Pelicans and Parrots Black is the second shop for partners Ochuko and Juliet in this rapidly-changing stretch of Stoke Newington Road. Their first store, Pelicans & Parrots, opened in 2010 selling fashion with some accessories. Ochuko, a former buyer, and Juliet, textile designer decided that Dalston needed a “proper” shop to cater for the customers visiting the new bars and […]
Pelicans and Parrots Black – the new shop
Paul Smith for Stelton
I only ever look at the label after seeing the piece and this is exactly what happened to me here. The colours (ooooh) caught my eye as they just weren’t obvious kitchen shades. Stelton, a Danish kitchenware company, worked with Paul Smith to create enamel and metal dishes and containers. They also have a range […]
Michelle Mason
The retro London theme, so current this Diamond Jubilee and Olympic year, is perfectly captured by Michelle Mason with her mod and record-inspired prints for wallpaper and home accessories, seen here at Home. As a change from a Jubilee mug you could always opt for her party tea set available, so Michelle told me, from House of […]
Moynat in Paris
I don’t normally write about hyper-luxury brands but this caught my eye, partly because it’s the rebirth of a brand which closed, like so many others, in the mid 1970’s. Moynat was a luxury luggage brand which became famous for its bespoke travel trunks for the new automobiles. Their trademark curved bases ensured a perfect fit […]
Tracy Kendall Wallcoverings
Tracy Kendall is known in the business as a pioneer of bespoke wall coverings. She’s developed her work over many years pushing boundaries quietly and without fuss. I hesitate to call them wallpaper as they are so much more: stitched, sequinned and now fringed. Here are a few examples. Different colourways are available, naturally. Spot the […]
Japanese design in Paris
Here are a few pictures from some of the shows seen last week in Paris: First Nendo at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery Then the 365 everyday charming things in a fabulous 19th century building, the Bastille Design Centre, one of those special Parisian venues. At Maison & Objet itself there was an exhibition of […]