Foster+Partners launches range of solid wood furniture

Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 1 hour ago  Leave a comment Foster+Partners has launched a collection of solid wood furniture that is designed to be passed down through generations. The OVO range, which is being shown at Clerkenwell Design Week between 22 and 24 May, has been designed to be durable so that the pieces can be used for many years. Made in collaboration with furniture manufacturer Benchmark, the … Read more

12 designs awarded for British furniture innovation and excellence at Design Guild Mark

Paul Kelley’s Magnetic Copper Cube series that won the Jonathan Hindle Prize for Excellence Every year, the Design Guild Marks (now in its 10th edition) celebrate the excellent craft, creativity and ingeniousness which lie at the heart of the British furniture industry. This year’s awards honour 12 designs representing both the domestic and contract furniture market, and both new … Read more

Putnam City teachers volunteer to help families

Sundays are often a work day for teachers. It’s the last day available to make preparations for the coming week of school. Some teachers are at their school pulling materials together. Others are planning, making copies or rearranging their classrooms. And yet, sometimes life pulls people, even teachers, in a different direction. That’s why on … Read more

A Guide to Four of the World’s Top Interior Design Districts

In the décor world, a city’s interior design district is hallowed ground for professionals and amateur design enthusiasts alike. Furniture, fabrics, lighting—all the decorative elements collide in this one area tailor-made for shopping and inspiration gathering.Whether you’re redecorating your home, looking for a piece or two, or simply collecting ideas, we chatted with designers who … Read more

Throwback Thursday: How to Choose the Right Decorative Accessories

For many years, it has been my wont to liken the problem of home decoration to that of baking a cake!” wrote Muriel Whitlow, a home furnishings coordinator, in GDA’s May 1943 issue. “I always think of the decorative accessories of a room as the frosting on that cake. One can live without them to … Read more

Brandenberry Amish Furniture Announces Spring Sale

Storewide sales of furniture, mattresses, accessories and more – April 13, 14 and 16. Shipshewana, Indiana (PRWEB) April 14, 2018 Brandenberry Amish Furniture of Shipshewana, Indiana, is hosting a Spring Sale on April 13, 14 and 16, 2018. Special sale prices on furniture items include up to 70 percent off discontinued floor models, $100 off … Read more

10 Questions With… Kelly Wearstler

Is there a design world denizen who doesn’t know Kelly Wearstler? A celebrated diva of hospitality, she also boasts a residential A-list including Cameron Diaz, Gwen Stefani, and Ben Stiller. A product designer extraordinaire, she has designed stones and tiles for Ann Sacks; fabrics, wallcoverings, and trims for Lee Jofa; floor coverings for The Rug Company. Her eponymous collection, … Read more

Boom for babywear and accessories business as it expands from market stall to shop

There’s been a real boom for this babywear shop with an expansion into the historic Haven Mill. The new Alexander Byron shop is now open and is an expansion of Davie’s Baby Stuff on Grimsby’s Top Town Market. Tracey and David Miller decided to begin their venture after their granddaughter was born, and set up … Read more

West Elm opens its first store in Eastern Province

WEST Elm, the popular American home furnishing retailer, opened its first store in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, in the heart of Al-Khobar. The opening witnessed a remarkable presence of senior businessmen and public figures in the Eastern Province as well as company’s senior executives and many West Elm senior clients. Opening of the … Read more