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  • Funky frame wallpaper

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    When I get my own property and it comes to decorating you can be sure that this wallpaper will feature somewhere in my house. Designed by Taylor and Wood for Graham & Brown, Frames is an exciting and interactive paper that gives you complete control over the end result. Use it simply as it comes…

  • Furniture made from recycled road signs

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    Working with scrap aluminium traffic signs Boris Bally repurposes an otherwise discarded material and transforms it into unusual, edgy and urban furniture. Bally has a background in jewellery making and grew up in an environment where recycling was somewhat of a family tradition. His so-called ‘aha moment’ came in 1991 whilst making the shell form…

  • Decorative wall stickers

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    HU2 Design is a young London-based design company specialising in wall stickers. From the kitchen to the bathroom and the living room to kids bedrooms, these high-quality vinyl stickers come in all number of exclusive designs that can spruce up the dullest of spaces. Birdcages, flying pigs, duke boxes, hamster treadmills and the skyline of…

  • A light on the tiles

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    Billie Jean is an innovative wall covering concept that incorporates a collection of translucent glass tiles designed to illuminate the bathroom. The design, by Finnish designer Henrik Amberla, was a submission for a competition run by home design company DNA+. Amberla took his inspiration from a Michael Jackson music video in which the mere touch…

  • Trend Forecasting

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    In my latest article for Designer magazine I talk to the ‘professional trend forecasters’ to find out how designers can look ahead to future developments in order to maximise the success and profitability of their products. You can read the article here or check out the selection of other articles I have written for Designer…

  • Off the Wall

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    Launched by a Gothenburg based design duo in early January, Off the Wall is a 3-Dimensional wallpaper designed by Kicki Edgren Nyborg as part of her Master’s thesis. Now, working in collaboration with her husband Peter Nyborg under the name of Kredema design, the duo have developed a collection of six different 3D shapes that…

  • Cupcake bathtub for kids

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    Dutch designer Beerd van Stokkum has given the classic cupcake case a new lease of life with his design, which he has aptly named Sweet Cake. Enlarged to extraordinary proportions the cupcake case has become a multi-purpose object. It can be used as a baby’s bath, flower box or garden pot, or a charming basket…

  • Portable mini kitchen

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    Moving Kitchen is a nifty little concept by South Korean designer Joongho Choi. The sleek looking portable mini-appliance can be moved anywhere around the house or even out to the garden – basically anywhere it is needed – by simply wheeling it around. The product is full of hidden surprises all neatly compacted into the…

  • International Design Events Calender

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    Don’t forget to check out the events page of my blog by clicking the link on the right. Here I am compiling a list of all the international design events and exhibitions that I come across. I am constantly updating it and hopefully I won’t miss anything crucial.

  • Luxury camping

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      And here it is! A tent I wouldn’t mind going camping in! Although according to the designers, Enthoven Associates from Antwerp in Belgium, the Opera mobile holiday home is neither a tent, a caravan, nor a motor home. The Opera allows you the freedom and mobility of camping , but with the luxury of…