Interiors & Furniture
Fair-trade florals for your home
The Spring 2008 collection of Fairtrade floral arrangements from johnlewis.com brings beautiful flowers into our homes whilst offering a brighter future to farmers and workers in the developing world.
Spring clean your home, spring clean your mind
Never underestimate the importance of giving your house a thorough spring clean every year – not just to get things spick and span, but crucially, to give your mind and soul a ‘deep clean’ too.
Sensio Lighting launch new brochure
Sensio Lighting, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high quality furniture and kitchen lighting has launched a brand new product brochure. The new Sensio Lighting brochure is designed as a comprehensive reference for retailers and consumers alike.
Let’s Brighton the mood
Interest rates, stock market collapses and the credit crunch - it really has been a truly depressing start to 2008! But as we kiss goodbye to January and start to welcome some spring blossom and a few crocus, ClickforArt.com presents a wonderful batch of new colourful delights to brighten up anyone’s walls from some of the world’s brightest artistic talent.
IKEA saves 100 million plastic bags since 2006
In support of the Daily Mail’s campaign to ban the use of all single-use disposable plastic bags, IKEA UK today announced that a total of 100 million plastic bags have been saved since first launching a 10p charge in June 2006 and then a complete phasing out of plastic bags in July 2007.
Nautical but nice
The Roller blind in ‘Walton Boats’ fabric from Novatec sums up a key theme for interiors this summer. Fabrics and furnishings incorporating nautical influences will be everywhere as people strive to create a seaside look in their home. Think clean, white-washed walls and floors, vintage fabrics and driftwood accessories - and you won’t go far wrong.
George Clarke moves up to Channel 4
Channel 4 has signed property and design expert George Clarke in an exclusive two-year deal. Clarke, formerly presenter of Five’s Build a New Life, will host a range of new property formats for 4 and becomes the latest name to join the channel’s highly respected and extremely successful team of property experts.
Contemporary furniture company has winning Flaair
Flaair (flaair.com) is rapidly becoming one of the UK's most exciting young furniture design consultancies. Having proven that they are not afraid to be different, this month will see the business launch of two notable new ranges to their furniture portfolio, 'The Squaare Range' and 'The Moleculaar Range'.
Traditional gifts from around the world
For a new range of traditional, handmade jewellery and home furnishings from around the world, Scaramangadirect.co.uk features fairly sourced products from traditional craft based family businesses and communities.
Classic country house interiors go under the hammer
The contents of a charming and historic old rectory are to be sold at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on 26 February 2008. Clothall House, a grade II listed building in Hertfordshire, was built in the 1720s as a Rectory to Clothall Church.
Sofas go big on florals this season
Is your living room calling for attention? It’s certainly time to make a big statement and go for something bold for the New Year. This season, Sofa Workshops offers a great selection of sofas in gorgeous floral fabrics, giving your home every reason to stay ahead of the “style” pack.
Staircase to glass heaven
They'll be no sliding down the banisters with this beautiful balustrade from Ion Glass. Totally frameless the design is simple yet a stunning feature to any well deserving property. Ion has installed luxurious curved balustrades to Savoy Apartments London and an elegant expanse of clear glass to high profile projects at Cumberland Terrace.
Shaping up with a good finish
The launch of the new spring 2008 collection will see dwell retain its lead in the field of design led furniture with the introduction of elegant shaped sofas in new contemporary textured materials, accompanied by furniture in directional grey oak veneer and sleek black and white high gloss.
A kaleidoscope of colour from Habitat
Habitat's new spring/summer 2008 catalogue launches on 11th February 2008 and is bursting into homes with a bold new take on furniture and home accessories.
Be inspired this Mother’s Day with Villeroy & Boch
Spoil your mum with some elegant and sophisticated gifts from Villeroy & Boch this Mother’s Day. The premium tableware brand offers a range of stylish gift ideas including a mauve glass bowl from the Lilian collection, emerald-green accessories from My Garden Glassware and an oriental-inspired Golden Garden mug.