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365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #239: Large Bow Lamp

26th October 2013
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I have resisted these elegant floor lamps for a long time, mainly because I will never be able to afford the original design classic by Castiglioni and decided, in a slightly foot-stamping, arm-folding, huffing way, that if I can’t have that one I don’t want any of them. But I’ve come round. Partly for financial…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #31: Cinema Sign Board

31st March 2013
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A few months ago, I met Goodwin & Goodwin at one of their exhibitions and immediately fell in love with this piece. It’s a long metal board that comes with a selection of letters on to which you can slide your messages. It’s perfect for the kitchen and I am definitely intending to buy one.…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #30: Tock Wall Clock

30th March 2013
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There’s your reminder. The clocks go back tonight, just in case you hadn’t quite clicked. This very fine example is by Newgate and is called, not entirely unsurprisingly, Tock. I rather like it. It manages to be both retro and modern at the same time. Now there’s no excuse for forgetting. Aram £57 Last year the…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #29: Floral Grey and Cream Bowl

29th March 2013
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The trend for enamel tableware has been quietly gathering steam in the background for a while now. No longer the preserve of camping sites, it has, like melamine before it, become deeply fashionable and, as it’s such a practical material, that’s no bad thing. Perfect for an array of nibbles, these bowls will look great…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #28: Silestone White Worktops

28th March 2013
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We’ve already seen how white is such a strong trend at the moment, not just for kitchen cupboards and appliances but also for counters. At last weeks Architectural Digest Show in New York, the Cosentino Group revealed their brightest white worktops yet. Silestone is a product made from natural quartz which is resistant to…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #27: Sky Planters

27th March 2013
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I love growing herbs but my kitchen has no window sill which means that wherever I put a plant it’s inevitably in the way and has to be moved, or worse keeps getting knocked over. These so-called sky planters are a brilliant idea that goes solves the problem of a shortage of space either indoors…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #26: White Kitchens Part II

26th March 2013
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Continuing the White theme from this year’s Architectural Digest show in New York, what could be a greater object of design than a white kitchen? And here are some beauties from Poggenpohl, the company that not only invented the fitted kitchen, but was also founded as a company making white lacquer furniture. Poggenpohl was the…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #25: Milk Bottle Measuring Cup

25th March 2013
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Now that I find myself increasingly taking recipes from online and discovering that they are often American, the need for a set of measuring cups becomes ever more important. I love the retro feel of this set which would look great standing on the shelf even when it isn’t be used. And, it’s white, which…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #24: Prism Bottle Opener

24th March 2013
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Now when was the last time you saw something as humble as a bottle opener turned into such a thing of beauty? I think you could happily hang a few of these on the wall. They’re from Brooklyn and the brass is left unfinished so that it will develop its own patina and shine with…

365 Objects Of Design, In the kitchen, Volume II

Objects of Design #23: Finnsdottir Ceramic Tales

23rd March 2013
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Finnsdottir is a Danish ceramics company founded in 2007 which has just become available in the UK. The distinctive collection includes light fittings, candlesticks, lamps and pots. The designers, Icelandic and Danish Thora Finnsdottir Søe and Danish Anne Hoff, say they are inspired by every day things. “It’s not the functionality but the shape and feeling which…

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