Some of you may recall my swimming pool enthusiasm from the beginning part of 2013 and our delight as a campaigning group that our local Baths did indeed survive the threat of immediate closure and live to fight another day, another two whole years even. But those over armband age know how very quickly time... Continue Reading →
Poor water pressure findings drive me a little bit Psycho…
It's not a lot to ask is it, a decent shower when you get up on a Saturday morning, a bit bleary eyed after your Friday night excesses? Well, apparently it is and there is precisely nothing you can do about it if one week your shower is working just tickety boo and then the next... Continue Reading →
999 Emergency! We all (and Prince William) just want a happy ending…
It's rare for us normal folk to ever see a moment of unguarded human reality in those far, far removed, whether that be the TV rich and famous, the A list Hollywood set or, my goodness, can you even imagine it, royalty. Tonight, for us, there was such a moment. Something which captured the essence... Continue Reading →
How to update a ‘Pod” glass bathroom using a luxury steam shower
Pod bathrooms were quite the thing to do in city centre apartment blocks a few years back and I can understand their appeal - easy to simply drop in and install for the developer & builder, controllable design, fewer on-site hiccups. However, everything which appears perfect always seems to have a price - in the... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Blog Diary: Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 Furniture, lighting and pattern
There were quite literally hundreds of stands, products and designers at Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 so it wasn't at all easy to choose favourites.... but we managed it! Here are the ones which stood out for me as exciting, innovative and yes, you know the script, Moregeous 🙂 All images taken at Clerkenwell, not stock... Continue Reading →
Masterclass No 1 done: A round up of our fabulous day
So pleased to report that Saturday's Masterclass was absolutely brilliant, filled with creative thinking, skilled activities and enthusiastic attendees who were all determined to muck in, get stuck in and take away a fabulous chair. It honestly couldn't have gone any better, we even had sunshine to dry our chalk paint layers and wax -... Continue Reading →
Playing with golden honeycombs and hexagonal design
For one of our current design projects, I've been playing with hexagonal design. There's something endlessly fascinating about the beautiful natural shapes created by bees in their honeycombs, shapes full of golden light, ethereal yet incredibly mathematically solid. Prepare to see piles of hexagons in coming months, as it seems a lot of other designers... Continue Reading →