In the Clear

Hall storage: always useful especially at this time of year when you might have the odd guest. Hall storage is a vexatious issue because everyone wants something different so I make no apologies about returning to the subject on a regular basis. I have already featured the rather ingenious Hat Tree which is adaptable and extendable…

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Continuing the best of the Mad House, I really did enjoy learning about this company. Amid all the shouting about the Paris trade show Maison et Objet 2014, there was one name which seemed to keep popping up or, perhaps once I had noticed it it seemed like it was everywhere. That name was Swedese,…

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Some of you may remember a little while ago I wrote about the wonderful gold glue repair kit for ceramics. Called Kintsugi, it was developed by Dutch company Humade, founded by sisters Lotte and Gieke. Well they’ve come up with a new and, I think, equally clever, product. It’s a repair kit for textiles –…

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Look at this. You know how I love a bit of brass. And wood. And there’s even a rather structural bulb to go on top. It’s made from reclaimed oak by a company called Offkut, otherwise known as Mike Doveton and Saul Grant. The wood they use is all industrial reclaim – from railway sleepers…

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Nearly there people, nearly there. The end of January is in sight at last. Whether you have been domestically detoxing, dieting or drinking with defiance, it’s time to stop now. Put your feet up and relax. I rather love this ottoman covered with natural jute with a geometric design. Perfect for resting both feet and…

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Bonjour, ça va et comment allez-vous? It seems that the entire world (well, a significant proportion of my Twitter timeline) has gone to Paris for the weekend to mooch about the design show Maison et Objet and instagram pictures of themselves next to various stylish bits of furniture. Meanwhile, I sit in rainy London furiously…

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I’ve never been one for things being all matchy matchy so when I saw these multi-coloured chairs I was immediately taken. Grant, I’m not usually one for masses of bright colours either, but hell, even I’m a bit fed up with January at the moment. And, as much as I wouldn’t flood the place with…

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As you know I love a twist on the traditional, and this classic blue and white crockery is just that. It’s by Flux, a ceramic design firm set up at Staffordshire University in 2010. Professor David Sanderson, who is course director in Staffordshire University’s Faculty of Arts, Media and Design, set up the venture between the…

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I like the idea of candlelight but, if I’m entirely honest, I rarely light one. I love the idea of hygge*, but, truth be told, I don’t always practise what I preach. And then I saw these. Regular readers will know that I do love a bit of wit in interiors. Something a little unexpected.…

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