Heath Ceramics
Half way around the globe in Sausalito, California, there is a ceramics company called Heath that has garnered a cult following over the past 60 years. Founded in 1948 by husband-wife duo...
LATEST POST
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...
Design Notes Archive
London Design Festival
Rather than trudging woefully home from summer holidays, September is a time to get re-energized for the tasks ahead. Whether that means starting a new design project or re-addressing an...
Sara Ruffin Costello
When thinking about friendships it seems we all have a mate we’d consider “the stylish one.” Many moons ago, when I worked on the beginnings of an American magazine called Domino,...
Céline Paris
Every once in a while we see a space that has nothing to do with bathroom design that stops us dead in our tracks. Such was the case when we...
Reiko Kaneko
The first time we featured a ceramist in this column was back in October 2009. Balineum was a budding company and we were excited to champion the work of artisans that...
Cool Hunting
Christopher Howe is no stranger to the English countryside. The furniture maker and antiques dealer has a warehouse there that’s filled with a vast collection of antique furnishings (treasures he's acquired...
Wood Panelling
Wood panelling isn’t something you would typically associate with the bathroom but having recently re-watched Tom Ford’s Oscar-nominated film A Single Man, we are suddenly loving all things wooden and modernist...
Pretty in Pink
We headed to the spring edition of the New York design fair last week and it seemed everywhere we looked there was a medley of chalky pinks. From textiles to furniture to accessories,...
2015: Tropicália
If you want to start 2015 out in a more relaxed state try embracing a bit of Tropicália, that 1960’s Brazilian movement that gave birth to songs like The Girl...
A Case for Books
It’s that time of year again when, if we’re lucky, our homes are filled to the brim with loved ones visiting for the holidays. I’m all about “the more, the...
Small Spaces, Big Changes
Small bathrooms that require washing capabilities beyond the powder room sink can be tricky to configure, whether it’s an awkwardly laid out cube or a narrow galley. I learnt this...
Black + White
Life might not be black and white but when I was a teenager I had the chance to design my bedroom from scratch and that is exactly the palette I...
Timeless Tapestries
London’s annual Design Festival kicks off this week and one of its star attractions, Decorex, has moved off the beaten path to Syon House. Located in Brentwood, just outside Kew Gardens, the historic estate...
Maison La Minervetta
It’s August which means many of us are closing up shop and setting off on holiday. One place on our wish list, as much for the jaw-dropping views as its wildly...
Treasures from the Sea
Nothing conjures up nostalgic summer memories like combing the beach for seashells. It got us to thinking about a few iconic spots where they hold pride of place all year round....
Boulevard Leopold
Weekend warriors looking for a place to decamp this summer should try Belgium’s perennially cool city of Antwerp. A bastion for creative types (counting everyone from Peter Paul Rubens to Dries van Noten among...