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Spotlight on Draisci Studio
I met Francisco Draisci at May Design Week, the head of Islington-based Draisci Studio. The multi-disciplinary practice of 4 architects work on a variety of projects including residential builds and...
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What About A Home of Your Own?
How do you make a home your own? Sally Coulthard, a Yorkshire-based stylist and author, thinks she has the answer. She has written a fascinating book called A Home of Your Own: Creating Interiors...
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My Dad’s Advice
I think fathers got short shrift on the home front. Most people associate home with their mothers (probably because mothers tend to do the housework and be around the house more). You can definitely...
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American Eclectic
In honour of Independence Day weekend in the United States, I’ve put together a mood board showcasing some of my favourite red, white and blue accessories from two American designers, Kelly Wearstler...
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Of Hens and Houses
My friends who live a couple of streets away from us raise hens in their back yard. Yes, we’re still talking zone 2 of London here. The local urban foxes probably salivate over these beautiful birds...
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The Silk Route
Have you ever had too much of a good thing? I felt exhausted after London Design Week. Now, that I have some distance from it, I’d like to revisit some of the shows I visited with renewed enthusiasm....
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The Original Conspicuous Consumers
In honour of the 300th anniversary of the first King George acceding to the British throne, the British Library is currently showing an exhibition entitled The Georgians Revealed, Life, Style and the...
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Pedigreed and Poised: The Paul Smith+Anglepoise Collaboration
The whole hyphenated surname thing is definitely more a British thing than American. I presume both surnames are so important, that neither of them will give way to the other? So, when two British...
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Style in the Workplace: Muuto’s Copenhagen Office
Did you ever think an office environment can be uber-stylish? I definitely didn’t but that was before I visited Muuto’s headquarters in Copenhagen. Granted Muuto is in the business of being stylish,...
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Moody Decadent Bedrooms at Decorex 2014
The entrance to the Decorex 2014 show is always special and this year was no different. Unlike last year when only one designer, Kit Kemp, inspired with her vision of The Silk Route, this year a...
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