Hopefully we'll be popping a few corks over the holiday season but as the wine industry swaps cork for screw tops the vast forests of cork tree are under serious risk of being ripped up and converted to other agricultural ...Read More
A trend that reminds me of an exhibition I worked on a few years ago at the Hayward Gallery called Africa Remix. It featured the work of artists across Africa and sought to change our opinion on this vast continent and ...Read More
Knitting along with other traditional crafts has enjoyed a revival in the past few years. We've rediscovered the art of making and experimented with materials old and new to create a whole different product
From a childhood spent in part in the ...Read More
In a time when we are being urged to use less and recycle here are three products that allow you to reuse exsisting bits and bobs you have lying around to create a liveable room. A chair and a table and somewhere ...Read More
In the 60's using paper for dresses, knickers and chairs just seemed like a gimic, it was all throw away disposable. Now the use of paper is a much more serious proposition.
Shown above Paper Collection by Studio Job for Mooi. Created with a ...Read More
There is always something fascinating about the use of geometric construction in design. The extrapolation of a simple pattern into a more complex one tweaks the senses into looking more closely, trying to understand where the pattern begins and ends. ...Read More
At last years Salone Internazionale del Mobile Tord Boonje introduced his beautiful Fig Leaf Wardrobe. Perhaps more of an art piece than a functional wardrobe it still got me thinking about how designers have used trees as inspiration. So here's a serise ...Read More
Imbalance - are we all feeling a little off balance? The world has gone a bit out of sync, a little bit wonky and so have some designs.There's perfection in imperfection. Proportions are twisted , bent and stretched. Here's a few ...Read More
There have been so many images of the over sized cast iron dinner service and the stained glass windows I thought I'd post some images of the porcelain dinner service also shown here.
The Last Supper is truly a remarkable achievement. The production of ...Read More
I just loved the work Piet Hein Eek exhibited during Salone Internazionale del mobile at Spazio Rossana Orlandi. It's not just his intellegent use of material, the work is incredibly tactile and the mixture of colours beautiful.
Piet has spent his career working with ...Read More
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