Treat your Mum to a top 5 afternoon tea in London
It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday the 10th of March. I always love finding new and interesting ways to treat my Mum – last week I wrote about gift ideas, this week I thought I’d write about taking her out for a treat. We’ve been reading quite a few lists of the best places to go... Read more...
Glocalisation exhibition from Made.com
We recently headed down to Chelsea College of Art to see the wonderful results of a project that a group of 2nd year textiles students have been working on with Made.com. Top students at the college have created collaborative work to help women living with HIV in through a South Africa based not-for-profit organisation, MonkeyBiz.... Read more...
Heart Zeena’s Christmas how-to
On a chilly December day I headed over to the warming environment of the East London Design Show to meet one of the mydeco boutiquers, Zeena Shah of Heart Zeena. Known for her great range of prints, seen on a variety of home products, she gives us an exclusive look into one of her most... Read more...
Sue Timney: A retrospective of a life in design
Sue is one half of the renowned Timney-Fowler brand, which produces exuberant wallpapers and fabrics as well as tops, scarves, ties, jewelry, and much more. The company began in 1980, when Sue strolled past a vacant shop on London’s Portobello Road. Within one week, she and then-husband and business partner Grahame Fowler had moved in.... Read more...
The Best London Design Hotels by Redvisitor
From the ultimate in luxury to the edgiest in design, London boasts some of the most cutting-edge design hotels in the world. Explore RedVisitor’s selection of the best design hotels in London right now. 1. The Best For … Romance Haymarket Hotel Making Conde Nast’s 2008 Annual ‘Hot’ list 2 months before the doors even... Read more...
Geffrye Museum discusses ‘the home’
Last night I went to a fascinating talk at the lovely Vitsœ shop by Alex Goddard, assistant keeper at The Geffrye Museum. The talk was to celebrate the opening of a great exhibition at Vitsœ showing 50 years of the famous 606 Universal Shelving System. The Geffrye explores ‘the home’ over the past 400 years,... Read more...
Guest blog: Urban Junkies Culturist – what to see in London this July
In the words of Mr George Benson, there’s music in the air. And lots of loving everywhere… While we can’t technically guarantee the latter, with enough of the former (and July is looking pretty darn good in that respect) and the gorgeous weather we’ve had so far, the chances of the rest of it aren’t... Read more...
Have you spotted the elephants?
If you live in central London, it is more than likely that you have stumbled upon one or two (or three, or four) multicoloured elephants perching elegantly in the park or on the pavement this week. We at mydeco are privileged enough to have two of the prettiest ones right below our office, one in... Read more...
Snowden Flood celebrates great English design for St George’s Day
St George may have been the slayer of the legendary dragon, but we’re all about love not war. And with St George’s Day upon us, we’re loving the designers that are making English design legendary in its own right. Image credit: Snowden Flood When we racked our patriotic brains for a designer who ‘embodies’ British... Read more...
The Grove: London’s hippest country hotel?
One of the world’s hippest country hotels is within an hour’s drive of London. Read more...
Newsflash: London is the most cramped city in Europe
Image credit: Shutterstock Earlier this week, you may have caught the BBC’s programme, Inside Out London, exploring the problem of ever-decreasing housing space in the big smoke. Apparently, England is the only country in the EU without space standards. Which explains why buyers and renters alike are often horrified at the tiny offering available on... Read more...
How to understand the design process
Swedish designer Camilla Meijer talks to us about her home in Crouch End, her love of period architecture and the inspiration behind her colourful patterns. Read more...
