There's always something new to see at trade shows, it's why people get off their bums, whatever the industry, and head to them. Increasingly seminars and specialists are focusing on trends, with everyone trying to second guess what'll be hot to trot next season and even the season after that. It's not just about what... Continue Reading →
A few of my Design Village favourites at Interiors UK 2012
Featuring on this post are some of the eye-catching and unusual finds in the Design Village, the Designersblock curated part of Interiors UK 2012. Each year I am constantly surprised by innovations and developments in design when I visit shows like these, not just technically, but also in their intricate beauty and unexpected cleverness. Ying-Mu's... Continue Reading →
Kidney Stroganoff and Cava Cream Leek Potatoes
Needed some comfort food today, it's cold, cold, cold out there. Most of the time the classic Russian Stroganoff dish is made with sautéed beef strips and boiled rice but we like a variation on a theme here, especially when there are things in the fridge which need eating! I'm partial to offal and it's... Continue Reading →
Pop up B&B’s with House of Hackney, Donna Wilson and Morag Myerscough
Not only did we get a pop-up pub in the Design Village at Interiors UK but also three funky bed and breakfast rooms. Bit brave of them really as a few of us were pretty tempted to crash out and have 4o winks after walking the huge exhibition halls full of furniture and furnishings, especially... Continue Reading →
A Moregeous Mini-Milestone – 10,000 thank yous
Every business or person has goals they are aspiring to, whopping great huge ones or little mini ones and yesterday the Moregeous blog hit one of mine. Thanks to each and every reader, viewer or occasional passer-by for helping us to hit over 10,000 view in a single month - Jan 2012 🙂 Readership has... Continue Reading →
Designersblock at Interiors UK 2012, complete with ‘The Local’
By far and away the most inspirational area at Interiors UK 2012 was the Designersblock curated and organised 'Design Village', a wonderful blend of the exciting and the eclectic all staged in and around it's very own village pub 'The Local'. It was a magnet for trade exhibitors and visitors alike, feeling rather like the... Continue Reading →
Interiors UK 2012: Furniture goes regally purple for the Diamond Jubilee
I vividly remember the 1977 Silver Jubilee as a small child: the excitement, the street parties, making hats and decorating my favourite skirt with red, white and blue crepe paper. There's currently a hankering for past comforts and British nostalgia.... tea parties, baking and bunting are most certainly the vintage flavour of the moment. Today a new... Continue Reading →
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