Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, who is also the chief scientific officer for Match.com, says the brain is primed to fall in love in the spring. Inspired by a sudden upswing in romance I decided to search for interiors as well as exteriors inspired by love and here’s what I found!…
(Continue Reading)Jay Blades turns forgotten old furniture into unique statement pieces. His company Jay & Co work with teenagers from troubled backgrounds, helping them to transform their lives. Jay & Co was named by BBC One as “One of the UK’s coolest furniture designers, he has appeared on TV programmes with Kirstie Allsopp…
(Continue Reading)Greenery, named by Pantone Colour for 2017 is the colour of hope and growth. Greenery named Pantone Colour of the Year 2017. Image Courtesy of Pantone Green, a lucky colour for the Irish and a holy colour in Muslim countries and sign of respect and in…
(Continue Reading)Over 40 million monthly unique users nominated best home improvement and design professionals in the UK and around the world. We were awarded ‘Best of Houzz 2017’ for Design! We have won “Best of Houzz 2017” in the Design category! Our award-winning philosophy design practice was chosen…
(Continue Reading)The world’s first and largest hotel made of ice and snow rises in a new shape every winter and then literally disappears back into the Torne River in April as the springtime sun returns. Once it is gone, clients are given a bottle containing some of the melt water, along with the…
(Continue Reading)When I received an email from Media 10 informing us our design concept inspired by the humanoid race, the Na’vi and their environment from the movie Avatar was selected to appear along three other designs from a set theme of ‘Famous Place that Never Existed’ at the ‘Grand Designs Live’ in…
(Continue Reading)I am very excited to announce that we have been shortlisted for two awards in The Design et al International Awards 2016, the first being The International Design and Architecture Awards 2016 and the second The International Product Design Awards 2016. After being shortlisted, I was interviewed to give voters an insight into…
(Continue Reading)Established in 1978, Decorex International is firmly recognised among the international design community as the trusted resource for high-end interiors. Providing visitors with ideas and inspiration, Decorex is the show where you can discover the best of design, craftsmanship, new technology and talent from the 400 companies exhibiting. [caption id=”attachment_5408″…
(Continue Reading)It may be hard to imagine now, but in the decades after the kaleidoscope was invented in 1816, it become one of the “must have” gadgets of 19th century Britain. A person could hardly walk down a street in Victorian London without seeing someone staring into kaleidoscope and walking into…
(Continue Reading)When news broke on Thursday morning 31st Mar 2016 that architect Zaha Hadid had died, she was quickly mourned by a trio of her peers: Frank Gehry and Joseph Giovannini sat together over breakfast and called Robert A. M. Stern to have a group cry. “We just loved her,” Gehry…
(Continue Reading)Have you ever looked at the painting and wondered what it would be like to step inside, now’s your chance! Thanks to The Art Institute of Chicago who has teamed up with Airbnb, you can now experience the magnificent work of Vincent van Gogh from the artist’s perspective for a…
(Continue Reading)Over 35 Million Monthly Unique Users Nominated Best Home Building, Renovating and Design Professionals in the UK and Around the World. London, UK, January 12, 2016 – Designer’s Atelier has won “Best Of Customer Service” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home renovation and design. The award-winning philosophy design practice was chosen…
(Continue Reading)“I can’t help it, being so crazy, the thoughts that come into my mind,” apologises Frank Gehry. The man many call one of the world’s greatest living architects talked about his love of Don Quixote and Alice in Wonderland after the launch of his first Australian building, described by the…
(Continue Reading)Are you a traditionalist or do you enjoy stepping out of the box with your Christmas décor? Why not think more creatively about the best type of Christmas tree for your home this year and go for an alternative tree option? You only have to scroll down to find a plethora…
(Continue Reading)This year I took my little assistant designer Sebastian to Decorex, the international interiors show at Syon Park, Middlesex. He enjoyed running around the stands and would lead the way most of the time. With a rich heritage of 38 years the show is synonymous with luxury and is internationally…
(Continue Reading)If you’ve got dinner plans in London make sure you stop off for pre-dinner cocktails in The Langham’s exquisite Artesian Bar as the space is the ultimate source of sophistication. Created by late David Collins, the award-winning bar takes its eclectic inspiration from the Victorian Cabinets of Curiosities featuring hidden textures…
(Continue Reading)The extraordinary work of Alexander McQueen is now accessible to all, thanks to a new V&A exhibition, Savage Beauty (London, SW7; 0800 912 6961; vam.ac.uk) until 2 August 2015 Alexander McQueen V&A The exhibition brilliantly displays McQueen’s button-pushing, zeitgeist-shaping show clothes in all the bum-revealing glory: the metal…
(Continue Reading)An apartment in which Art and Design room together With the exhibition HOME (very) SWEET HOME, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac has imagined an apartment in which works of art and objects of decorative art are used to stimulate the spectators’ senses, their emotions, and their mood. The visitor reproduces the movements of…
(Continue Reading)Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has become known for his Nimbus series comprised of striking images of ‘real’ clouds suspended within empty rooms. Smilde’s godlike powers come from simple science — he carefully regulates the temperature and humidity of the space, ensuring that conditions are perfect. Then, he sprays a short…
(Continue Reading)An emotional portrayal of the beginning of the couture house, the newly released film shows Yves Saint Laurent’s tumultuous relationship with Pierre Bergé. It is a celebration of Saint Laurent’s genius but also a painful revelation about his emotional vulnerability and fragile mental health. At times, the likeness of Pierre…
(Continue Reading)From the 1960s onwards, Les Lalanne captivated a whole generation and soon had a cult following among notable private collectors around the world who either bought their works or even commissioned them bespoke projects. Fashion luminaries such as Coco Chanel, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, Karl Lagerfeld,…
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