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08/07/2014
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TRENDS: BRAZILIAN STYLE

The FIFA World Cup final is building to a similar heated intensity that the Brazilian sunshine is casting on the beautiful game. Can the host nation do themselves proud and go all the way? It’s time to join in the carnival and get family and friends together in celebration of football’s greatest prize. And why not add a bit of style, just like the Brazilians do? If you are looking for somewhere to put down your beer, the Intervallo Foosball Table is the perfect coffee table for football fans. If... Read More

30/05/2014
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CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK 2014: PART 3

OK I know, three parts! But I’ve hardly touched on many finds… this full round up only focuses on only two of the main exhibit areas! At the entrance to Detail was the was a small exhibition tent or Pavilion with some fabulous finds… CTO Lighting here showing some lovely new additions. Some striking new lighting designs by Paris based architect and designer Stéphane Parmentier The Montebello wall light is made of bronze with a satin brass. Super simple elegance of this Array Opal table light with a satin brass base... Read More

30/05/2014
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CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK 2014: PART 2

Continuing on our journey from the Farmiloe building of Clerkenwell’s Design Week (#CDW). We stroll up St. Johns Street passing and occasionally dipping in to see the open shop office and retail spaces encouraging us in to see their delights on the way. Over at the Details exhibition at the Order of St John was a lovely collection of favourites and new rubbing shoulders and a pavilion outside (more later).   We were treated to a full new set of products first seen at Milan from our lighting friends at... Read More

30/05/2014
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CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK 2014: PART 1

May 20-22 In just 5 years this relatively underground design gathering of the Clerkenwell district of London has gathered pace to become one of the countries key presentations of design for the home. Clerkenwell Design Week is truly on the map! The Design Factory at the famous Farmiloe Building (with all it’s derelict charm and edgy ‘health and safety wouldn’t approve’ feel) lends perfectly to the latest clean lines of skandi furniture et al and even 3 special Jaguar F-types greeting you in various graphic adorned guises. This year Foscarini... Read More

29/04/2014
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GET THE LOOK: S HOUSE BY TANJU OZELGIN

Turkish interior designer Tanju Özelgin has created this wonderful, white themed house in Istanbul.   Çubuklu Valley is a private residential development located in a forested area of the district of Beykoz in the northern Bosphorus area of Istanbul. This development features a group of modern homes designed by Istanbul practice Emre Arolat Architects in 2006 integrated into the hilly landscapes of this suburban district. In this way, the Cubuklu Valley project is an important example of a gated community that has become a popular residential typology in Istanbul’s urban... Read More

07/12/2013
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DECOREX REVIEW: A TOUR WITH KIT KEMP PART 2

Part2: A journey through Decorex with Kit Kemp – by Jim Evans [A shortened version published in Bridge for Design, Winter 2013] We continue from the first article with the briefest list of discoveries: Reclaimed, restored and resurrected! Tiles no less, from Bert & May add a detailed twist as the main attraction to a design. Exquisite hhand-paintedwallpapers from De Gournay as featured in the shooting gallery hall of Kit’s own Haymarket Hotel here displaying a delicate garden setting with hues of gold leaf flicking the birds out to grab... Read More

02/12/2013
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DECOREX REVIEW: A TOUR WITH KIT KEMP PART 1

A journey through Decorex with Kit Kemp – by Jim Evans [Short versions of the article first published in Bridge for Design, Winter 2013] In an east meets west theme of ‘The Silk Route’, the honour of designing the entrance to the interior designer’s must-see UK show, Decorex International, was handed this year to Kit Kemp. Picking up the mantel after Nicky Haslam [more from him in Part 2] and Dame Vivienne Westwood last year, we were given a masterly class of up-scaling for the luxury sector with all the bold... Read More

13/05/2011

THURSTON WINE HOUSE BY JONES STUDIO

Jones Studio designed the Thurston Wine House in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Description from the designers: One of life’s greatest opportunities is the chance to find something you can be passionate about. If one is lucky, the ability to share that passion with others generates even greater enjoyment. Being given the opportunity to design a space exclusively around the unconventional experience of ‘a passion’ – versus the conventional idea of a ‘wine house’ – is an exceptional task. Designing a space which exists only to enhance this experience requires a designer... Read More