Home & Garden
Indulge your home with Nitin Goyal
Nitin Goyal has had a loyal customer base of real interiors devotees since the launch of the label in 2004. The beautiful hand crafted detailing such as intricate smocking, quilting, pleating and stitching, lush colour palettes and the use of the finest materials, such as sensuous silks, wools, cashmeres and velvets make his products must have items for anyone wanting to bring true luxury into their homes. It is no wonder then that the London based designer is gaining international recognition from stylists and journalists alike.
Tap into the latest bathroom designs
When it comes to bathroom design, the choice of tap is pivotal and can ultimately influence the final look of the room. It is almost like bathroom jewellery, dressing plain white sanitary ware and transforming it into something unique and individual. However, the tap is also one of the hardest working pieces of equipment in the bathroom. It must therefore not only look good, but also perform. And as bathrooms tend to be re-designed every 10 years, both the look and performance of taps must stand the test of time.
Kährs voted Best Wooden Floors for 7th year
Kährs has been awarded winner of the Contract Flooring Award for Hardwood Flooring for the seventh year. Sponsored jointly by Contract Flooring Journal and the Contract Flooring Association, the Award was given for Kährs complete range. Votes by CFJ’s flooring contractor readership were registered in a ballot earlier this year and the Award was presented at an exclusive luncheon hosted at Woburn Abbey.
The ultimate spa experience in your own home
The new Morphosis Omega from Jacuzzi oozes style and sophistication and is the ultimate hydromassage steam cabin. With four massage jets, steam bath with temperature control and container for gels and oils, this is the ultimate home spa. The state of the art seat forms a sculptural line of teak that appears to drape itself within the enclosure to create a dramatic design statement that allows you to sit down and relax whilst hot wet steam envelops you.
Super rich bolster arts and antiques market
The super rich and international buyers are bolstering the arts and antiques industry as signs show the credit crunch is beginning to bite, says the RICS UK Arts and Antiques Survey.
Graduate designs high-tech tea towel
Graduating Product & Furniture Design student Paul Oxley has invented a device he calls the electronic tea towel to boost kitchen hygiene. Paul, who graduates from De Montfort University in Leicester next week (14 July), with a first class honours degree, has developed the idea for a high-tech replacement for kitchen cloths.
Graduating student designs space saving sofa system
Graduating design student Charles Bramwell has designed the perfect party sofa system designed to save space in modern homes. Charles, who graduates BA(Hons) Furniture with Product Design from De Montfort University in Leicester next week (14 July), has developed an adaptable seating system to address the ever-shrinking average room size in houses.
The creme de la crema
Versatility is one of the trends building huge momentum in the kitchen with designers and consumers alike rethinking the traditional ways of handling appliances. Appliance types, options and combinations have evolved to allow for more diverse and personalised options.
Allot Frères takes luxury furniture to Maison & Objet
Ateliers Allot Frères of France, a specialist in top-of-the-range reproduction furniture, will, for the first time, take part in the Maison & Objet trade show, which will be held in Paris from 5 to 9 September 2008. The company specialises in reproductions of works from French master cabinet makers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Allot Frères manufactures a range of over 600 designs, featuring a wide range of lacquers, finishes, fabrics and hand-sculpted models in Regency, Louis XV or Empire styles.
Ikea – Low price, but not at any price
An increased cost of living, at present, means that many of us may be spending more time at home this summer. With the belief that home is the most important place in the world, IKEA have some great products that will brighten up your home without breaking the bank.
Andrew Duff previews Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2008
The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (8 – 13 July 2008) is a highlight in every garden lover’s calendar. The show falls into five categories - show gardens, water gardens, small gardens, conceptual gardens and inspiring spaces and takes place in the beautiful environs of Hampton Court.
Affordable luxury is Bliss
The Bodo Sperlein Bathroom Collection for Bliss is a unique range of contemporary home accessories in fine, white porcelain. The collection has a clean-cut, sculptural aesthetic that reflects Bodo Sperlein’s signature style, offering affordable luxury from one of Britain’s leading designers. “These pieces are decorative and timeless,” says Bodo Sperlein, “but above all, they’re functional.”
Auction record for renowned artist Beryl Cook at Bonhams
In Bonhams sale of 20th Century British Art yesterday – Wednesday 2 July, a wonderful and humorous oil on board, Granny with her Pet Mouse by Beryl Cook fetched more than double its estimate to realise a world record price of £69,600 for a work by the artist. A second work in the sale, The Dolphin also soared in price to realise £66,000, also smashing the previous record price of £28,800.
Coram reveals innovation for the bathroom
Leading shower enclosure designer and manufacturer, Coram Showers, has continued to drive forward bathroom innovation by demonstrating how a traditional bathroom can be transformed into a contemporary shower room with ease. Using wet room panels from the Acora Continental Collection, it is possible to create a luxurious ‘wet area’ or ‘wet floor shower’, which provides a highly stylish yet cost-effective alternative to the complete wet room.
A holy experience for the Fair Trade Furniture Company
The fairly traded and sustainably sourced Jogya lounge chair from The Fair Trade Furniture Company recently got the holy seal of approval when Archbishop Desmond Tutu visited The Salisbury International Arts Festival in June. Archbishop Tutu was welcomed to Salisbury for the Peace Weekend where he was invited to talk with ITV News anchorman, Mark Austin, to discuss his ministry of peace and commitment to humanitarian causes.