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Long seen as the genteel hobby of the maiden aunt, embroidery might not seem like the obvious choice for emerging artists – it’s more WI than YBA. However a new generation of artists are turning towards the slow, intricate work of needle and embroidery silk to express themselves. And while you could argue that Tracy Emin’s Tent… read more
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What, you’ve not been choosing your soap based on the brilliance of its geometry and colour? Well panic not, we’ve found the most aesthetically pleasing bars that reference the trend for marbled stone and strong architectural form so you can get on that for 2016. The only hard bit will be actually ruining using them. Savons Gemme soaps, which were… read more
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Christmas is upon us and the urge to buy all new Christmas decorations (so we have an on trend tree!) is overwhelming. Christmas can be an expensive time of the year, without the added cost of scrapping 2015’s gold and silver scheme for the pretty pastel schemes on show in our local department stores. But… read more
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In case you didn’t already know, it’s World Space Week – live long and prosper – and there are some meaningful events taking place on our planet such as stargazing, rocket workshops and star parties. We’ve contributed in our own special way by researching famous Star Trek lines as well as how to shop the look for your home…. read more
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We saw the wonderful things being posted as part of the Urban Jungle Bloggers project (see here), and thought we’d have a go ourselves! UJB was co-conceived by bloggers Igor, of Happy Interior Blog and Judith of Joelix.com to celebrate the verdant colour and relaxed atmosphere that nature can bring to your home. We love the… read more
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With a growing trend in repurposing old items to help find another use for them, there are plenty of interesting and quirky ways in which you can you be inspired by the world of tennis and bring a slice of Wimbledon into your home. 1. Repurpose vintage tennis racquets With a move to newer and more functional… read more
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British Flowers Week has only recently come to my attention, but I am over the moon that it has! This fantastic week celebrates British flowers, florists, gardeners and sellers with events taking place across the country. I love florals and fresh flowers always make a room feel so much more complete. In celebration of this… read more
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Through their online boutique Homeplace, Wendy and James Aldridge have been quietly reviving an eye-popping ceramic sensation from the 1980’s. Flash tableware was designed by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal in 1982 and became an icon for the era that is now firmly back in favour. As Wendy points out, “there was nothing quite like it before, and there has… read more
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Belgian textile designer Renilde de Peuter has built up a reputation for creating beautiful homeware pieces including crochet and knitted works and colourful mobiles. She showcases her creations on her blog At Swim-Two-Birds, which is named after Flann O’Brien’s novel. Her most recent works are smyrna seat pads, which are made out of scraps of fabrics in colours that are often… read more
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Dietlind Wolf is an artist, stylist and creative director based in Hamburg and working primarily on food and interiors stories. She started to make her own ceramics in a friend’s basement when she couldn’t find certain colours and shapes that she envisaged for the stories and scenes she wanted to create in her styling work. The results are… read more
