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
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
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
Office design post Covid-19
Offices post covid-19 are changing; How? For the better part of the past year most of us have been working from home; a luxury or a hinderance? Whilst most of us have enjoyed the ease at which working from home invites, a number of people are desperate to get back into the office, … 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
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
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
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 2018 Review
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL REVIEW 2018 Sunshine and heat welcomed us at the start of a very busy and productive week in London. We kicked off with Decorex International and spent the whole day looking around, interspersed with resting on the sun drenched lawn outside. We have selected a few of the best things we saw … Continued
Lighting trends. Chapter 1.
We are excited to introduce to you some of the innovative ideas we saw this year at Euroluce, the section of Milan Salone all about lighting. We saw plenty of beautiful new products that we can’t wait to use in our projects, and we want to share some of them with you. LIGHTING WITH … 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
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
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
Colour – Our Picks
This year has thrown out a whole array of brights, and our favourite is the rich, exuberant indigo blue. Not only does it suit a fresh white scheme as a splash of colour, it also works well as a background for fresh textures and metallic’s such as copper and bronze sit very well on top … Continued
Anthony Stern Glass
On entering Anthony Stern’s glassblowing workshop, established some 30 years ago, we were warmly welcomed by Phil & Hayley and the BLASTING heat from the roaring furnaces’. As Hayley talked us through the process, we saw the buckets of recycled Dartington lead crystal glass chips, lined up to keep the furnace stocked up 365 days … Continued
How to: Leather & Fur
Winter is upon us and warmth comes to mind when designing homes and retail spaces. Although as designers we aim to design with all seasons in mind, certain materials feature more prevalently at this time of year. A little like a certain spread, people we meet either love or hate leather and fur. Aside … Continued
An interview with…
We were introduced to the creative mind of Abigail Edwards this year through seeing her original and imaginative styling for editorials. More recently she is breaking into the product market with wallpapers and soon, ceramics. Studying at the Wimbledon School for Art and Design, Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and having worked in New York, … Continued
Lighting report, Aug ’13
Here at Matteo Bianchi Studio we love lighting – with each project our lighting scheme is one of the key elements to good design. Whether it’s neat & recessed, adjustable, floor standing, pendants, wall recessed.. we’re enamoured. A few of our favourites this month are rounded up below, some of which are tried and tested, … Continued
