Interiors
Founded in 2002 and launched at IMM Cologne in 2003, HAY has founded its way into the hearts of British design fans, through the pioneering use of neon and pastel colours, graphic design elements and accessible price points. The brand represents all...
Journal
I once worked for a top London advertising agency. The walls were lined with tiny smoke-filled offices in which highly paid creative teams lay on sofas dreaming up brilliant ideas for expensive ad campaigns. Several teams were often briefed on the...
Journal
Ever since Heston Blumenthal got his hands on his first canister of liquid nitrogen, restaurants have had to raise their game. Eating out is no longer just about taste or sating hunger; it’s a ‘culinary experience’ for all the senses. With...
Journal
"I never give up irony; irony is a serious matter. If a good idea is fun, I cannot resist realising it." I came across Marcantonio Raimondi Malerba’s work at Salone Satellite, the show at Milan Design Week dedicated to young designers. It is...
Interiors
Following on from our recent post about Charlotte Kingsnorth, fellow exhibitor at Milan Design Week's Ventura Lambrate, Bert Loeschner is another designer imbuing chairs with human characteristics - but for Bert, it’s less about what they are...
Journal
When I was in Stockholm for Stockholm Design Week, I was very lucky to be invited to the studio of Färg & Blanche for a one-off exhibition of their work, some of which they hadn’t seen for over two years, that was brought together for just a...
Amsterdam
I was recently very lucky to spend a day in Amsterdam on a design walk curated by Dutch interiors magazine Eigen Huis & Interieur. Days don’t come much better than that! One of the stops on the walk was The Frozen Fountain and we were treated to a...
Journal
As part of the London Design Festival, the V&A hosted a series of Salon Talks - interviews with female designers celebrating the role that women play in today’s design industry. I was one of the interviewers and spoke to Sarah Elanany. Sarah is...
Journal
There is a definitely a trend towards revealing some of the design and making process to help us connect with products. A shiny showroom is no longer enough – we want to see behind the scenes into the workshop too. The stories of where products...
Journal
I found my self one sunny Tuesday afternoon wandering around an old diary warehouse, now the twentytwentyone showroom, discussing the difference between the design process and creating works of graphic art with Ronan Bouroullec. (I love my job!)...
Journal
Mini Moderns launched a range of recycled paint at London Design Festival’s Tent. How the hell do you recycle paint?! Well, they’ve teamed up with award-winning eco paint manufacturer Newlife Paints who rescue waste paint from tips and dumps and...
Journal
Maggie’s provide emotional, practical and social support for people with cancer and their families and friends. But they do more than that. They believe in the power of design. Rather than providing these very important things from a room in...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
Dispatches
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
Dispatches
Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...