This is a relatively new addition to the art fair circuit and well worth attending if you can. The Other Art Fair runs twice per year and is where artists show and sell their work direct to the public. They are on the stand so can therefore talk to you about their work and answer any […]
Fairs
Rocio Moreno at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan.
Ah, the Milan Furniture Fair will be taking over the city from the 8th to 13th of this month and for those of us unable to attend I wanted to highlight the exquisite silk fabric collection of Rocio Moreno showing at WMilano for the first 3 days. Launched in 2008 they have been steadily building […]
Spring is now officially here
Now that the clocks have changed for summer time and evenings are lighter, I wanted to bring a little more sun into my posts. Seen back in January at Maison & Objet, one of the trend themes was Heliotropic, focusing on the sun’s heat, light and colour. I found the sunflower-inspired structure below very cheering […]
New designs from Parris Wakefield Additions at London Design Week
You may remember my post on Parris Wakefield last year when they launched Additions at Tent. Given the response from that, Howard & Sarah decided to take part in a trade show devoted entirely to furnishing fabrics where their prints stood out in dramatic contrast to the other companies there. The 2 new prints on velvet […]
My work at Fiumano Fine Art at the Affordable Art Fair Battersea 13th – 16th March
I have never written about my own work here but am making an exception as Fiumano Fine Art will be showing pieces from my current work for the first time at The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea (Stand J11). I delivered framed and unframed pieces to the gallery a few hours before writing this and […]
Contemporary lighting
Maison & Objet is always a good place to see interesting lighting; my selection includes modular OLED lighting system by Blackbody, shown here hung in the form of a chandelier. It works for both large and small scale installations.Re-issued Mantis lighting from Bernard Schottlander was inspired by Alexander Calder in the 1950s. This yarn lampshade […]