There is always something over-looked on every job / shoot / contract....something which is soooooo obvious that you kick yourself very hard on the shin when you see it, sometimes with only minutes, but this time with just a few hours to spare. For the Liner Luxe shoot it was the picture frames - to... Continue Reading →
Preparing for the Ideal Home magazine shoot
It's the Ideal Home Magazine photo shoot tomorrow at our Liner Luxe bathroom, and there are always last minute arrivals and alterations and tweaks to be done. For my long-suffering other half, this is generally how it goes.... 'Hey Mart, we're just going to take a few snaps next week of that bathroom we did,... Continue Reading →
Design- Ana-Maria Pasescu Stewart, The Dock, LDF 09, & styling Emma Watson
As a little addendum to the last post about Starck's new kitchens, I watched Design for Life on BBC2 last night. Starck is working his way with a verbal machete through a load of British design students, in order to find a new talent to whom to give a 6 month apprenticeship with his design... Continue Reading →
Philippe Starck heads for the heat of the kitchen
Miele Kitchens is being rebranded as Warendorf, named after the town where the factory is located. Catchy huh?! Anyway, much more exciting is that they've got (read - paid a huge amount of money for ) Philippe Starck to design a kitchen range for them. Expect a blurring of boundaries and a fresh take on... Continue Reading →
Design – London Design Festival 09 steps into the Limelight
London Design Festival 09 reminded me of my very favourite drink this year - a long (as it snaked around London), slender (as it was more streamlined than last year), refreshing (as ever!) G&T with a great big slice of zesty lime to smack your tastebuds where it matters. Everywhere you turned, a certain vibrant... Continue Reading →
Feature for 25 Beautiful Homes November 2009
Have been popping into the garage all week to get November's copy of 25 Beautiful Homes and finally it dropped onto the shelves today. Flicked through to find our cute little monochrome apartment on Page 112 entitled 'Wise Investment'. It's a lovely article and talks of inventive ideas and bargain buys, all spot on for... Continue Reading →
Flattered to be alongside John Reeves Louis table for Monochrome Madness trends talk
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 →