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Balloon Mirror

21st January 2015

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Balloons are such joyful things aren't they. And the perfect shape for a mirror. These are designed by Tor Servé and Nicole Vitner Servé from Copenhagen. You might have known they'd be Danish somehow. Perhaps it's just the styling of the picture. Anyway, they're made from high quality glass with a small piece of oak

Wall Luggage Rack

18th January 2015

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I have always wanted a vintage wall mounted luggage rack; the sort that turns up on vintage websites having been salvaged from a train. But they're fiendishly hard to get hold of and so expensive when you find them. These ones, for example, are reproduction and they're still £360 plus vat. Back in the beginning

Safety Pin Lamps

5th October 2014

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Have you ever spent spent an idle moment attaching lots of safety pins together in a vain attempt to convince yourself you're being tidy and organised when actually you're just having a bit of a skive? Well most of us, I reckon, string the pins together, drop them in the drawer and then forget about

Urbio Wall Tidy

29th June 2014

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For those of you familiar with the Uten.Silo, the design classic designed by Dorothee Becker in the 1960s, it's not hard to see where the Urbio took its inspiration. A modular, magnetic wall installation that you can configure to suit your space, it's suitable for plants - create a mini living wall, desk tidies -

Mad About… Indoor Hammocks

2nd June 2014

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Last week I wrote about Outdoor Rooms and right on cue the heavens opened. This week I am going to beat the weather at its own game and bring the outdoors in. As I sit here typing looking at my very soggy hammock through the drizzle, I thought if only we had an indoor hammock...

Objects of Design #362: Danish Lighting

26th February 2014

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copper orient pendant light from lightyears I came across this Danish lighting company a couple of weeks ago and loved their products. They create modern interpretations of classic lamps which are as functional and sleekly beautiful as you would expect. black wall light caravaggio from lightyears The lamps above and below are part of the

Objects of Design #306: Vintage Metal Trunk

1st January 2014

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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,

Objects of Design #281: Star Lamp

7th December 2013

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ikea strala lamp

pendant star lamp strala from ikea £12 It's the same every year. Walking through the cold November streets tutting and grumbling about the Christmas decorations going up too early. Refusing to engage with the thought of shopping for presents. Then, as if by magic (name that children's programme) on the first day of December that

Objects of Design #253: Silver Filigree Pomander

9th November 2013

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silver pomander from cox and cox

silver pomander from cox and cox Sometimes it's the details wot does it. What makes a house feel like a home (as it were). It's the little things that add personality to a room and make it feel like someone lives there, rather than it just being a beautifully styled showcase. This pretty scented pomander

Objects of Design #204: Plexi Glass Display Boxes

21st September 2013

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not just for kids Clever idea this. And not just for the playroom. Children are always making and drawing new things and it becomes increasingly difficult to find ways of showing you care and, er, not shoving them in a cupboard (or the recycling box ... yes you have). a simple idea for displaying their

Mad About … Outdoor Living Rooms

15th July 2013

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There is something almost unbearably romantic about an outdoor living room. Perhaps it is just the promise of a summer so long and hot that you don't need to worry about the rain ruining the furniture. Perhaps it is simply that in the UK, the summers are neither long enough not dry enough to warrant

Objects of Design #126: The Up Table

4th July 2013

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up table from duffy london picture by Tom Oxley Duffy London can always be relied upon to come up with witty and interesting furniture ideas and this is no exception. While you might not actually want to buy this (the price tag makes it beyond the reach of most of us) I love the fact

Objects of Design #119: Hand Etched Iron Bowl

27th June 2013

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hand etched iron bowl This hand etched bowl is a proper multi-tasker and I've always got room for those in my house. Fruit, nibbles, soap, bits of string and paperclips or even just sitting elegantly on the coffee table, this bowl is at home in any room of the house. This nkuku bowl is made

Objects of Design #11: Zinc Containers

11th March 2013

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set of three zinc containers These zinc containers will bring an industrial feel to your kitchen with their slightly distressed metal finish. Use them for garlic and onions or fruit and veg, or even, as will probably be the case in our kitchen, for chucking all those random bits of tat that seem to appear

Objects Of Design #333: Drawer Store

27th January 2013

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drawer store by Joseph Joseph There's no doubt that one of these is a very useful object, even a necessity for a cutlery drawer, but have you thought of buying a second one for that drawer of tat? I know you've got one. Everyone has. That drawer, perhaps in the kitchen table, or the second

Objects Of Design #314: Artist Bench

8th January 2013

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artist bench: perfect hall storage Still on the subject of hall clutter, this bench could help with that. At only 35cm wide it won't take up too much room and you can line the shoes up underneath and use the top for sitting on. Assuming you haven't filled it with too much clutter that is.

All She Wants For Christmas … Ruth Aram

18th December 2012

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Ruth Aram, the director of the Aram Store, is the daughter of its founder Zeev. She had her own shop in Hampstead until 200o when she joined the family business. Now she heads up the retail side of the business, regularly visiting international trade shows to source new designs for the store. She also works

Fireplaces: A Buyer’s Guide

17th October 2012

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from hegegreenall-scholtz.blogspot.comSo now it’s really cold. And those radiators just aren’t very welcoming. Isn’t it time you thought about opening that old fireplace back up? There’s nothing more welcoming than huddling round a real fire, or even a gas one come to that, on a winter’s evening. Paul Chesney, owner of Chesneys, which sells reproduction

A Buyer’s Guide To Sofas

3rd October 2012

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the new Arne Jacobsen sofa from Danish company www.andtradition.com There's nothing like a cold winter evening when you want to snuggle up in front of the telly with a good film to make you realise that your sofa is, well, frankly past its best. It can be a combination of things; simple old age both

Objects Of Design #182: Ceramic Light Pull

29th August 2012

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More interesting than a grubby white plastic pull Still on the finishing touches. Those white plastic light pulls quickly become horribly grubby and are hard to clean. The handle is too small for a hand which means that the string is also nasty. So, this: china and therefore wipe clean, large enough for a whole