A lamp is for life, not just Christmas and British brand Bert Frank hit the mark with their lights designed and made to truly last a lifetime. There is a mid-20th Century, mid-European feel to them; you can see the quality. Love the adjustable pendant light above. All products come in a range of colours and with […]
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NEWH Scholarship student show at The Sleep Event
The organisers of the Sleep Event offer the NEWH‘s scholarship winners a free stand to show their work to the industry and, although a little out of the way this year, they presented their ideas for hospitality design. I’ve already written about James Stoklund’s sensual tableware which I adore and was delighted to spread the […]
Made London – part 2
Funny how different things catch your eye at different times: this was Danish glassmaker Line Gottfred Petersen‘s second time at Made London. I enjoyed the purity of line and subtlety of colour in her beautifully finished sandblasted and faceted glass which asks to be held as well as seen.Sian Patterson from Glasgow was a first-time exhibitor; […]
Felt from Kyrgyzystan
I do confess to checking the spelling of Kyrgyzstan as well as its location (between Tajikistan and China) as it’s not exactly well-known. This is one of those NGO projects that is developing products for first world countries using the traditional skills of rural communities and seems to be heading in the right direction. Their main […]
New floor and wall encaustic tiles by Lindsey Lang
Lindsey Lang, whose work I’ve written about before, has recently developed a tile collection that expands the asymmetrical abstract themes already seen in her textiles into repeat with flooring. Patterns now repeat ad infinitum in a very satisfying way.The seemingly unbalanced look of “Leaf” (the big grey tile in the centre below) is resolved when […]
Maxine Sutton and Parris Wakefield
It’s very satisfying to come across well-considered textile collections, the result not only of talent and skill but also long experience, as is the case with these two companies. Maxine Sutton’s stand at Tent resembled a mid-Century living room. I really felt like plopping onto one of the chairs with a cup of tea for a […]