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Paul Middlemiss has been buying furniture professionally for more than 30 years. His mother was one of Austalia’s best known antique dealers and as a teenager he would travel with her to Europe to trawl markets and buy and ship back vintage pieces. Here, Paul shares his tips on how to buy vintage furniture and furnishings.

Prior to setting up Merchant & Found in 2018, now one of the UK’s largest vintage furniture dealers, Paul held various posts including buying director at The Conran Shop and Habitat, owner of the General Trading company and managing director of Pedlars – the first mainstream vintage furniture retailer in the UK.

This month we spoke to Decorex The Edit about what makes a successful Design Collaboration and why they are so important for the industry.

From a PR perspective, why is it beneficial for businesses to form collaborations within the design sphere?

A successful collaboration is a genuine meeting and sharing of minds, aspirations and identity that can enhance and move ideas forward. A successful collaboration can bring a new energy to all partners. With that comes greater awareness and all that brings. For the interiors, architecture design and art market the undisputed silver lining of the Covid-19 shutdowns will be increased collaboration.

3D technology and architecture is coming together with exciting eco sustainable and aesthetic results as first residents move into digitally printed homes in Europe.

Matthew Williamson launches new decorative furniture collection with British furniture brand, ROOME LONDON

Nail varnish fine artist SYRETT and ROOME LONDON on their colourful collaboration

The loss of Sir Terence Conran on 12 September 2020, design titan and founder of The Conran Shop.

It has been a great privilege and joy to work on the PR for Collect for the past two years in 2019 and 2020 and see it grow and mature even further as it moved to the classical grandeur of Somerset House for its 16th edition.