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Volume II

Objects of Design #326: Steel Wall Clock by Block Design

grey steel-wall-clock from block design
grey steel wall clock from block design An industrial-style wall clock with a flash of neon. The hour is lit up from behind in yellow while the pink hand shows the minutes. Every good office needs a good wall clock and this will be mine. steel wall clock in orange and neon by block design
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Objects of Design #325: Normann Copenhagen Onkel Grey Sofa

normann copenhagen onkel sofa grey
normann copenhagen onkel sofa grey Now the thing about a domestic detox is that it isn't just all decluttering and chucking out you know. It's about taking a long hard look at what you have in your house, casting a cold clinical eye if you will, and deciding what works and what doesn't. And, in
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Objects of Design #324: Jane McIntyre Design

bedlinen by bella notte available exclusively from Jane McIntyre Design
bella notte linen from janemcintyredesign.com I do love to discover a new store and after yesterday's Scandinavian monochrome beauty we're going a little softer today with a trip round Jane McIntyre's store or, as she prefers to call it, lifestyle atelier. plates by valerie casado Jane contacted me earlier this week to ask if I
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Objects of Design #323: Story North

black and white bedding from storynorth.com
Pia Wallen large cross blanket from storynorth.com Saturday morning. Are you sitting comfortably with a cup of coffee? Perhaps a little slice of granary toast. With jam (it's the weekend). Then let's go for browse round this fabulous new store I have found called Story North. OYOY Tippetop hooks £15 from storynorth It was set
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Objects of Design #322: Velvet Retro Chairs

velvet retro chairs from themintlist.com Don't you love these? Teal - my new favourite colour and brass - my ongoing love affair. Together. In the same piece. So details? Right then, they're from The Mint List, who I featured last year and who excel at that Industrial Glamour look. the chairs are exclusive to The
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Objects of Design #321: Five Finds from Etsy – Storage

handmade storage bags by papatotoro from etsy
I do love good storage. Everything works better in a house if there's good storage. When we moved into this house I was determined that we would create enough space for everything and still have empty cupboards. Well, we didn't quite manage that but having lived in several houses with either no cupboards or small,
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Objects of Design #320: Set of Six Storage Boxes

rigbyandmac white boxes
rigbyandmac white boxes The idea of storing/arranging objects in boxes on the wall has been around for a while now but most of them are ear-bleedingly expensive for reasons which I can't quite comprehend. After all, you can customise your own or ask the builder/carpenter to make some for you and then paint them. Anyway,
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Objects of Design #318: Cardboard Desk

white cardboard desk paperweight available from ecocentric for £155 Yes that's right cardboard. It doesn't look like it does it? Now there's nothing new about cardboard furniture; Frank Gehry was making it back in the late sixties, and his wiggle side chair is still available now, but it's certainly becoming more mainstream. flute pro paperweight
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Objects of Design #317 Living With Vintage

Home Barn new look book Today we're going to take a rest from all that domestic detoxing. I don't know about you but I'm exhausted just thinking about it all. I haven't actually done any, you understand. Anyway, it's Sunday and I thought it would be lovely to just have a quiet browse through these lovely pictures
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Objects of Design #316: Hat Tree

Ben Fowler's Hat Tree
Ben Fowler's Hat Tree Saturday morning. Everyone is still in the house. Everyone's shoes are piled up in the hall. Along with the school bags (flung there at 4pm yesterday) the coats hanging precariously on the single hook and waiting to fall off as soon as anyone brushes past. But wait. Look at this. A
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Objects of Design #315: Ikea Home Office

ikea botkyrka shelving
ikea botkyrka shelving Right then, we're back down to earth today. After indulging ourselves on all that rich leather and brass yesterday, we're going back to affordable basics with a little trip round our favourite Swedish superstore today. ikea botkyrka shelving costs £20 will be available instore in February 2014 This is the perfect way
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Objects of Design #314: Leather Wrap Decanter

wrap glassware by simon hasan
wrap glassware by simon hasan Look it's January and everyone's miserable and I know you've probably given up drinking. And eating. And enjoyment. But hell, I think it's time to give up giving up and to have a little fun. And perhaps a dash of fantasy shopping. the twist pendant lamp is boiled into shape
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Objects of Design #313: Bern Shelving Unit

Bern shelving www.gomodern.co.uk
Bern shelving from gomodern.co.uk This is such a simple idea - after all it looks like nothing more than one shelf has been hung upside down but somehow it is much more than the sum of its parts. I'm a huge fan of open shelving in a kitchen and don't take any notice of all
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Objects of Design #312: Smith Storage Unit

smith storage unit for danese from madeindesign
smith storage unit for danese from madeindesign I do love a bit of multi-tasking furniture and this is no exception. The Smith storage unit by Jonathan Olivares doesn't just double up but quadruples up as a chair, a table, a storage unit and a computer/tv stand. Oh and it can store books and files too.
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Objects of Design #311: Chevron Side Table

chevron bone side table from westelm
chevron bone side table from westelm Geometrics are going to be big this year. Apparently. Anyway, whether you are one for trends or not, this inlaid side table from Westelm sure is purty isn't it. The UK store should be online soon so shopping nirvana could be just one tiny, dangerous little click away. natural
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Objects of Design #310: Brass Vases

brass vases from ferm living
brass vases from ferm living New year, still loving that brass though. Use these gorgeous pots for flowers, plants or, my personal favourite, just for putting all those bits and bobs that seem to accumulate on worktops and coffee tables and the like. close up: use the brass pots by ferm living for tidying up
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Objects of Design #309: Robok by Komat Wall Hooks

robok by komat wall hooks
robok by komat wall hooks from clippings.com How many times have you tried to cram too many things onto your hooks. Or felt that there weren't enough? Or not in the right place? Just, somehow wrong. Well this might be the solution. move the steel hooks around to suit your needs Made from untreated oak,
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Objects of Design #308: Foldaway Desks

image from weekdaycarnival.blogspot.com.au Sticking with the home office - well it's Friday, you're still sitting at a desk so you might as well fantasise about creating the perfect one while you're there. murphy fold out desk converts back into a wall cupboard The problem is that many of us either don't have enough room for
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Objects of Design #307: Round Noticeboard

round charcoal noticeboard from not on the high street
round charcoal noticeboard from not on the high street Well I do hope you're feeling better this morning. Many of you will be back at work and those of us who work from home may also be staggering to the office/study/spareroom/kitchen table for the first time in a couple of weeks. So it made sense
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Objects of Design #306: Vintage Metal Trunk

vintage metal trunk from peastyle
vintage metal trunk from peastyle Right then come on. Look lively. Oh for heaven's sake have a berocca and a glass of water. It's 2014 now, this is no time to be lounging about with your head in your hands. I'm well aware that you're never drinking again, you don't need to mention it. Anyway,
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