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Brighten up your home with Valentino Red

By | 21 September 2012

This autumn in London there’s going to be a fashion spectacular. A huge Valentino retrospective will be installed in Somerset House. Covering 50 years of his work, it also features [...]

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Get Up, Get Out screen print by David Samuel

Rarekind: graffiti inspired prints online

By | 7 September 2012

Rarekind were the UK’s first Graffiti art gallery, set up 11 years ago by David Samuel. I only recently discovered them through their excellent online print shop. As much as [...]

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Interiors trend: patchwork for autumn

By | 31 August 2012

Patchwork has been an interiors trend throughout 2012, but it’s in the autumn that this look really shines. Just think of the cosiness of a huge patchwork quilt, draped over [...]

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Designing in one piece

By | 17 August 2012

There’s something intriguing about products which are made out a single continuous material. They combine simplicity and ingenuity in a totally eye-catching way. For example, take these Mojito shoes by [...]

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Hand Embroidered Cross Stitch Cushion from Parna

Vintage textiles from Parna

By | 27 July 2012

I’m currently obsessed with vintage textiles. Beautifully faded cushions, delicately embroidered tablecloths, and super-soft old patchwork quilts – I love them all. You might think you’d have to travel to [...]

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Hackney Wick print by James Brown

Hackney Wick print from illustrator James Brown

By | 20 July 2012

With the eyes of the world about to turn to East London, local illustrator James Brown has produced a beautiful print which highlights one of Hackney’s lesser-known neighbourhoods. Apparently ‘a [...]

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Five indoor planters from independent designers

By | 6 July 2012

It’s lovely to get out in the garden in the summertime, when everything’s growing like mad. But flat and apartment dwellers needn’t despair – even if you live 5 floors [...]

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Wooden coffee machine by Linje

Five unusual objects made from wood

By | 29 June 2012

Digital printing and high-tech polymers might be all the rage these days, but there’s still room for one of the oldest natural materials around – wood! Not just for furniture [...]

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FOUNDation project – turning rubbish into community

By | 22 June 2012

We all know there’s too much waste in the world today. Design can help us by creating long-lasting and eco-friendly products, but it also contributes to our throw-away culture. So [...]

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Three artists who work with paper

By | 15 June 2012

If you’ve ever fallen in love with the beautiful heaps of blank paper displayed in stationers and art shops, you’ll understand why some artists choose to work with paper directly, [...]

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