The combination of being able to nosey round Other People's Houses, take in some inspiration from real garden spaces, get advice from enthusiastic home gardeners and eat cake at virtually every stop was fairly hard to resist so Mr M found himself dragged along to the Heaton's Open Garden day yesterday, though I think he... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Blog Diary: Little Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, May 2013
Have thoroughly enjoyed my Sunday today - why can't ALL Sundays be like this? First I had a lie in, then chocolate tiffin for breakfast, then we popped over to the Little Northern Contemporary Craft FairĀ in Cheadle Hulme, one of the @GNCCF satellite events prior to the biggie in Autumn. My passion for the immense... Continue Reading →
Interior Design Trend: Using lace pattern in design and interiors
As in fashion, so to the home - again! This time all things lacy for 2013 and a trend which has been on stylists' radars for some time now had definitely found it's way into the gift and homeware world as I saw on Monday at Pulse London 2013: on cards, lighting, cushions, jewellery and... Continue Reading →
PULSE 2013: A homeware trend for neon lights and brights
Are you ready for a POP of neon brights in your home and giftware for 2013 & 14, 'cause that's what's coming!Spotted at Pulse 2013, here are my favourite products which captured the trend for eye-wateringly bright splashes of colour. They do say interior design follows fashion and as the 80's have definitely been on... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Blog Diary: PULSE 2013 A very design focused gift show
I had a great time at PULSE 2013 yesterday, how could I fail to when surrounded by stand after stand of creative, design led gifts and homeware?! Each time I visit a trade or design show certain themes stand out, sometimes ones which have been slowly growing over a couple of years and sometimes new... Continue Reading →
Captivated by Christian Lava’s Terzani lighting
I'm doing some sourcing for a client's living room today, with a focus on lighting. As well as the obligatory googling, I often go back through images I've taken at trade shows, things spotted on Pinterest and pages ripped from magazines. The feel for the room is luxurious but sensuous & tactile and there's so... 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 →