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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...
Journal
Beckmans College of Design's Never Mind the Object was one of my personal highlights from last year's Stockholm Design Fair, and this year's graduates' group show is equally as impressive. Cynics (that know me) will say that using a bulldog in last...
Interiors
There are certainly no frills to this collection of furniture by Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen - it's all about making it minimal, and then trimming a bit more off for good measure. Muller Van Severen's collection of shelving, storage, racks...
Interiors
This isn't a topic we've given much thought to, although considering how often we encounter it everyday and how important to our comfort it is, we can't quite work out why. Just one word for you: upholstery. In her work Zieharsofika, Meike Harde...
Journal
The concept of The Well Proven Chair started with a shocking statistic – between 50 and 80 per cent of the raw materials used to create usable wooden furniture ends up as waste in the form of sawdust, shavings and chips. Are you sitting...
Journal
We love a good chair, so this new work by Dutch artist and designer Sander Wassink really made us sit down and take notice. State of Transience looks at themes of reclamation, reconstruction and traditional ideas of form and function as a new piece...
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 am fascinated by how things are made, so I was very excited to see X3 at Super Brands London as part of this year’s London Design Festival. London-based branding and graphic design studio Creative Research and Development commissioned three...
Journal
Our attentions were first distracted by this delightful curiousity on a visit to Israel late last year. During a tour of Talents Design - a design collection/gallery aimed at manufacturing highly limited quantity art/design pieces by leading Israeli...
The Edit
There are very few brands around with such history and heritage in design and visual aesthetic than Herman Miller. With more than a century in the game, the furniture manufacturer - who have released products from iconic designers through the...
Journal
There's little more quintessentially British than the rag and bone man; a street scavenger, collecting and selling on whatever odds and sods he could find. However, less Steptoe and Son, and more upcycling innovator, Paul Firbank - aka The Rag and...
Journal
Husband and wife team Baines & Fricker have British heritage at the heart of all they do. Launching at last year's London Design Festival, the duo work out of their Brighton studio and use all British materials where possible. Often informed by the...
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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Dispatches
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,...