Bestselling gifts for Christmas: the top five trends
Have you started preparing for Christmas yet? It might still seem early to start present shopping, but the winter has definitely started setting in. November can seem a bit of an odd transitional month before the fun of Christmas really kicks in, so we’ve quizzed a few of our favourite retailers to see what they... Read more...
Exclusive: Abigail Ahern on her new lighting collection
As designer Abigail Ahern launches her playful new animalia-inspired lighting collection, we find out what inspired her and what she thinks are the next big trends for Autumn / Winter. What was your main source of inspiration for the collection? I have a deep affinity for the animal kingdom and in designing our first collection... Read more...
Wallpaper Extravaganza
Everyone seems to be on the wallpaper train Here are a few of our favorite wacky and witty wallpaper decorating ideas: Read more...
Spring trend watch – Lascivious Lolita
In today’s culture, youth reigns supreme (unless you’re a graduate looking for a job, in which case you’re bottom of the food-chain). Nowhere is the obsession with juvenescence more evident than in fashion – these days it seems models are plucked straight from the womb and then sent tottering down the catwalk. This Spring, designers... Read more...
Through the Keyhole: Cosima’s tribute to the 1950s domestic goddess
Image credit: Ian Monk When we think about design in the 1950s, we often think of austere architecture, pared-down Bauhaus-inspired furniture, and an industrial flourish of homewares mass produced. But the 1950s also brought us the poster-woman of the domestic goddess: the bright and cheerful lady in our lives who prided herself on making that... Read more...
Through the Keyhole: Cosima's tribute to the 1950s domestic goddess
Image credit: Ian Monk When we think about design in the 1950s, we often think of austere architecture, pared-down Bauhaus-inspired furniture, and an industrial flourish of homewares mass produced. But the 1950s also brought us the poster-woman of the domestic goddess: the bright and cheerful lady in our lives who prided herself on making that... Read more...
The Eighties make a comeback
the Eighties are back. Lycra, puffball skirts and garish prints are back on the catwalks, and interiors are following suit with shagpile carpets and furry phones. Love it or hate it, here are our top picks for this season’s brashest trend. Read more...
David Hasselhoff stars in 'Beige-watch'
Cult icon David Hasslehoff aka ‘The Hoff’ has done it all: donned the famous, red swimming trunks for his spell in Baywatch, battled the baddies in Knight Rider, had a video of his drunken antics go viral – he’s even had a musical made about his life. So when we heard that he was selling... Read more...
