Wood + Stone
There’s a certain timelessness that comes with pairing natural materials in design and lately we’ve been looking at wood- and stone- clad bathrooms as captivating examples. The duality of these...
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Optical Illusions
If you’ve been bitten by the Surrealism bug (kicked off by Faye Toogood’s Designer of the Year installation at Maison & Objet this year) then you’re in for a treat when Elizabeth...
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Painted Ceilings
Interior designers often refer to a room’s ceiling as the fifth wall—meaning it should be decorated with the same consideration as rest of the room, not as an afterthought. It’s...
Future Forward
In the spirit of that old saying, “begin as you mean to go on,” we are kicking off 2021 with our sights set on a brighter future. The feeling of...
Surrealism
The world is a surreal place these days which may explain why we’ve become increasingly drawn to design that feels like something out of a dream. It seems everywhere we...
Tiled Furniture
Think of tiled furniture and it’s possible the ubiquitous Moroccan garden table with mosaic top comes to mind. Or perhaps retro wooden tables inlaid with ceramic tiles from the 1950’s...
Checkerboard
Approach the threshold to one of London’s countless Victorian buildings and chances are you’ll find checkerboard tiles underfoot. The simple combination of squares is a pattern that goes back millennia...
Connection & Collaboration
September is typically the design industry’s most social season with events flooding the calendar in major cities around the globe. So how we stay connected, when the usual roster of...
United in Design
Interior design is an industry that celebrates cultural differences in decoration—houses that meld furnishings from different regions and with varied influences tend to be the most compelling. Yet it’s become...
ASH NYC
If you ever read Elizabeth GIlbert’s book Eat Pray Love, you may remember the chapter where the protagonists talk about each city and person having a single word that defines...
Master Class
These are trying times and there’s no sugar coating it but we are inspired by the way people are coming together digitally to help spread some joy. For those who...
Athena Calderone
So often design books land on our coffee table and they are thumbed through, the photography admired, the captions read, but rarely do most sit and read them cover to...
Biophilia
Even if you haven’t heard the term biophilia yet, you’ve likely already felt its influence. The theory - that humans crave and thrive from interaction with nature - has become...
Brazil
For a lot of us growing up, the year 2020 was synonymous with “the future” in movies and sci-fi novels so it’s a bit surreal to finally be here. It’s...
Thunderboxes
If winter travels find you tucked away in a grand old estate or country house hotel, it’s entirely possible that you’ll come across a toilet disguised as furniture. Commonly called a...
African Textiles
We have long had a deep appreciation for the rich heritage and intricate designs of African textiles so when collector Karun Thakar recently loaned part of his collection to the...
Kinetic Sculpture
Four years ago, when the Tate London unveiled it’s exhibition on American sculptor Alexander Calder, it was met with overwhelming praise. The Financial Times called it “Britain’s happiest exhibition,” The...