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The Flower Collection

pink sofa buttonback flowers by zoe brewer and outofthedark

Never has the name Out of the Dark seemed so appropriate. Look at these gorgeous jewel-like pieces looming out of the shadows. They are the result of a collaboration between the charitable furniture company Out of the Dark and my good friend Zoe Brewer, an interior stylist.

pink flower sofa outofthedark zoe brewer collaboration

It’s called The Flower Project and you can see why. But, in addition to that, anyone who has ever met Zoe knows that she always wears pink and she always has a flower in her hair so this really is her collection.

grey chair yellow legs outofthedark and zoe brewer

 

The project is a collection of individual pieces created for the London Design Festival which were dreamt up in Zoe’s head and made reality at the Out of the Dark workshop.

It was designed to provoke everybody’s creative juices to explore what might be possible in upholstery. The pieces were deliberately chosen for being quite bland and in a sorry state. The colours were inspired by bright jewels and vintage gems and the fabrics are all lush velvets, the ultimate in glamour for furniture upholstery.

pink flower chair by outofthedark and zoe brewer

The Out of the Dark team then did all the sanding, painting, upholstering and recovering before adding the finishing touches of the felt flowers which were handmade by Zoe and her own team.

bed by outofthe dark and zoe brewer

Zoe said: “I gave OOTD quite a challenge with this project – attaching 3D embellishment was something new for us all. I’m so very proud of the results. Jay’s attention to detail in the production stages proved key in ensuring the furniture is beautifully finished.”

painted chairs

The pictures were all taken by Paul Craig and prices range from £285 for the painted chairs above to £1,950 for the bed and £695 for the Betty Boo chair.

You can see the collection at South Kilburn Studios all next week and after that do contact Zoe about your own commissions or buying some of these.

Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.