This recently launched Sanderson 50’s collection combines original 1950’s designs from their archive with designs from contemporary artists who have taken inspiration from this era. We’ll be seeing a lot of 1950’s inspired design this year as the South Bank Centre celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain. But then 50’s design never really goes away between revivals. Would we have Orla Kiely’s current designs without those avant-garde
Little bit of prejudice coming out here but I don’t immediately associate Florida with cool. Shows what I know because Winter Park Florida is where you’ll find the very cool Rifle Paper Co run by Anna and Nathan Bond. The couple themselves have been featured in various blogs and journals because they are so beautiful and creative and happy but lifestyle envy demands that we gloss over all that and focus instead on their lovely products.
Every year product and graphic designers use calendars to show off their talents, coming up with ever more ingenious styles and formats. Perhaps they’re all trying too hard because this simple concept from Coco Barclay really does the job while managing to be an attractive piece of wall decor. It’s a brushed aluminium grid which overlays an A3 pad of monthly calendar pages (12 of them!). There’s plenty of space to write and
Ooh la la – the new La Redoute catalogue est ici! Better known for a fashion range which represents reasonable value with a soupcon of French flair, La Redoute is actually more useful as a homewares source. They do good, simple curtains and tablecloths in cottons and linens in highly usable colours like grey, aubergine and taupe. Their towels and bedlinen are excellent quality and reasonably priced. They usually do