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home: featured [ Pitfield ] 

home: featured [ Pitfield ] 

Head to Pitfield Street, London W1 and seek out this treasure trove of both new and vintage unique pieces. 

Together with its cafe, Pitfield is a pleasure to explore and a place to discover the weird and the wonderful to update interiors in your home. They even have a bug hotel for sale and offer a design service! 

Find them at  : 

31-35 Pitfield Street, London, N1 6HB

They say, 

‘Attracting the creative and curious, our eclectic emporium stocks only beautiful, unique and attention grabbing homewares. Our interiors and lifestyle shop, café and exhibition gallery presents colour, glamour, glitz and excitement. Discover vintage finds, designer wallpapers and carpets, reworked furniture, inspiring gifts and more. Browse our categories to enter a fantastical world where everything is retro and riveting, dramatic and daring.’

home: event [ Plywood: Material of the Modern World ]

home: event [ Plywood: Material of the Modern World ]

This new exhibition at the V&A museum, London is a must see for design fans, particular wood lovers. This new exhibiton explores the rise of plywood in manufacturing and design, from planes to chairs.

This fascinating show is divided into three sections by significant moments in production history of the material. The invention of the rotary vaneer cutter, the indroduction of moulding techniques to form modern furniture and the advent of digital technology and cutting.

Showing now until 12 November 2017 [ free entry ]

Vam.ac.uk

home: event [ ceramics exhibition ] 

home: event [ ceramics exhibition ] 

Our favourite, London, interiors museum, the Geffrye Museum, has another great exhibition running from Thursday 22 September to Sunday 24 September show casing works of some of the top UK ceramicists. 

‘Meet the makers, browse and buy at the Geffrye Museum’s vibrant annual celebration of ceramics which showcases the work of over 50 leading ceramic artists from across the UK.

An eclectic selection of ceramic work to suit all budgets will be on sale direct from the makers, from practical table-ware to ornamental objects and striking one-off collector pieces. Earthy stoneware will be displayed alongside delicate porcelain and vivid painterly pots will contrast with elegant muted tones in an extravaganza of texture, colour and style. Part of the London Design Festival.’

A definite date for the diary to have a shop of unique ceramics for you, your home or gifts for others. 

home: featured [ Corey Homeware ] 

home: featured [ Corey Homeware ] 

Found on the historic Roman Road, East London we find Corey Homeware. Opened in 2015,this boutique homeware and furniture store has a lovely, constantly changing curated selection of pieces sourced from the UK and further a field. 

We love their eye for unique pieces with both a modern and industrial edge. 

They say, ‘The idea behind the shop is to offer a treasure trove of modern design at realistic prices. I am a local resident with a passion for interiors. Originally working as a teacher, I spent years being frustrated at the lack of affordable homeware. Each weekend would see a trip to seek out interior shops across the capital only to be disappointed by the choice and shocked by the price. I felt so strongly about it that I decided to put my passion into practice and open my own homeware shop right on my doorstep.’

459 Roman Road, London E3 5LX

home: event [ Hackney Walk ]

home: event [ Hackney Walk ]

July is upon us, so get the diary out and start penciling in some great events. We have found some to keep your weekends busy and they can all be found at outlet district Hackney Walk. During July they are hosting Hackney Garden; a selection of plant inspired workshops, including bouquet arranging [ That Flower Shop ], candle making [ Earl Of East ] and terrarium building [ Grace & Thorn ]. Whilst you are there hang out after on the Darkroom designed deckchairs and enjoy food and drink.

Limited free tickets are available so be quick.

Also popping up this month is the fab Rockett St George with their first London warehouse sale [ 15th July ]. Full of seconds, samples and ex display, with up to 70% off! Be sure to get there early so as not to be dissapointed.

Hackneywalk.com 

home: event [ Designers At Home with OneFineStay ] 

home: event [ Designers At Home with OneFineStay ] 

 A definite date for the diary with a chance to hear from interiors experts, network and ask all the right questions amongst design experts. Book in for the event to be inspired plus enjoy refreshments, goodies and prizes! 

Date : Mon 26 June 2017 // 18:45 – 20:30

At : onefinestay 

300 St John St London EC1V 4PA

They say: Layerhome.com has teamed up with luxury home-rental destination onefinestay for this inspiring panel event, inviting three design greats to share the stories behind their established careers and offer a personal look at the designs of their own homes.

With a penchant for the avant garde and an eclectic trademark style, you’ll meet interior designer Shaun Clarkson who has led the way in the interiors industry for over twenty years. Secondly, Layer is delighted to welcome Harvard educated Dara Huang to the panel, the creative force behind international, award-winning architecture and design practice, Design Haus Liberty. Finally, hear from commodities trader turned luxury interior designer Rachel Laxer who will bring a fascinating insight into the value of investing in antiques that she applies to her loyal clientele from Silicon Valley, New York and London.

Join Layer, onefinestay and the panellists for an evening of design inspiration, sickeningly beautiful home images, stimulating discussions and a good glass of wine.

6.45pm Lovely people start arriving (and drinks are served)

7.15pm Formal chit chat starts

8pm Questions from the bright and the beautiful (aka audience members)

8.30pm End of the organised part of the evening

WHAT TO EXPECT

More than an hour of inspiring career talk

Shoulder-rubbing with fellow design-lovers

Time spent in the beautiful onefinestay offices

Prizes and treats

A glass of wine

home: event [ ceramic painting workshop ]

home: event [ ceramic painting workshop ]

If you are in London on the 29th of June and looking for a fun way to spend the evening then consider this workshop, hosted at West Elm by illustrator Niki Groom.

This beginners workshop will guide you through the materials and techniques required for painting on ceramics. Included in the price is a West Elm plate [ which you will be decorating ], paint and brushes which you can then take home with you after.

Thurs 29th June

18:30 – 20:30

Click here for tickets [ £50 ]

home: event [ make a lampshade ] 

home: event [ make a lamp shade ] 

If you’re in London today it’s not to late to get a place on the London Craft Club‘s ‘make a lamp shade‘ workshop in Highgate ( Lauderdale House N6) but if you miss out,  explore their website and find another great creative workshop and sign up. 

Other inspiring tutorials include embroidery, pyrography and decoupage. 

londoncraftclub.co.uk 

home: featured [ Jackson & Levine ] 

home: featured [ Jackson & Levine ] 

Authors and culinary geniuses, Alice Levine and Laura Jackson, two women synonymous with the famous supper clubs in London, have joined Habitat and released a gorgeous collection of homeware. A combination of organic and influenced by nature styles, with earthy ceramics, coloured glass, printed leaf fabrics and woods. Beautiful pieces with prices from £8. 



‘As founders of the “hottest supper club of the year”, Laura Jackson and Alice Levine know a thing or two about throwing the dream dinner party. They also know that creating a space that is as impressive as the food is the recipe for the perfect evening. Recreate their supper club vibe in your own home with their top picks, including the must-have pieces from their debut home collection for Habitat.’



home: event [ California ] 

home: event [ California ]

Beginning the 1960’s this new exhibition at the Design Museum, London explores the rise of product design and advertising in America and the infuence California has globaly.

‘While California’s mid-century modernism is well documented, this is the first exhibition to examine its current global reach. Picking up the storyin the 1960s, the exhibition charts the journey from the counterculture to Silicon Valley’s tech culture’

Tickets are £16

Designmuseum.org