Hugely flattered today to see my monochrome interior scheme (bottom right) featured on a moodboard alongside John Reeves' Louis dressing table and pieces by Christopher Guy. It's being used by Scarlet Opus as part of a talk at Decorex 09 about trends and the use of black and white in interiors, and you can read... Continue Reading →
Carol Vorderman and THOSE pants
So funny, got a stat report and had quite a few directs from a site I didn't recognise, and when I clicked the link, it was a web-page totally dedicated to Carol Vorderman in leather pants!!?! Clearly she is hot stuff this woman, so I though I'd better post the pic which I so rudely... Continue Reading →
JAM’s style and funky bikes at 100% Design
As creative directors for this year's 100% Design, it certainly felt like branding consultants extraordinaire JAM - http://www.jamdesign.co.uk/ - stamped their own style on the show and it all felt a bit less 'corporate'. Their theme was Britishness, and there was most definitely a sense of fun to the event, and a far greater get... Continue Reading →
Tent London gives Posh the Push and namechecks Moregeous
Very amusing Twitter incident today. Tent London http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/is 'one of London’s most diverse design events; a vibrant showcase of the best of contemporary and vintage design, world of digital, architecture, interiors' I follow them on Twitter http://twitter.com/tent_london and am looking forward to visiting later this week. They tweeted this afternoon to say they'd just had... Continue Reading →
Top floor studio back to brick with limes and walnut
This top floor flat had been a very small studio, cramped and cluttered. By opening up the none load bearing walls, inserting a dividing stud and a dormer, I was able to create a one bed apartment, adding value and also more importantly, style! The views are just lovely from this flat, to say it's... Continue Reading →
More delicious monochrome from the V&A and Jaime Hayon
Oh dear, I'm so fickle, I've fallen in lust again. There's a very forlorn looking rocking chair in my front (junk) room, which has been sitting around waiting for me to get inspired to paint it / customise it. The time has come! A quick dash into John Lewis on Sunday for some black grosgrain... Continue Reading →
Property tips: Using slate for interior flooring
Following on from a transformation post, Lisa sent a comment / question over - "I actually love the slate floor - would never have thought of it. Is it good for kitchens? Growing up in South Africa (I live in another country now) I recall having a lot of slate but mostly outside - and I... Continue Reading →