Tag: lighting

home: featured [ Minus Tio ]

home: featured [ Minus Tio ]

A little bit of Scandinavian perfection in from lovely Swedish brand Minus Tio. Having featured their coat rack last week we felt this store needed to be shouted about.

Their legacy and basis for all their designs are summed up with a perfect collation of words… ‘Sweden in the 80’s – Dark winters, cross county skiing, Sigurd Lewerentz, Alvar Aalto. Pine, rocky islands and concrete, Saab and Nintendo. This is often where we start our projects.’

With a talented team of designers they have exquisite design, using sustainable materials and their range includes chairs, tables and accessories; furniture for both the home or commercial use.

Minus tio is all about the love of furniture. Our collection is unique, contemporary and locally produced. We design, we manufacture and we sell.

Find out more about them here

home: featured [ Haygen ]

home: featured [ Haygen ]

Founded by Jenny Hughes, London based Haygen is a destination lifestyle store full of homeware, gifts and accessories.

Located on the bustling Camden Passage in Islington, Haygen brings you a mix of scandinavian, bohemian and industrial styles with amongst other things, gorgeous baskets, lighting and tableware.

The curated collection will appeal to all, with something for every room, and you will most certainly enjoy browsing the online store and filling your basket.

Find Haygen on:

114 Islington High Street, Camden Passage N1 8EG

haygenshop.com

home: event [ Houzz house ]

home: event [ houzz interiors trends house 2018 ]

Catch this epic styling extravaganza in Soho, London, this January – see Houzz bring together the latest in interiors trends all under one roof – how to style every room of your house with the latest trends. Plus there’s a feast of workshops to try too!

They say;

Want to know the interiors trends that will be big in the coming year? Houzz of 2018 is here to guide you – a stylish five-storey home reflecting all that’s current in home design, situated in the heart of London’s Soho. This exciting pop-up space is brought to you by Houzz, the world’s leading home renovation and design platform.

If you love snooping around other people’s homes, you’re in for a treat. The Soho townhouse has been transformed into a beautiful flat, complete with a living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, home office and children’s room. Designed from scratch by Houzz professionals and top interior design studio Run for the Hills it is crammed full of inspiring details! From the forest greens slowly replacing yesterday’s greys, to the hot trend for modern craft and retro 1970s touches, it’s an unmissable snapshot of where interiors are heading.

Nespresso is taking over the top floor of the Houzz of 2018 and visitors will be able to taste the latest Nespresso Limited Edition collection. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a complimentary coffee after soaking up all the Houzz of 2018 trends!

Visitors can expect a jam-packed programme, that includes hands-on workshops, entertaining events and industry talks. Find out more here.

The pop-up is open to the public between the 26th January-31st January, 11am-6pm daily, and is completely free. Just pop in and visit us!

Main exhibit : FREE

Fri, 26 Jan 2018, 09:00 –

Wed, 31 Jan 2018, 18:30 GMT

19 Greek Street

London

W1D 4DT

home: made [ lighting ]

home: made [ lighting ]

Overwhelmed with the choice of over 20 links to great DIYs to make your own lighting from homedit.com !

From woven balls to using strung up glass bottles or jars to create unique stylish lighting which will be personal to your home.

There are some great easy tutorials depending on your ability, to make unique lighting.

home: nice price [ Birdy lamp ]

home: nice price [ Birdy lamp ]

If you are looking for great design that will never date, we have found it. The Birdy range from designer Birger Dahl is a modern classic with its simple design and black finish. Originally from the 1950’s this table lamp was re-launched in 2013. Perfect for a living room, office or bedside table.

Get your hands on one now from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ was £275, now £137.50 ]

The Birdy wall light is also on sale at rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ was £265, now £132.50 ]

home: found this [ Seppo range ]

home: found this [ Seppo range ]

Made.com is always a great place to start when looking for lighting solutions, and the Seppo collection ticks a lot of boxes.

Choose from four diffetent styles – floorlamp, tablelamp, wall light and ceiling light – all with the same unique style. The industrial look finished in matt black with brass fixing creates a statement look, combined with the practicality of an adjustable spotlight.

The sleek floorlamp will fit into most rooms and doesn’t take up much space, while the 3 lamp ceiling light would look great in a kitchen or above a dining table.

Prices start from just £29

made.com 

home: trend [ lilac ]

home: trend [ lilac ]

Go against the grain, choose a colour that unexpectedly is making waves in the interiors world. Choose lilac.

This calming soft tone is of course reminiscent of previous decades but with a modern approach it’s a perfect new colour to use. Layered up in shades it’s cool and calm but also subtlety feminine as long as you don’t go too floral or flouncy. Stick to solid tones and gain texture from velvets and knits. Create a room with midcentury furniture in teak or walnut; and lilac will compliment with ease. Look for danish silhouettes in armchairs and sofa design and keep accessories to a minimum.

1 oyster vessel / The Light Co £55

2 chenille blanket / Zara Home £19.99

3 towels / Matalan 50p – £7

4 velvet cushion / Urban Outfitters £12

5 cocktail chair / Cult Furniture £189

6 LSA bud vase / John Lewis £15

7 paint / Wilkos £10

home: event [ Made.com sale ]

home: event [ Made.com sale ]

It’s that time again where the important events are store sales. Already running with up to 40% off is the Made.Com sale and there’s so many great discounted products to choose from.

Time to create new looks for any room in the home.

See our main picture for our favourites but head to Made to explore all sale departments.

home: featured [ Heals ]

home: featured [ Heals ]

Today we focus on one of the top picks of winter sales to head to. Heals, renowned furniture and homeware retailer, has a sale currently running with up to 50% off actual all departments.

Every area of the home are covered with great discounts on products including soft furnishings, lighting, kitchenware and rugs. Look for top brands including Vitra, Marimeko and Anglepoise and enjoy the discounts available.

See main picture for our favourite picks.

home: trend [ exposed bulbs ]

home: trend [ exposed bulbs ]

There has been a huge increase in popularity for having exposed bulbs in pendant lighting. Forgoing a traditional lamp shade for something a bit more industrial, creating a focal point in a room.

With the vintage Edison style bulbs with various filament designs still a favourite of most, we now see new adaptions of this look, still keeping the overall feel but with a modern edge. 

You will see a lot more smoked finishes and tinted glass along with oversized examples, so only one large bulb is needed to fill the ceiling space. The big trend at the moment is the streamlining of the filament, creating more structured patterns and lines. And this continues with the housing of the bulbs on pendant lights. Boxes surround the bulbs, creating a faux shade and again this makes for a statement.

Copper and chrome will continue to be the most popular finish of attachments, but try something a bit different with the addition of  a Plumen drop hat lamp shade –  a simple disc that sits above the bulb but looks sleek and modern. 

Guide:

Top row – pendant set from johnlewis.com [ £130 ], top hat shade from plumen.com [ £44.95 ], bulb from heals.com [ £ ] 

Middle row – pendant light from lighting-direct.co.uk [ £250 ], Muuto pendant lamp from paperrooms.co.uk [ £59 ]

Bottom row – smoked bulb from busterandpunch.com [ £25 ], bulb from habitat.co.uk [ £30 ], filament set from johnlewis.com [ £95 ]