This week we love – the Z-Light
Here at mydeco when we come across a product we really love, we like to shout about it. This week we’re shouting about the Z-Light by Lexon Design. It’s being sold exclusively through mydeco.com for the next month, and we’re excited to share it with you. Designed by Ming Yang and Alain Lee, the Z-Light... Read more...
Lucienne Day
Last Friday I came across this beautiful Lucienne Day tea towel in a friends’ studio, such a terrific find, and a wonderful source of inspiration! The furniture designer Robin Day and his textile designer wife Lucienne had a huge impact on British product design after World War II by working with new materials and collaborating with inexpensive furniture for manufacturers... Read more...
mydeco visits Interwoven at Habitat
‘As we work, we braid the strands together, just as our mothers and grandmothers have before us/ Inspired by the past and created in the present, with the constant evolution of life, we weave together the elements, creating new patterns and new possibilities’ – Siphiwe Mngometulu, from Gone Rural, Swaziland. At the end of last... Read more...
Colour study – red-orange
I promised a while ago to do some more room grids based on the twelve colours of the red-yellow-blue colour wheel. So here goes with red-orange - Red-orange is a wonderful earthy colour – the colour of rust and leather (as shown above), but also: Terracotta, Wood, And brick. Is it just me or does... Read more...
Homes & Gardens design awards 2013
This Wednesday sees the annual homes and gardens Design Awards take place for 2013. Here are just a few of my favourite contenders… On the list for Young Designer of the year is Billy Lloyd, a hugely talented ceramicist, who has a studio at Cockpit Arts in Clerkenwell, and made his name with the ‘Thrown... Read more...
Colour recipe – wonky complements
Long ago I did a post for mydeco on complementary colour schemes. These are colours you chose from opposite sides of the colour wheel. I have named my own variation which are the “wonky complements” – those which are nearly complements. I think these are actually easier to pull off than direct complements – which... Read more...
mydeco’s design tour of Stockholm
On the 4th February the mydeco team visited Stockholm. We wanted to visit the best design stores, and attend the annual Furniture and Lighting fair, to be inspired, and to help grow our international offer. We began our design tour by walking through a blizzard to various design stores in the Ostermalm area. These gave... Read more...
Our pick of the most interesting couch designs on the web
This week, we’re running a 30% off sale with one of our new boutiques, Couch Design. We love their approach to design – a husband and wife team, they are inspired by the design fairs and antique markets they visit all over the world. Their upholstery is all made in England and their couches all... Read more...
Get the Conran look in your home
Between now and the 17th January, we’re very excited to bring you a 20% discount on the entire Content by Conran range at mydeco.com. After our interview with Conran earlier this week, we thought we’d delve a bit deeper into their style, and how to use their pieces in your home. The Conran aesthetic is... Read more...
Design Watch
This week’s highlight comes from Canadian designers, Calen Knauf and Conrad Brown. Their Profile Chair is a truly beautiful product, which has been exquisitely crafted. Keep a look out for the cardboard lamps, very chic. Read more...
Lighting tips (part two)
Today Pia, our Design Director, completes her two-part post, with some more useful tips about lighting trends and how to style your home. It’s important that you use your lighting to compliment your interior. Have fun with lights and don’t be afraid to do something different; there are some fabulous fittings on the market. If... Read more...
Design Watch
We love excellent design at mydeco.com and we’re always on the lookout for that magical piece of furniture or art. So each week we’re going to bring you our favourite designs that we’ve found on the web. We found some particularly stunning pieces this week that we hope you enjoy! Read more...
