• INTERIORS | SHIRAZ Series by Apparatus Studio

    INTERIORS | SHIRAZ Series by Apparatus Studio

    Interior design; it’s only recently that I’ve began to truly understand its real power. I mean I’ve always had an eye for things I like in environments that I frequent, but what has developed is a more “tangible” personal connection with my surrounding space – and it appears that in that I’m not alone. While…

  • DESIGN | Limited-Edition Wenger Wishbone Chair

    DESIGN | Limited-Edition Wenger Wishbone Chair

    “Take a seat” Some of the most reassuring and unnerving words ever spoken, depending both on their context and environment. In this case it is most certainly the former, as the heritage and design language of a Wenger chair belies comfort, and if not at the very least respect. The ever-current Hans J. Wegner would…

  • BLOCK by Apparatus Studio

    BLOCK by Apparatus Studio

    Looking again at the home, we’re back with New York based design Studio Apparatus and their latest item of uncommon beauty entitled BLOCK. The new collection of objects is a series comprised of brass forms that can plummeted into (or rested on) cast Swedish barium crystal. To get this effect, molten crystal is poured into…

  • Hekerua Bay Residence by Archimedia

    Hekerua Bay Residence by Archimedia

    Despite the Hekerua Bay residence being located in New Zealand, the ethos behind the design actually comes from Mediterranean culture and to be more precise, Cypriot heritage.   A collaboration between the agency Archimedia and a client, the open property is located above a rocky cove on an elevated promontory at the western entrance to…

  • Censer by Apparatus

    Censer by Apparatus

    Look around your room and you’ll see that in its basic element, it’s a construction of detailed shapes; complex geometry all characterised by their positioning – or lack thereof. But home inspiration can come in many different forms as demonstrated by New York based design studio Apparatus, and none more so than their simple yet…

  • Taxonomy of Design | Aesop ION

    Taxonomy of Design | Aesop ION

    The epitome of ‘Glocalisation’, Aesop’s international expansion could almost be considered subterfuge, the way they ‘quietly’ integrate themselves into established retail districts all over the world. It would be wrong to say that these spaces were obscurely submerged within their retail communities, but their method of integration, connecting the store design with local history, always references such…

  • No.3 | EAU D’ÉGÉE Candle by L’Objet

    No.3 | EAU D’ÉGÉE Candle by L’Objet

    There is something uplifting about catching nuances of scent, carried on a gentle summer breeze as the fragrant notes of a candle are coerced in waves around the room; this feeling can now be augmented with new fragrance from L’Objet. Based on the sparkling coast of the Aegean, Eau d’Égée’s inspiration is apparent, as the nautical hues rise…

  • LYFE: Growing plants at Zero-Gravity

    LYFE: Growing plants at Zero-Gravity

    Conceived by the makers of FLYTE – the luminescent hovering light bulb – their new product LYFE employs the same concept but this time enabling plants to hover, in a “Marty McFly” type manner. “LYFE isolates and concentrates the earth’s magnetic poles allowing you to suspend plants on a cushion of air.” [easingslider id=”6471″]  …

  • Ceramic Candles by Norden

    Ceramic Candles by Norden

    While the candles have been lauded in their own right – and rightly so – it is their containers themselves that have been the cause of much industry acclaim. Created to be purchased as an ongoing feature of your interior, the Norden Candle have permanence and tell a story long after the wax contained within…

  • Volvo S90 Excellence: Redefining space

    Volvo S90 Excellence: Redefining space

    With many cars, most of the attention goes into the exterior design; how it looks to those passers by in motion and stationary when we gaze upon it parked in the drive. Which is important, after all it’s a key factor in why we choose one car over another. But what of the space we actually…

  • Vivienne Westwood x Stories of Italy

    Vivienne Westwood x Stories of Italy

    For the forth year running, iconic British brand and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, hosts an exclusive design collaboration as part of Milan Design Week 2016. This year Vivienne Westwood partners with design company ‘Stories of Italy’ for the international debut of its unique Italian home décor collections. This special installation is in the Vivienne Westwood Milan…

  • Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room New York

    Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room New York

    Most would agree that Starbucks wear the crown for taking coffee culture to the masses, and expanding it beyond the remit of Italian coffee shops and Parisian Cafés. Now that’s done, monies made, the brand established and future (more or less) secured, they have decided to return their focus to what really matters; not business…

  • Smoke + Mirrors by L’OBJET

    Smoke + Mirrors by L’OBJET

    Inspired by the timeless allure of games, magic and mystery, the collection debuted at the January 2016 Maison & Objet. A mélange of fine textures and finishes, L’OBJET have unveiled its latest collection, Smoke + Mirrors. The new pieces express a more playful side of L’OBJET, using a variety of materials in unexpected combinations. Featuring…

  • House of Hackney x William Morris SS16

    House of Hackney x William Morris SS16

    Luxury British lifestyle brand House of Hackney is renowned for their ostentatious prints, and for the Spring Summer 2016 collection, they have returned for a second collaboration with William Morris. Asked by Wiliam Morris Gallery to reimagine his works for a new generation, House of Hackney founders Frieda and Javvy chose key prints from the…