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The Perfect Chair

  I do like to use a pair of arm chairs opposite a sofa but often in London there is too little space to have that sort of luxury. Until I found this chair by Knoll, designed by the Brit

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The Perfect Chair

  I do like to use a pair of arm chairs opposite a sofa but often in London there is too little space to have that sort of luxury. Until I found this chair by Knoll, designed by the Brit

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50 Years of Mathmos Lamps

Next month the Mathmos lamp celebrates its 50th birthday and a huge 200-litre lamp will be on display at the Royal Festival Hall. Read what Dan had to say to the BBC in their article about the iconic designs last week.

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50 Years of Mathmos Lamps

Next month the Mathmos lamp celebrates its 50th birthday and a huge 200-litre lamp will be on display at the Royal Festival Hall. Read what Dan had to say to the BBC in their article about the iconic designs last week.

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Claire Coles

Lurking in the studio for years, fifty old wallpaper sample books have been gathering dust. I have passed them on to Claire Coles who will use them to create something new by cutting up the patterns and applying on to new wall paper. An example

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Claire Coles

Lurking in the studio for years, fifty old wallpaper sample books have been gathering dust. I have passed them on to Claire Coles who will use them to create something new by cutting up the patterns and applying on to new wall paper. An example

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Milan – Salone Internazionale del Mobile

For the past twenty years I have been attending the trade and furnishing fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, in Milan. The show is very influential and reflective of the direction the design world is moving. The whole city embraces the

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Milan – Salone Internazionale del Mobile

For the past twenty years I have been attending the trade and furnishing fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, in Milan. The show is very influential and reflective of the direction the design world is moving. The whole city embraces the

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BIID Conference – June 27th June at RIBA

The BIID Annual Conference 2013, ‘Design Invention: Art & Science Collides’ took place on June 27th. It was my third year of attending the BIID conference. It might sound boring but the conferences are fascinating with interesting speakers again this

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BIID Conference – June 27th June at RIBA

The BIID Annual Conference 2013, ‘Design Invention: Art & Science Collides’ took place on June 27th. It was my third year of attending the BIID conference. It might sound boring but the conferences are fascinating with interesting speakers again this

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Charlie Barton

Charlie Barton has had a studio in our wonderful building dedicated to the creative industries  and having seen many artists come and go over the years, Charlie has always been one of my favourites. She creates wonderful large scale planet

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Charlie Barton

Charlie Barton has had a studio in our wonderful building dedicated to the creative industries  and having seen many artists come and go over the years, Charlie has always been one of my favourites. She creates wonderful large scale planet

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Affordable 20th Century Classics

Many have asked where they can purchase the furniture as seen in the Evening Standard article. Material Life was the main supplier. There are many badly made fakes of classic 20th Century furniture available on the internet. Tempting, but would you buy

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Affordable 20th Century Classics

Many have asked where they can purchase the furniture as seen in the Evening Standard article. Material Life was the main supplier. There are many badly made fakes of classic 20th Century furniture available on the internet. Tempting, but would you buy

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Tile Trends

The Studio recently attended a workshop on emerging tile trends presented by Taylor Howes and Surface Tiles.  Click here to watch an overview of the presentation complete with sound-bites from Dan. Our personal favourites included the much improved and quite marvellous timber

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Tile Trends

The Studio recently attended a workshop on emerging tile trends presented by Taylor Howes and Surface Tiles.  Click here to watch an overview of the presentation complete with sound-bites from Dan. Our personal favourites included the much improved and quite marvellous timber

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Latest Trends

New season, new trends. And Dan Hopwood (www.danielhopwood.com) from the British Institute of Interior Design says the top three themes for autumn are texture, lighting and his personal favourite, a British take on wabi-sabi – the Japanese celebration of imperfection

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Latest Trends

New season, new trends. And Dan Hopwood (www.danielhopwood.com) from the British Institute of Interior Design says the top three themes for autumn are texture, lighting and his personal favourite, a British take on wabi-sabi – the Japanese celebration of imperfection

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