Reclaimed Materials
September is traditionally the month when what’s new in design takes center stage—and so it will if your eyes are set on the upcoming London Design Festival. But we can’t...
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Historic Houses
Historic houses are enjoying quite a renaissance these days. While their revival has roots in the V&A’s groundbreaking 1975 exhibition, Destruction of the Country House, followed by decades of preservation...
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Artisan Tiles
When most people think of Gio Ponti’s design for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento, his iconic blue and white tiles inevitably come to mind. In the early 1960s,...
Swimming Pool Tiles
It might not be the warmest summer on record, nor one conducive to visiting exotic locales, but that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming of sun-drenched swimming pools this month. We’ll...
West Dorset
With the country finally opening up we’re eager to get out and about this summer and West Dorset is topping our list of places to visit. There are so many...
Wall Flowers
We’ve been dreaming about translating delicate floral vines on to handpainted tiles lately and with good reason—mother nature is downright bursting outside our windows this season! The abundance of blooms...
Wood Works
Nature has always served as inspiration for artists and with spring upon us, as forests once again come to life, we’re drawn to works that champion one of its most...
Wood + Stone
There’s a certain timelessness that comes with pairing natural materials in design and lately we’ve been looking at wood- and stone- clad bathrooms as captivating examples. The duality of these...
Painted Ceilings
Interior designers often refer to a room’s ceiling as the fifth wall—meaning it should be decorated with the same consideration as rest of the room, not as an afterthought. It’s...
Future Forward
In the spirit of that old saying, “begin as you mean to go on,” we are kicking off 2021 with our sights set on a brighter future. The feeling of...
Surrealism
The world is a surreal place these days which may explain why we’ve become increasingly drawn to design that feels like something out of a dream. It seems everywhere we...
Tiled Furniture
Think of tiled furniture and it’s possible the ubiquitous Moroccan garden table with mosaic top comes to mind. Or perhaps retro wooden tables inlaid with ceramic tiles from the 1950’s...
Checkerboard
Approach the threshold to one of London’s countless Victorian buildings and chances are you’ll find checkerboard tiles underfoot. The simple combination of squares is a pattern that goes back millennia...
Connection & Collaboration
September is typically the design industry’s most social season with events flooding the calendar in major cities around the globe. So how we stay connected, when the usual roster of...
United in Design
Interior design is an industry that celebrates cultural differences in decoration—houses that meld furnishings from different regions and with varied influences tend to be the most compelling. Yet it’s become...
ASH NYC
If you ever read Elizabeth GIlbert’s book Eat Pray Love, you may remember the chapter where the protagonists talk about each city and person having a single word that defines...
Master Class
These are trying times and there’s no sugar coating it but we are inspired by the way people are coming together digitally to help spread some joy. For those who...