...at more affordable price points. Buying work from an emerging artist might mean you’re more likely to end up with something unique – try Partnership Editions for accessibly-priced original works. Plus, supporting the next generation is a good thing – and you never know what a rising star’s w...
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...r.
“Of course, there is a sculptural element to Judds furniture that means its not always the softest. But the only furniture less comfortable than Donald Judd furniture is metal Noguchi furniture, which I have in the living room! Theyre really more sculptural pieces.
“Of all the great Am...
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...t.
6. Get all of the paperwork ready beforehand. Yes, all of it. That means electrical and gas safety certificates, the Property Information form, the Fixtures & Fittings form, planning permissions, building regs certificates and party-wall agreements. Trust me, this is worth doing. The biggest c...
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I’ve also just started some work with Lavazza, which will hopefully mean even more travel to Italy. We’re doing some supper clubs and some recipe development for their coffees. They’re a family-run company still, and I went over to Turin to meet them. Turin’s been named the first vegeta...
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... well as to be able to double the size of our living room. This would also mean a much larger garden, leaving room at the back for a little 18th-century style folly pavilion…
Less is
more or more is more?
It
depends…
A
successful space is all about balance and contrast, you need...
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...pace, why Soho still retains its independent spirit and what modern luxury means to her.
Alex: “A lot of what we sell in my shop enters my life through my home first. If I find that I always use a particular glass, for example, I order them for the shop. When we first opened I used to get heart...
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...eresting and sometimes unusual combinations of textures and surface, which means that despite the strong architectural lines and dramatic vantage, it doesn’t feel fussy. We also love that despite the amount of glass it is still so private.
“We haven’t made any drastic changes since buying...
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... I like things that have something beautiful about them but that doesn’t
mean they have to be new – the majority of my clothes are second-hand and,
actually, it’s the same for my furniture.
“Looking around you’ll
see Hans Wegner dining chairs, armchairs
by Finn Juhl and vintage lighting...
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...rden, carp pond, swimming pool and sunken conversation pit. The interiors, meanwhile, display all the hallmarks of the era, with terrazzo floors, rosewood and teak detailing, integrated drinks cabinets and granite walls.
,It helps in no small part that, as the founder of Atomic Interiors, which h...
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...at has landed her the house of her dreams. Here, she reflects on what home means to her, from a place to slow down and switch off, to a way to connect to food, friends and her passion for flea market finds.“I’ve worked at BBC Radio for nearly 30 years, making documentaries for Radio 4 and the Wo...
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...sage advice, to buy pieces that you’re instinctively drawn to because it means, at the very least, you’ll assemble an interior that resonates with your aesthetic sensibilities. But what if you want to play it safer? “If I had to choose, there are some designers whose work feels more stable, hu...
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...
“My style of vintage interior design is about finding objects that have meaning and a story to tell. I like the idea that buying vintage things comes with the responsibility that you have to look after and preserve what you have bought – its so much more valuable.
“I think Ive always had a...
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...onstructed. It was a pioneering idea at the time, but it wasn’t working, meaning we couldn’t be here in winter. So, we had to sort that out, to be here all year round.
“We also united the two living blocks with a new corridor and incorporated the two garages to make one unified three-bedroo...
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... was almost love at first sight. The pictures were amazing and actually, I mean, they were just showing the truth – the architecture of the house is absolutely fantastic, the interior design was amazing and we appreciated what the previous owners had done with the house. And, the area is ideal –...
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...nd having a snooze. Its a good pottering house.
Martin: “Having a dog means we get out to explore the local area. But Shingle Streets residents are so unique that you spend as much time chatting and drinking tea, as you do walking and exploring.
Where else do you find award-winning writers, ...
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...y touched anything, so lots of the original features remained, but it also meant that the water didnt really work and the electrics werent great, and we needed to do all the things that cost loads of money that nobody ever sees.“In the house, the biggest architectural thing that we did was putting...
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...and bond as they enjoy their brew. Just because they are at work doesn’t mean employees have to settle for a less-than-perfect gastronomic experience. The pantry counter conceals induction stoves that enable the café staff to put up restaurant-style buffet stations serving lip-smacking hot food. ...
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...tore name WU comes from the four tones of Mandarin, which are 屋(wū, means house) , 无 (wú, means nothingness), 五 (wǔ, means five) and 物(wù, means object). It implies the idea of exploring and rethinking the origin of all things on earth, penetrating into the four dimension...
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...比。營造親近舒適的氣氛。
The ancient has Six-feet Lane, the meaning is the ancients will keep three-feet space to be a Lane when they building the house.
The door designs Florina brand follow gesture of “Retreat” to show modestly decline and at the same time it coming into focus.
...
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...knock all the walls down and reconfigure the layout. The extra space would mean more light so maybe we could turn it into a Geoffrey Bawa-style tropical canal side utopia.
Less is more or more is more?
Less is more.
We like to think that we’re minimalists
but then keep finding ourselves s...
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... own grains.
“The important thing to understand is that simple doesnt mean easy; theres nowhere to hide with simple cooking. It either tastes good or it doesnt, and that comes through in how we shop: we buy the best vegetables, meat, fish and grains we can. For us, thats where the real work hap...
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...all. It’s been great to be there for them and to make our own system. It means we can have lovely lunches together sitting outside in summer and I can’t really think of any disadvantages – we couldn’t imagine working in an office now.“Initially I thought we would designate one space to wor...
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...entation of the words “El TE” chosen as store name, and that literally means “The Tea”, it was developed a pictogram identification of the tea house that is both visual communication and the main piece of furniture – this goes beyond the scale of a usual sign composing the facade and inter...
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...al objects to pieces that are sculptural
“I tend to hand-build, which means I dont use a pottery wheel. Making this way means the finished product is imperfect and, I think, full of character.
“I like pieces to be simple and elegant but also have a playful aspect. I use quite a muted palet...
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...ome beautiful textiles I’d found. I’ve used one wall for storage which means the rest can be very bare and uncluttered, which I find to be more peaceful and relaxing.
Hollie, what do you think it means to live in a modern way?I think living in a modern way, or, rather, I think what needs to h...
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