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Design Classics: Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chair



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A look at the egg chair by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen with Kate Watson-Smyth and Heals. A design classic shown here in tan leather which sits perfectly with pale wood furniture and pink plaster walls. #eggchair #arnejacobsen #madaboutthehouse
After yesterday’s mini guide to mid-century modern (which was coincidental) I have today teamed up with Heals to talk to you a little more about the design classics. The store, whose hashtag before hashtags were a thing, is  Where Design Lives, is one of the biggest bricks and mortar retailers of these iconic (and I
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10 Things You Need To Know About…. Bauhaus



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brno chair by ludwig mies van der rohe in 1930 via knoll
Before you start reading this new series, I know that some of you haven't received the daily email update that a new post has been published. It didn't go at all on Monday morning and was sent manually at about 9pm. This morning it went to some people and not others. It's being investigated and
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Johnny Egg: The Furniture Designer Launches Our New Competition



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Johnny Egg has never had a day's training in his life. Yet his furniture is stocked in the prestigious London store, Heals, and has featured in numerous glossy magazines. He has never advertised his wares, but works constantly as new clients approach him, rather than him having to seek them out. As he puts it, he
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Objects Of Design #92: Vitra Vegetal Chair



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These beautifully sculptural chairs from Heals, would work just as well round the kitchen table as outside, and, at this price you might prefer to do that. The design was inspired by 20th century historical gardens and is reminiscent of the skeleton of a leaf. Comes in this rather lovely mauve grey, as well as
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Design Classics #24: Lucienne Day’s Calyx Fabric



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  As we enter the week of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Mad About The House launches a week dedicated to the Best of British Design. We begin with Lucienne Day who, along with her husband Robin, transformed British design in the post war era. He made furniture, she created stunning abstract designs for wallpapers and
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