Colour | The New Neutrals – Taupe, Greige and Clay

July 26, 2017

Colour The New Neutrals - Taupe, Greige and Clay, plaster Gubi

Image: Gubi via Elle Decoration, Sweden

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Sometimes life is a bit surreal, right? As I was sitting down to write this piece on the sofa last night, being motivated by the decision to re-paint the upstairs hallway, a shot of our downstairs hallway popped up on the telly on the new Channel Four craft show,Read More

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Updating your Interior with Textiles : On Budget Ways to Change and Create Mood

July 19, 2017

using textiles to create mood in an interior scheme, scandinavian geometric

Image: Design Soda

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Those of us that look at design regularly probably identify with the pull of seeing endlessly different and equally alluring images that have nailed something beautiful. Obviously it isn’t practical to redecorate our homes each time we see a seductive photoshoot, but if you keep your base reasonably neutral, then textiles are a great way of injecting layers Read More

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Exhibition Preview | Plywood Material of the Modern World at the V&A

July 15, 2017

V&A Plywood Material of the Modern World chairs, furniture icons of modern design

 

Image: Design Soda|Plywood: Material of the Modern World at the V&A, sponsored by MADE.COM

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This week I went along to the press preview of the V&A’s Plywood: Material of the Modern World exhibition which opens to the public today. Maybe it’s the sign of a true design geek,Read More

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My Summer Picks | Food, Culture, Beauty

July 12, 2017

Lifestyle - Summer inspiration, things to read, cook, summer scent & beauty

Image: Design Soda

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A couple of weeks of sun drenched days, and at least a few slightly balmy nights, and my mind turns to acid hues, lurid looking cocktails, and a longing to shoot the breeze (or else become a character in a Tennessee Williams novel).Read More

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DESIGN CRUSH #15 | Cairn Bedside Table

July 6, 2017

MADE.COM UK_Cairn_Bedside_table_Pink_wes anderson stacking bamboo tray table

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Design crushes are, for me, a bit like buses it seems, nothing really sets my pulse racing for quite a while and then suddenlyRead More

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