By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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By Kathryn Green | 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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