Trends come and go, but there’s one room in the home where a little traditional and class can go a long way – and that’s the kitchen, or, the “heart of every home” as longtime friends June Summerill and Bernadette Bishop call it. There’s a reason why AGA cookers will never go away, and why the likes of Jamie Oliver’s kitchen accessories tend to hark back to classic styles – and it’s the same reason why both Tricia Guild of Designers Guild, and Ruth Rogers of The River Cafe have declared Summerill & Bishop’s Clarendon Cross shop their favourite kitchen store. It’s that, sometimes, cutting-edge just doesn’t quite cut it in the kitchen… and, whilst Summerill & Bishop may have modern styles amongst their classic lines – the care and attention with which their stock is carefully curated, and sourced from around the world, ensures a warm, characteristic feeling consistently runs through their charming collection…
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The Lollipop Shoppe, London
super-stylish interiors store in Spitalfields Market.....
August 12th, 2010
With a meticulously curated selection of interiors and accessories – from iconic Eames chairs, through Arne Jacobsen kitchenware to a beautifully selected range of design books – and an elegant monochrome space, courtesy of the quite brilliant interior design specialists Found Associates, Spitalfield’s outpost of The Lollipop Shoppe – there is also a Brighton branch – is one of those delightful boutiques you find so very difficult to leave. The listed, two-storey space has retained it’s original elegance, with bespoke joinery incorporating an existing display system into an internally illuminated black lacquered system. Contrasting the exposed brickwork, and allowing the fine selection of products to be the true heroes…..
One Light Only by Lee Broom
disco-tinged collection to debut at London Design Festival....
August 2nd, 2010
One of London design’s hot properties, Lee Broom has shown his collections around the world, and inevitably been featured in the cream of international design publications. His latest collection, ‘One Light Only‘ – inspired by Art Deco jewellery and late 70’s fashion photography – will be previewed as part of a dazzling installation at this new Shoreditch studio/gallery alongside choice picks from his brilliant previous collections. The wonderfully retro range of pendent lights, with their beautifully brash gold and super-cool white, conjure up – for us at least – fantastically debauched images of a dangerous, yet oh so decidedly cool, 70s New York nightclub scene, soundtracked by Nicky Siano. Perhaps that’s just our over-active imagination playing up again….
Lianes by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
inspiring lighting project from in-demand French brothers....
July 22nd, 2010
Designing for the likes of Vitra, Kvadrat, Kartell, Established and Sons, Ligne Roset and Issey Miyake, Breton brothers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec are quite possibly the biggest stars in industrial design to emerge from France since a certain Mr Starck. Alongside the design of big name products, the pair also keep themselves firmly on the side of experimental, with regular exhibitions that include pieces that push the envelope somewhat – and this beautiful creation of interconnected lamps, showing recently at Paris’ Galerie Kreo, is one of such innovations….
Offcut Bar Stools by Edwards Moore
reclaimed timber off-cuts re-fashioned for design festival....
July 20th, 2010
Part of a Melbourne based exhibition that features 10 architects, each using 10 different types of recycled materials – either hard rubbish finds, found objects or the reuse of existing materials – with minimal financial outlay, are these wonderfully rustic bar stools, courtesy of Edwards Moore Architects, whose brilliant Cubby House we recently featured. Chaotically assembled, yet coherently stylish, Edwards Moore’s ‘offcut’ seats have a wonderfully unique appearance that we’d love to see in many more than just the 1 lucky bar that gets these one-off pieces….
Vinyl Cube by Chairman Ting
we're loving this light emitting, customisable design object....
July 15th, 2010
The ‘Vinyl Cube‘ is a simple design object from Tangible Interaction that allows artists the freedom to paint or draw on the smooth vinyl surface – the interior then lights up in various colours thanks to a built in rechargeable battery unit. It has the potential to be whatever you want it to be, whether that’s a coffee table, floor lamp, or just a beautiful design object for your home/workspace/gallery etc. – especially when given a lick of creativity such as this little fella, courtesy of Vancouver based artist Carson Ting (co-founder of experimental illustration workshop, Chairman Ting)……
Dulux ‘Let’s Colour’ Project Video
the results of paint giant's recent international project....
May 28th, 2010
You may well remember that a little while ago we brought you Dulux’s brilliant ‘Let’s Colour’ project – we called it a “community focused project has seen car parks, schools, streets and squares transformed from dull, oppressive, grey spaces into areas of eye-poppingly vivid colour… enlightening the locals with the team’s passion as they go.” Well, the culmination of this beautifully different approach to big-business marketing is a really quite brilliant 2 minute film, shot throughout the project’s four week run in Brazil, France, London and India, by award winning director Adam Berg. Soundtracked by Sigur Rós’ frontman Jónsi Birgisson, the touching film really communicates the genuine warmth and emotion of this lovely little campaign…..
The Skullmate by Luke Twigger
curiously disturbing kitsch earthenware from Brit designer....
May 26th, 2010
Challenging, kitsch and brash, with more than a liberal splashing of irreverence, Luke Twigger’s ‘The Skullmate’ is a cheeky play on the traditions of British hand crafts, that “can be used to store anything (preferably colourful things) from bons bons to pasta”. We particularly love the removable cushioned “brain” that is “made in the finest of vintage fabrics, for storing pointy things or for getting a cheeky snooze”…….
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We caught up with New York based artist Devin McGrath who, in his beautifully crafted, unique style, bashes out darkly inspirational artworks with an enviable ease……
Clean and crisp, thoughtful illustration is a strong presence in the delightful portfolio of Welsh, Manchester based graduate Gareth Hughes.....
They love fellow Bristolian Banksy – in no small part due to making them a lot of money – but rate Tracy Emin as “nonsensical shit”. Here's our studio spotlight on Taxi Studio.....
The Dead Photos is an inspiring collection of macabre, touching, humorous and enlightening images that offer a delicate insight into the fragility of human life.
Half English half Japanese, London-based Jiro Bevis knocks out record covers, club flyers and editorial pieces with a ridiculously cool, 1980s retro vibe to them....
It’s great to see a company have a strong visual identity running throughout their brand – and that’s just what Stockholm based Bedow Creative have achieved for Sweden’s largest organic grocery store, Eat! Ekoaffären.
Founded by the rather talented duo of Mark Tappin and Simon Gofton, Tappin Gofton is a London-based studio that knock out some wonderfully distinctive work
We asked the Portland studio some questions, which they blindly ignored – instead providing us with a delightful insight into their wonderfully twisted minds. Enjoy…..
Decidedly Brazilian, thanks to it’s colour and vibrancy, Rubens LP’s style is the perfect accompaniment to summer – and anyone who uses bulldogs in their work is sure to receive high precedence with us…..
Rolling out across Europe in coming weeks is this, rather difficult to watch, advert for Sony’s new range of 3D TVs – courtesy of Sexy Beast director Jonathan Glazer....
Devin McGrath
Gareth Hughes
Taxi Studio
The Dead Photos
Jiro Bevis
Eat! Brand Identity
Tappin Gofton
The Official Manufacturing Company
Rubens LP
Sony 3D TV Advert
