Posted on November 25th, 2009 by Mark

Kabiri will showcase the new collection by jewellery designer Jayce Wong at their flagship Covent Garden store. The exhibition will take place 26th November – 3rd December.
This opulent fine jewellery collection uses gemstones that have a natural fluorescence, therefore glow under UV light. To showcase Jayce’s pioneering collection Kabiri will display it in a purpose built blackout room within their fine jewellery cellar.
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Tags: furniture designer, Jayce Wong, jewellery design, Kabiri, Samantha Stephenson, uk design
Posted in Design, Interiors, New Talent, United Kingdom
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Mark

The ‘Capsule Collection’ has been exclusively designed for Deadgood by the company‘s directors Ziglam & Brook.
This fully upholstered collection of seating utilises off cuts of fabrics, handpicked to create a graduated run of colour,tones and textures. The forms themselves are derived from a simple three-dimensional capsule shape which creates a comfortable and engaging seating range,with tongue in cheek references to the solar system and 60’s space age adventure.
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Tags: Deadgood, Ziglam & Brook
Posted in Design, Materials, Product, United Kingdom
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Mark

Exhibition Nov.16th – Dec. 6th
A range of inspired work by Philip Watts Design is to go on display at Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent University to celebrate 15 years of the creative interior design practice.
The exhibition sees the talented designer return to the university where he studied as a furniture and product design student.
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Tags: Bonington Gallery, Philip Watts Design, uk design
Posted in Design, Events, Product, Uncategorized, United Kingdom
Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Mark

PEL is Paul beckett’s new innovative Spherical Electro mechanical timepiece. It incorporates his unique award winning style with cutting edge electronic control.
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Tags: Paul Beckett, PEL, uk design
Posted in Design, Product, United Kingdom
Posted on November 12th, 2009 by Mark

Modus Design, UK pioneers of the ‘ultimate contemporary fireplace’ launch the ‘Vertical Fire’. Made up of several small fires the flames merge together to become one flowing upward flame. Flickering from floor to ceiling the Vertical Fire creates a unique and mesmerising effect that is equally ideal in a residential property or a bar or restaurant.
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Tags: contemporary fireplace, glass, Modus Design, moulded metal, stone, uk design, Vertical Fire
Posted in Design, Interiors, United Kingdom
Posted on November 11th, 2009 by Mark

The Church project consists of a chapel installation created by JMF Casey and commissioned by 20 Hoxton Square Projects. Throughout the duration of the exhibition there will be a series of performances, involving sermons and music in collaboration with writer and academic Emile Bojesen.
The Church uses the aesthetics of religion and ritual to deal with contemporary philosophical issues and ideas of faith. Conceived as a home for a modern mystical sect operating outside the limitations of mainstream “rational” atheism, The Church explores the potential of cross-discipline art practices, conveying a more engaging and poetical approach to existential problems.
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Tags: JMF Casey
Posted in Design & Art, Events, Interiors, Materials, United Kingdom
Posted on November 9th, 2009 by Mark

Charlie Whinney Associates is delighted to announce the unveiling of the artist’s latest work of interior design: a modern champagne trolley commissioned by Laurent-Perrier for the The Grill at The Dorchester, on Park Lane in London. Laurent-Perrier were searching for a cutting-edge design that combined visual impact with beauty and sophistication. Charlie Whinney – whose former company, sixixis, won the 2006 Laurent-Perrier Design Talent Award – was chosen with a series of elegant and daring design concepts.
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Tags: Charlie Whinney Associates, steam-bending wood, uk design
Posted in Interiors, Materials, Product, United Kingdom
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Mark

Since the early days of mankind, human beings have been amazed by fire and mesmerised by the dancing flame, the warmth, fascination and comfort that it brings.
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Tags: Fireplace Design, Modus Design, uk design
Posted in Design, Interiors, Materials, Product, United Kingdom