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The Design (Maestro) Dream

For so many, a career in Design is the dream they’ve had their whole life. It might start in your youth, or strike you in your later years but the passion to make things beautiful draws you into an industry that can be competitive and require your own ideas of beauty to be put to … Continued

COVER all the bases.

It’s interesting to think as to what each of us defines as ‘successful’. Because for everyone the idea of success can be a very different thing, it could look like financial success, celebrity or recognition, helping people or working in your dream sector. As we move further into the depths of a time where social media … Continued

The Year of the Rabbit – So long 2022!

After the last few years of difficulty and uncertainty, 2023 feels like it will bring about positive change. It’s the year of the Rabbit – the rabbit being the symbol for compassion, luck, creativity and intuition. This year we intend to ‘follow the rabbit to wonderland’ and see what incredible things can happen when we … Continued

Milan Design Week- Which trends should you look out for?

SALONE DEL MOBILE – 2022 Design Week, in which ever country you choose to attend it in, is a showcase of the best that the industry has to offer. An exhibition of what trends you’ll be encouraged into trying over the next few years. Trends tend to start in fashion and trickle their way down … Continued

What to expect from an Interior Designer – part 2

  From the initial meeting, to the contents of a drawing package, here we give you detailed information about what you can expect to receive when engaging with our studio for your project. These stages and contents will vary depending on the designer and studio, but generally speaking you can look out for plans showcasing … Continued

9 Tips to Keep Your Newly Renovated Space Clean & Tidy

Renovating your home is an exciting process for home improvements. However, the aftermath of dealing with post renovation cleaning can leave you feeling a little deflated. Before you can sit back and relax in your new space, you’ll need to start a post-construction clean. Construction work produces dust and debris that gets into every small … Continued

What to expect from an Interior Designer – part 1

  Now let’s be real. Many of you, including professionals in our industry often think of Interior Designers as the ‘cushion fluffers’; the ones that pick the colours, wallpapers and soft furnishings for your home, the ones that prettify spaces with accessories. While true, there is much more than meets the eye, and a lot … Continued

Patterns in Design

  Design, whether it’s on your body or in your home, is the same thing. It’s mixing different colours, different textures, and unexpected patterns – elements that you wouldn’t often put together in an interesting way.   Pattern crosses over many different mediums when it comes in interior design. Patterns can be seen in the … Continued

Story of a successful dream

In the early 1970’s John Hall, a design engineer teaching at University of Toronto, decided to change his life. He started to produce something tangible, 1/43 scale models, causing a new reality, called Brooklin Models, to begin. Brooklin Models: the beginning Since then, time has gone by, but not the dream. Brooklin Models evolved into rare and hand-built white … Continued

What does the future look like for Interior Design?

    Cosy, organised and secure are the words we now use to describe how we want to feel.   These 3 words have become more popular more than ever as the world goes through the biggest shift for generations. Designers have embraced technology using online platforms such as Zoom, for meetings in virtual cafés … Continued

Home office tips

The new avenues we consider for home working.   Now that working from home isn’t a novelty, we have all realised the importance of our work space. Based on our experience of home office design over the years, we’ve gathered a few of our best tips for you to consider when synchronising home spaces to become comfortable working … Continued

Mylands Factory Visit

Paint. It’s a key ingredient for interior designers, and the right shade can completely make a space or room. We value the importance of building relationships with our suppliers and have been recently introduced to Mylands. We took a day away from the studio to visit the paint factory at Mylands, who are Britain’s oldest … Continued

Cersaie 2019: Future Trends

We left CERSAIE this year with feelings of inspiration, intrigue and excitement at the bar that Europe’s leading tile manufacturers. From installations to doorways, floor coverings and more, there was a wealth of choice for everyone to enjoy the visual feast. There are 7 sections we have used to summarise our findings: Concrete, Jungle tiles, … Continued

Milan 2019 Review

SALONE DEL MOBILE 2019 ~The Report Part 2: … The form of future ‘trends’ ~   Major Material Moments in Milan really turned trends on their head this year. The main tune sung was definitely one of material interplay; An unexpected interchange of the tactility and tradition of a material. Things that were usually hard like … Continued

Milan 2019 Review

SALONE DEL MOBILE 2019 ~The Report Part 1: ….the Lights!~ Salone del mobile. Milano 2019 may be over but we are still vibrating with the energy of many new mini-movements in design. If we had to take away one major feeling – it was definitely that of expression.  And celebration! This year it felt to … Continued

Ella di Rocco Medi-Spa: A UK International Property Award Winner

‘Wine-spa?’ you ask. Yes. You read correctly. Just at the time when we are trying to consume less of this tempting tipple, it seems that we could actually benefit from over-indulging!   Ella di Rocco Medi-Spa is a one of a kind wellness centre with unique treatments and definitely a one of a kind project! Recently we had the honour … Continued

Your decoration is often more important than your location.

With well-considered design,  your new perfect home can be the one you are in right now. It can be created, with your imagination, and our inspiration. As specialist interior designers, we listen to you, our clients, and make your home a reflection of yourself and your needs.  This was just the case with this recently completed project in … Continued

Introducing our new furniture collection

~Our New Industrial~  Matteo Bianchi Studio and BAREL’s first collaboration. Trends may come and go, but the fundamental elements of design are timeless. There is a reason ‘classics’ are called just that. Whether it is their shape that suits any design, or their elementary material like wood, stone, or metal, that celebrates simple form; design classics will be … Continued

LDF 2017 Review

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL Now that the London Design Festival (LDF) has completed for 2017, we can take a look back and review what we saw. There were several new exhibitors such as Iona Crawford from Glasgow showing colourful textile and ceramic collections. LDF consists of several stand-alone events all over London for its duration. This … Continued

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