17th April 2015

out and about…

To the Indian Gallery at the V&A for some inspiration

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which got us thinking…

about hand blocked fabrics

Posy Pukka Print

Posy
Pukka Print

Oakleaves Blithfield

Oakleaves
Blithfield

Rabanna Fermoie

Rabanna
Fermoie

Mughal Flower Rose Lisa Fine

Mughal Flower Rose
Lisa Fine

Coffee Bean Cornflower Molly Mahon

Coffee Bean Cornflower
Molly Mahon

Donatello  Nicholas Herbert

Donatello
Nicholas Herbert

Lotus  Galbraith and Paul

Lotus
Galbraith and Paul

Kalindi  Penny Morrison

Kalindi
Penny Morrison

Piece of the week…

Lampshades  Fermoie

Lampshades
Fermoie

Primavera Print Large  Irving & Morrison

Primavera Print Large
Irving & Morrison

Lampshades Guinevere

Lampshades
Guinevere

and finally…

And finally

 

30th March 2015

out and about…

sourcing kitchen and bathroom tiles with a client.

Trellis Fired Earth

Trellis
Fired Earth

Blueware Tiles Glithero

Blueware Tiles
Glithero

Encaustic Azure Majadas Tile Bert and May

Encaustic Azure Majadas Tile
Bert and May

Tangier Blue Topps Tiles

Tangier Blue
Topps Tiles

Midnight Blue  Habibi

Midnight Blue
Habibi

Which reminded us of the Matisse inspired blue at the Saint Laurent house in Marrakech.

Jardin Majorelle Marrakech

Jardin Majorelle
Marrakech

Jardin Marjorelle Marrakech

Jardin Marjorelle
Marrakech

which got us thinking…

Prussian Paint Designers Guild

Prussian Paint
Designers Guild

Lacquer and Walnut Cabinet  John Reeves

Lacquer and Walnut Cabinet
John Reeves

Samos Embroidered Linen Detail Fabric  Vaughan Designs

Samos Embroidered Linen Detail Fabric
Vaughan Designs

Midnight Blue Mirror Sam Orlando Miller  Gallery Fumi

Midnight Blue Mirror
Sam Orlando Miller, Gallery Fumi

Bleus d'Ailleurs Hermes

Bleus d’Ailleurs
Hermes

Rivoli Leather Cabinet  Soane Britain

Rivoli Leather Cabinet
Soane Britain

Blue Fauve Suzani Cushion Madeline Weinrib

Blue Fauve Suzani Cushion
Madeline Weinrib

Blue Crystal Lamp Zara Home

Blue Crystal Lamp
Zara Home

Butterfly Dome  Alex Macarthur

Butterfly Dome
Alex Macarthur

Fronzoni Chair India Blue Conran Shop

Fronzoni Chair India Blue
Conran Shop

piece of the week…

Virgin Buckle Trainers Cobalt Leather Ash Shoes

Virgin Buckle Trainers Cobalt Leather
Ash Footware

and finally…

Interior by Amanda Baring Design

Interior by Amanda Baring Design

 

31st October 2014

out and about…

Around the palm tree roundabout in Westminster

Palm tree roundabout

Photograph – Des Blenkinsopp

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 which got us thinking…

Alexandra d Foster

St Barths Cushion                                     Alexandra D Foster

Beach Towel Hermes

Aloha Towel                                                       Hermes

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Palm Jungle Wallpaper                                 Cole and Son

Circa Battersea Pineapples

Brass Pineapples                                                   Circa Battersea

House of Hackney palm

Martello Sofa                                                         House of Hackney

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Palm Tree Table Light           Monique Relander

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Brisa Cloth                                                   Christopher Farr

piece of the week…

mavros

Date Palm Candle Holders                                 Patrick Mavros

exhibition of the week…

The EY Exhibition: Late Turner – Painting Set Free, Tate Britain 

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The Dawn of Christianity J.M.W Turner

and finally…

pumpkin

Happy Hallowe’en!

16th October 2014

out and about…

To Rob Van Helden’s floral design studio.  Feeling autumnal…

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Only Roses on the Old Brompton Road getting seasonal!

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and Whole Foods too…

photo 4 (15)

which got us thinking…

New Hadley Mandarin Roger Oates

New Hadley Mandarin
Roger Oates

Northern Lights Christopher Farr

Northern Lights Rug
Christopher Farr

Fire Bellows Devlin Jones

Fire Bellows
Devlin Jones

Ceramic Stool Lou Lou de La Falaise

Ceramic Stool
Lou Lou de La Falaise

Rubens Fabric John Paul Gaultier

Fusain Fabric
John Paul Gaultier

Mathieu Mategot Chandelier Satelliite 1954

Mathieu Mategot Chandelier Satelliite 1954

Rubens Cushion Holland and Sherry

Rubens Cushion
Holland and Sherry

Orange Crochet Pouf Glo and Mo

Orange Crochet Pouf
Glo and Mo

Leaf Rectangular Mirror  Ginger and Jagger

Leaf Rectangular Mirror
Ginger and Jagger

Lino Cut Squirrel Mark Herald

Lino Cut Squirrel
Mark Herald

piece of the week…

as seen at PAD LONDON 2104

Brooch 2000 Giovanni Corvaja

Brooch 2000
Giovanni Corvaja

and finally…

Mother Pumpkin 2013 Kate Malone

Mother Pumpkin 2013
Kate Malone

 

 

22nd May 2014

out and about…

To Clerkenwell Design Week

Design week

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Tile Mile Russ + Henshaw Architects

Tile Mile
Russ + Henshaw Architects

Tile Mile Detail Russ + Henshaw Architects

Tile Mile Detail
Russ + Henshaw Architects

where we discovered…

Lullaby Pendant Monica Förster

Lullaby Pendant
Monica Förster

Pelargo Pendant Light  Tinsmith

Pelargo Pendant Light
Tinsmiths

Avery Chair  Pinch

Avery Chair
Pinch

Candy Collection  Auxilium Salvage

Candy Collection
Auxilium Salvage

Shelving  Camberwell Collective

Shelving
Camberwell Collective

Apache Blue Velvet C & C Milano

Apache Blue Velvet
C & C Milano

Solid Spin Lamps  Tamma Design

Solid Spin Lamps
Tamma Design

A Rum Fellow

A Rum Fellow

piece of the week…

Celestial Pebble Ochre

Celestial Pebble
Ochre

and finally…

Battersea Power Station Chisel & Mouse

Battersea Power Station
Chisel & Mouse

 

 

 

14th May 2014

out and about…

Sloane Square is preparing for the Chelsea Flower Show

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Vertical garden at the new J.Crew store

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Kiki McDonough’s cherry blossom window display

Kiki window ii

Battersea Park Blossom

SPRING IN BATTERSEA PARK TODAYPICTURE JEREMY SELWYN01/05/2013The governor of the Nara prefecture in Japan, Yoshiya Kakimoto, donated 40 Yoshino cherry trees to Battersea Park in 2005

which got us thinking…

Zhu Table Lamp  Oka

Zhu Table Lamp
Oka

Day Bed One  Another Country

Day Bed One
Another Country

Oriental Tree Fabric  GP & J Baker

Oriental Tree Fabric
GP & J Baker

Wishbone Chair  Hans Wegner Benchmark

Wishbone Chair
Hans Wegner
Benchmark

Gardeners Marthe Armitage Hamilton Weston

Gardeners
Marthe Armitage
Hamilton Weston

Table-Chest Tomoko Azumi

Table-Chest
Tomoko Azumi

Wasara Shinichiro Ogata

Wasara
Shinichiro Ogata

Screen VI Plain English

Screen VI
Plain English

Blue Ayippa Grass Rug Luke Irwin

Blue Ayippa Grass Rug
Luke Irwin

read of the week…

The Garden of Evening Mists Tan Twan Eng

The Garden of Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng

and finally…

IF NOT, WINTER 2014 Edmund de Waal

IF NOT, WINTER 2014
Edmund de Waal

16th April 2014

out and about…

A trip to the flower stall

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which got us thinking…

Peonies Wallpaper Christopher Farr

Peonies Wallpaper
Christopher Farr

Patti Lou Chandelier Marjorie Skouras

Patti Lou Chandelier
Marjorie Skouras

Marni Candy Flower The Rug Company

Marni Candy Flower
The Rug Company

Magnolia Bennison Fabrics

Magnolia
Bennison Fabrics

Rose and Dahlia Cushions Rice

Rose and Dahlia Cushions
Rice

artist of the week…

Flower Piece One Richard Hamilton

Flower Piece One
Richard Hamilton

and finally…

HAPPY EASTER!

Easter Bunnies

6th March 2014

out and about…

A riverside walk for inspiration.

Albert Bridge

Albert Bridge

St. Mary's Church, Battersea

St. Mary’s Church, Battersea

Juxtaposition of an 18th Century church with a glimpse of Richard Rogers’ Montevetro in the background.

Gasworks, Battersea

Gasworks, Battersea

Lots Road Power Station

Lots Road Power Station

This building used to supply power to the London Underground and is now under development.

Crittall Windows

Crittall Windows

Bringing industrial elements to residential design.

which got us thinking…

Classic Bisque Radiator,  Bare Metal

Classic Bisque Radiator

Tolix A Chair,  Xavier Pauchard, Conran Shop

Tolix A Chair
Xavier Pauchard

Salvaged Boatwood Dining Table,  Restoration Hardware

Salvaged Boatwood Dining Table
Restoration Hardware

Riddle Table Lamp,  Bert Frank

Riddle Table Lamp
Bert Frank

Anodised Aluminium Shelving,  Slingsby

Anodised Aluminium Shelving
Slingsby

Cheese Table Paula Navone

Cheese Table
Paola Navone

Submarine Inset Cabinet, Restoration Hardware

Submarine Inset Cabinet
Restoration Hardware

designer of the week…

Thomas Lemut

Thomas Lemut

and finally…

Source,  Ransomes Dock,  35-37 Parkgate Rd, London SW11 4NP

Source
Ransomes Dock

 

14th January 2014

out and about…

To Tate Britain for inspiration

The Rotunda, Tate Britain

The Rotunda, Tate Britain

Caruso St John Architects have cleverly pulled the fish scale design from the existing window at the Millbank entrance

 

Existing Window, Detail

Existing Window, Detail

This design can be seen in both the floor and the stairs of the Rotunda

Drawing of Rotunda Sprial Stairs

Drawing of Rotunda Sprial Stairs

Detail of Flooring

Detail of Flooring

 

which got us thinking…

The Owl Lantern  Soane

The Owl Lantern
Soane

African Crescent Carpet  Luke Irwin

African Crescent Carpet
Luke Irwin

"Pollen" Glazed Terracotta tiles Neisha Crosland for De Ferranti

“Pollen” Glazed Terracotta tiles
Neisha Crosland for De Ferranti

Etched Verre Eglomise Sterling Studios

Etched Verre Eglomise
Sterling Studios

Carciofo Table Lamp Richard Taylor

Carciofo Table Lamp
Richard Taylor

Amanda Baring Design Commission Helen Amy Murray

Amanda Baring Design Commission
Helen Amy Murray

piece of the week…

Egocentrismo  Fornasetti

Egocentrismo
Fornasetti

and finally…

Chrysler Building New York

Chrysler Building
New York

19th September 2013

out and about…

To Ham House for some inspiration.

Ham House

Ham House and Garden

The 400 year old kitchen is so relevant to now and has given us ideas for a kitchen we are working on.

Ham House Kitchen

Ham House Kitchen

We love the exposed drawer construction.

Kitchen Drawer Detail

Kitchen Drawer Detail

Beautiful display of copper.

Kitchen  Copper Detail

Kitchen
Copper Detail

which got us thinking…

Last Stool  Max Lamb for Discipline

Last Stool
Max Lamb for Discipline

Hex Copper Bowl  Tom Dixon

Hex Copper Bowl
Tom Dixon

Shipyard Pendant  Davey Lighting

Shipyard Pendant
Davey Lighting

Pebble Stool Ginger & Jagger

Pebble Stool
Ginger & Jagger

Restored Copper Bath Water Monolpoly

Restored Copper Bath
The Water Monopoly

piece of the week…

Washington Corona Bronze Coffee David Adjaye for Knoll

Washington Corona Bronze Coffee
David Adjaye for Knoll

and finally…

saying goodbye to summer

summer 2