pigments have historically been the most frequently used – right back […]
