Interview with Fashion Designer, Caterina Bortolussi.
I am catching up with a dear friend of mine, Caterina Bortolussi. She was one of the first people I met when I moved to London and we became very good friends, as we changed career at the same time 10 years ago. Caterina is a fashion designer and the co-founder of Kinabuti, an established … Continued
Top 5 Interior Design Trends for 2017
A considerable part of our lovely job is to observe, feel and predict trends so that we can have a proper understanding of what’s going on in our industry. This is why we constantly attend furniture fairs in London and abroad. We are pleased to share with you, our favourite top 5 interior design trends for this year. 1. … Continued
Interview with Lewis Malka
I had the amazing chance to sit down and exchange a couple of thoughts with one of the most talented and genuine Jewellers and Business man in London, Lewis Malka, the Diamond Guru. Please find an extract of our conversation below. In your blog you mention that your child dream job wasn’t been a … Continued
MR. CORK
This month we would like to talk about an underestimated material that can be as rich and full of personality of many others more appreciated. We would like to talk about Mr. Cork. Cork is 100% natural, 100% recyclable and 100% sustainable. WHAT IS CORK? Cork is the bark of the cork oak (Quercus … Continued
Kitchen Trends for 2017
Kitchens are definitely one of the best lived places of the house. Nowadays they are, yes, a space to cook but more often they are the place to sip a good glass of wine to unwind after a long day of hard work. The space for the quick morning coffee around the island, or the “just … Continued
Interview with an Artist
It is our pleasure to publish on our blog interviews to people we admire. Last summer in my hometown, Lido, just near Venice, I met my old school friend Emiliano Donaggio and it was a surprise to see how we both established a creative career. Funny enough we both loved attending art classes at school. I … Continued
Tile Trends
In the Spring I had the pleasure of being invited to the tile empire of Domus in South West London, for a very inspirational talk on ‘Emerging Tile Trends’. I felt the talk was extremely relevant for us in our day-to-day designing life but also because we have designed tiles in the past for Artesia … Continued
MiSuenos Kids caters for the VIP of the house
In a world where we love dressing our children up in the latest trends and we make sure that they get the best education, their private spaces are sometimes overlooked. But, what is more beneficial to them than a space that they can grow, learn and feel inspired by, than their bedroom. I mean, how … Continued
Peckham – Our Home!
Our new home. We are proud to be able to say that we have moved to Peckham! We have settled in and we can’t get enough of the area. Here is a run down of the very best of Peckham. Peckham is a bustling area of southeast London, a place that has as many different … Continued
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016
During an ordinary week in London every year, the doors of Clerkenwell are flung open for the masses to celebrate the visionary triangle at Clerkenwell Design Week. Situated at the edge of the east end, Clerkenwell is a home of creative businesses and architects, the most per square metre than anywhere else in the world. … Continued
Developments with personality
Looking through new homes that are developed often like paint by number replicas with bland walls and hotel style bathrooms, omnipresent in the market, is a thing of the past. Developers are now instead looking to interior and landscape designers, stylists and design directors to create a home; a functional, beautifully designed space that is … Continued
Tour of Serralunga HQ
I had the pleasure of meeting Serralunga at the London Design Week, last September, and we have been in collaboration since. Despite being one of the oldest companies in Italy working with plastics using a rotational molding system and having worked with some of the most famous designers, they have managed to keep their … Continued
Timeless, striking BLACK
We’re seeing lots of strong trends coming through in design this year already, and prominent they are – bold vintage pastels, rich greens and jungle prints, deep earth tones and Moroccan patterns. Of all to push the limits most is the trend for BLACK. Black always scares clients the most – we soon reassure … Continued
Outdoor design trends for 2015
Outdoor design has been evolving in recent years, due in large part to one particular trend. The emphasis of bringing the indoors, outdoors and vice versa, has really been driving the changes we are seeing. Merging the comfort and style of our everyday indoor lives with the beauty of the natural world beyond. … Continued
LDF 2014 – Our picks
This week we are reflecting on London Design Festival 2014 with our top picks, helping to inspire our current projects with bold & stylish products for our clients. We explored the Shoreditch design triangle, Design Junction (our personal favourite), 100% Design and the Queen’s Park design district for lighting, furniture, sanitary ware and kitchens, finishes, … Continued
Hospital Club
This month we are bringing you an exclusive interview from The Hospital Club – a prolific member’s club in Covent Garden, the first in a series looking into London’s best exclusive member’s clubs and what makes them unique. We spoke to Head of Marketing Communications Anna Chapman about Hospital Club’s creative members, the building’s design, it’s operations and … Continued
Kitchen Trends 2015
This month we’re bringing you exclusive and fresh kitchen trends direct from Milan 2014 and a look into the kitchens of 2015! We were met this year at the fantastic Salone del Mobile by a definite abundance of dark colours, warmth and slick yet natural materials throughout. The predominant material of wood, and otherwise marble, is … Continued
Bathroom Trends 2015
If you’re looking for inspiration and schemes for a bathroom, look no further. Our trip to Milan Salone del Mobile was topped off with a stunning array of bathroom design, fresh, elegant, slick and unlike bathroom design we’ve seen. The brands really surpassed themselves this year. Bathrooms with a solely tiled interior, white lighting, cold … Continued
Outdoor trends 2015
This year’s trip to Milan Salone del Mobile was refreshing – a new wave of trends, completely set apart from last year. The design world is shifting…Over the next few month’s we will be taking you through some of these new trends, including bathrooms, kitchens, furniture, colours and starting here with OUTDOOR design. Summer is … Continued
Dezeen Interview: Marcus Fairs
As many of our fellow interior design studios will agree, Dezeen is the daily stop off for design news, views, videos and gorgeous imagery. It showcases the very best of what’s new and distinctive and makes us proud to be part of such a richly diverse and an extremely talent lead industry. As well as … Continued
Planning Permission vs Building Control Regs…
It’s not the most exciting subject I know, but it is a crucial topic of conversation that needs to be had every time a client is looking to have something more complex than a decorative overhaul. It is generally recognised that some form of consent is needed for building work and/or … Continued
My visit to Refin
Last month, I was kindly invited to visit Refin Ceramics at their factory in Modena. We have worked with them on a number of projects already and have been very impressed with their original ideas, quality, service, friendly attitude and overall approach. So it seemed like the natural step to take to further strengthen our … Continued
2014 exclusive preview
This year, the interior palette trend is all about muted, dreamy pastels; layered textures of monochrome, the 1950’s enigma, indigo, velvet.. but what are our favourite lighting, furniture, surface designers releasing to the world this coming year? We gained a great deal of inspiration from brands at last year’s Design Week all over London … Continued
Cherchbi
As well as admiring the world of interior design, we are naturally fascinated by all forms including beautiful functional items. Having met Adam Atkinson at Design Junction this year we wanted to get to know his brand Cherchi better – they have great designs, great ethics and real roots and are made in Britain. Adam … Continued
