Colour trends 2024 - Graphenstone creative ways with colour and pattern
Creative ways with colour and pattern for 2024 from checks to stripes and colour drenching in richly pigmented, Norfolk based Graphenstone - one of the world’s most certified eco paints.
Best Christmas Baubles and Decorations for your Tree in 2023
The best Christmas Baubles and Tree Decorations to buy now from the Lux to the Kitch…
LALIQUE launches the Lianes Feuilles Champs-Elysees
LIANES FEUILLES CHAMPS-ELYSEES
Using the iconic pattern of the CHAMPS-ELYSEES leaf, Lalique Interior Design offers a bespoke lighting fixture which brings a gentle and delicate light to any area. Each Champs-Elysées leaf is individually lit at their center, and their placement and angle can vary depending on the environment; As a vine like chain of crystal falling down from the ceiling, or as a dense foliage across the length of a table.
The Lianes concept of the Champs-Elysées can be spread out, or concentrated into small clouds, offering an ever-adapting product for any chosen space or environment. (The number of leaves and their placement, and drop can all be modified).
KNOTS RUGS COLLABORATES WITH ARTIST NAT MAKS ON LIMITED EDITION ‘SUMINAGASHI’ COLLECTION
Knots Rugs is to launch a collaboration with Nat Maks, the Margate studio founded by artist Natascha Maksimovic, who works with the ancient Japanese technique of Suminagashi ‘ink floating’ Marbling. Eight original artworks in individual colourways have been painstakingly and sensitively reinterpreted by Knots Rugs and its fine artist founder, Bonnie Sutton.
Celebrating creativity and craft this Christmas at The National Portrait Gallery Shops
The National Portrait Gallery has launched the perfect edit of decorations, wrapping, cards, gifts for all the family for Christmas at its new shops and online. Many of the pieces are exclusive, from small batch makers across the UK.
DREAM WEAVER .. Step inside the London Home of textile artist Aiveen Daly
The hallway in the home of Aiveen Daly in North West London. A combination of vibrant stair runner and brightly patterned original floor tiles contrasts energetically with the cossetting blue of the Graphenstone Blue Steel walls and ceiling
National Portrait Gallery launches capsule home accessories collection using the Gainsborough fabric from its new Gallery walls
The National Portrait Gallery, which reopened on 22 June 2023, will launch a celebratory capsule collection ‘Enfilade’ of ultra-limited-edition cushions, throws, quilts, and table runners using offcuts from the fabrics that line its new Gallery walls.
Designed as ‘collector’s items of the future,’ each piece in the range which spans large and medium sized throws, cushions and a table runner is limited in number and inspired by the bold colour combinations on the walls of the new third floor gallery spaces – an Enfilade – a visual feast for the visitor with multiple colorways to be viewed at once.
Exclusive and limited edition gifts from The Imperial War Museum Shops
Imperial War Museums (IWM) Shop is launching all new and exclusive Christmas Spitfire gift ranges this September. These products will be available to buy both online and in on-site shops in time for Christmas.
Alex Cochrane Architects 'raises the bar of museum retail design' with three new National Portrait Gallery Shops
Alex Cochrane Architects has redesigned three National Portrait Gallery shops, a two-year project and “labour of love,” which will open on 22 June 2023.
Geoffrey Diner Gallery to bring finest GEORGE NAKASHIMA design to London for Treasure House Fair
Geoffrey Diner Gallery to bring the finest GEORGE NAKASHIMA design to London for Treasure House Fair from 22-26 June
Lalique to open first Art Gallery in the World in London
Lalique is to open its first Art Gallery in London
British artist Lora Avedian to create series of immersive air cleaning murals at Chelsea Flower Show
British multidisciplinary artist Lora Avedian is to create a series of immersive painted murals using Graphenstone, the world's most certified eco paint at The Chelsea Flower Show – a new approach by Colicci, the artisan brand of cafe’s, restaurants, and kiosks to connect the shows horticulture to the food villages – sustainably.
Aiveen Daly collaborates with Belmond British Pullman for London Craft Week 2023
Contemporary British textile artist, Aiveen Daly will launch a new Spring Summer collection in a range of new colours by taking over a carriage on The Belmond British Pullman for London Craft Week. The Belmond British ‘Craft Train’ will house other British craft luminaries as part of an immersive and interactive ‘Craft Train’ journey from London that will last four hours in total over lunchtime on Thursday 11 May. Guests will be able to move through the carriages and speak to the makers who will be offering demonstrations and displays in an intimate and informal setting.
A new paint collection that will help support the world’s oldest public museum, The Ashmolean, Oxford
Graphenstone, one of the world’s most certified eco paint companies will launch an exclusive paint collection with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the world’s oldest public museum celebrating 340 years. Taking some of the Ashmolean’s most treasured objects as inspiration, the range, called ‘The Treasured Collection’, will launch in April 2023 and comprise 16 carefully curated and complimentary shades that are practical for both home and commercial use.
In search of tomorrow's design classics
How to spot a future Eames chair .. design classics of the future
'The Exvotos' .. ceramic artists of Seville and 'nuns of their own order'
Seville home and studio of artist duo The Exvotos … an offering to the Gods.
Interior trends in colour for 2023
Blue is also the new green partially driven by the trend and uptake in wild swimming. We are seeing effortless, watery pale hues with shiny reflective finishes that we’ve not seen for a while being paired with polished metal, stone, marble and mirror.
Textile artist Aiveen Daly launches a new body of work
Contemporary textile artist, Aiveen Daly has launched ‘Coralation’ a debut series of personal works inspired by oceanic life. The wall sculptures are delicate, intricate textile artworks created from sustainable Italian ribbon which has been painstakingly hand pleated and manipulated by the Irish-born artist, informed by meditative craft techniques to create tactile finished forms.
American artist James Turrell collaborates with Lalique: presented for the first time at Paris+ Art Basel
American artist of light James Turrell collaborates with Lalique
Graphenstone Autumn Winter 2022 colour palette
Graphenstone the world’s most certified eco paint brand announces its Autumn Winter colour edit of rich dark colours inspired by natural dyes using clever colour juxtaposition with the interior.

