Tag: Design
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Colour Psychology: Using Magnolia in Interiors
Colour psychology expert & consultant Karen Haller gives advice & tips on successfully using magnolia in interiors, including what colours go with magnolia
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Helsinki Design Week 2011 – Part 3
The Old Customs Warehouse in the Katajanokka district of Helsinki was the venue that was chosen for this year’s main Helsinki Design Week events. The 100-year-old industrial building, designed by Gustaf Nystrom, had been abandoned and left to lay dormant for the past 40 years, only occasionally used by the city for storage purposes. In its…
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Helsinki Design Week 2011 – Part 1
From 9th – 18th September, Finland’s capital city hosted its annual Design Week. Now in its 6th year, the city-wide event aims to bring design-minded locals and visitors together to celebrate the social role of design in a city that prides itself on its people-oriented and open approach to design. Helsinki is one place I…
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NewspaperWood by Meike Meijer & Vij5
Emergent materials and their associated technologies are continuing to change the way that architects and designers work and the way that users engage with products. In recent years we have seen technology exerting a massive influence on the material advances we make, but at the same time new priorities have started to make an impact…
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Get Together with Brabantia’s new product range
Just before I moved house, I was contacted by the guys over at Brabantia Life about their new Get Together range of casual dining products. I must admit I was quite surprised to hear this from Brabantia, a company I had so long associated with kitchen bins, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect.…
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Lisa Bengtsson’s canine creations
To be perfectly honest, I can’t even remember how I stumbled across the work of Swedish designer Lisa Bengtsson, but I’m really happy that I did. My wallpaper obsession is, by now, no secret to those of you who have become regular readers of my blog and I’m sure you’ll be able to see immediately…
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Patriotic purchases from The Colour Union
Zara Siddiqui-Lester is the talented textile designer behind the colourful company The Colour Union. Her expressive use of colour, type, space and bold pattern has resulted in these fantastic collections of flamboyant furniture and splendiferous soft furnishings.
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Freestanding Kitchens by Culshaw Bell
Having lived in many small apartments and flats in my time, I know all too well how hard it can be to keep small dwellings tidy and free from clutter. In 2003, I was living in a tiny little chambre de bonne in Rue De Lille in Paris’ elegant 7th Arrondissement. Situated just a stones…
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Furniture by Lucy Turner
Lucy Turner is a furniture and surface designer based in Penryn in Cornwall. She creates bespoke contemporary furniture by rejuvenating reclaimed iconic and vintage pieces using the latest technology and materials. From cut-outs to engraving and modern forms of marquetry, Lucy’s designs embrace bold colours and patterns and breathe new life into unwanted furniture…
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Interview: Giles Miller
A while ago, I was lucky enough to interview designer Giles Miller for INSIDE, the monthly newsletter produced by WAN Interiors. The interview featured in issue 7. Below you can read the full interview in Q&A format.