Tune in to BBC2 tonight to see studio holder Daniel Hopwood on the latest series of The Great Interior Design Challenge.
Dan is joined by new co-judge Kelly Hoppen in the search for the UK’s next interior design star.
Sophie Nguyen Architects is dedicated to designing spaces that are beautiful, spacious and noble no matter how small or complex they are. Founded by Sophie in 2003, the studio is particularly interested in urbanism and housing projects that create desirable places to live in. RIBA chartered and with previous experience at Richard Stirk Harbour + Partners (formerly Richard Rogers Partnership) and Arup Consulting Engineers, Sophie’s projects range from individual homes to a construction system for housing developments.
Daniah Alsaleh is a water colourist painter. She utilises arabesque geometry as a form of visual language and transforms its pattern into contemporary dialogue of silent communication. Her choice of water colour medium manifests the shapes into translucent shapes and structure.
Time to Shine Agency nurture talented children from new born right through to young adults. They focus on securing castings, auditions and jobs across modelling, commercials, TV, stage and film. They also organise workshops ran by top industry professionals to educate and support new talent and offer photographic services.
Bethan Gray presents new designs this Autumn, showcasing a handmade collection born from a collaboration with renowned Iranian artist, Mohamad Raza Shamsian. The coloured woods, metallics and mother of pearl from the Shamsian Collection all sit perfectly against the stone colours of her Band Collection and the rose quartz of The Ruby Tree pieces. Bethan also continues to explore her versatile palette – which ranges from soft muted feminine shades to highly saturated, more masculine colours – through the painstaking selection and use of natural materials. Handmade to order, all ranges can be tailored for both the interior design and A+D markets.
KPPR have recently managed the PR campaign for the new series of UKTV’s channel Dave’s Celebrity Storage Hunters, produced by North One TV. The 2015 Christmas special was the channel’s most watched show that year. KPPR secured national TV, radio, print & digital media, by creating content & editorial about the series; with additional access to the host Sean Kelly, as well as some of the 42 celebrities involved, to drive an audience to the series.
Pitman Tozer Architects have been granted planning permission to transform a vacant self-contained site into the Reach, a mixed-use development for Peabody in West Thamesmead, south London. It includes 66 high quality, 100% affordable homes and is part of a GLA funded initiative by Peabody, Bexley and Greenwich councils. Find out more about the project here.
Anna Burles and the interior design team from Run For The Hills on the Ground Floor have just completed the interior styling of a large, light-filled apartment in the heart of Kensington. Their Client brief was to devise a glamorous decorative scheme for her, dressing windows, walls and floors and sourcing a full suite of new furniture, lighting and accessories. The studio kept hallways and stairwells dark and moody, in a mix of beautiful Farrow and Ball chalky paint shades, to create a backdrop for art. The bed was strewn with shimmery layers and the open plan front living and dining space of the apartment was injected with bold flashes of colour. With a burnished gold sofa and gorgeous faded pink vintage rug, beautiful circular marble coffee table, iron mirror and a pair of gorgeous vintage armchairs.
PedalShed has been pedalling fast and can now be found at Greenwich market on Sundays as well as Portobello market every Saturday. They have a wonderful new collection of bicycle saddle covers out for the winter months ahead. Made with fabulous designer textiles, leathers and even cow hides, all with a water resistant base for those rainy days. They offer gift-wrapping if you are thinking of a special gift for someone this year and in the run up to Christmas they have a couple of special promotions on, while also taking part in the Portobello & Golborne “Toddy Trail”. Please visit www.pedalshed.com for more information or visit them at one of the markets. Bring your bike along and they will find the best design and perfect fit just for you. Adding style, comfort and protection to your ride!
Every Second Counts latest collection is up on their website a great source of Christmas gifts for the fitness fanatics in the family! Check out their selection of technical sportswear and loungewear for both women and men. Plus they have an exclusive Black Friday discount lasting all of this weekend on our AW16 collection. Enter the code BLKFRI16 starting Friday 25th November for a 30% discount.
Sophie Nguyen Architects have just finished a new project near Brixton, a beautiful sun trap – the Casa del Sol.
The particular focus of the project was the extension of the lower ground floor of a terraced house into the side alley to create a generous kitchen and dining space, to bring more light in and create a seamless connection to the garden. For this project, the kitchen is introduced as a single standalone element that is placed in the newly annexed side alley. This element maintains its distance from the living space through the glazed gap to the wall of the house – the project is vertical rather than horizontal, bringing clarity to the space as a result. This conversion and the adjoining garden have been conceived to maximise the light that streams into the house.
A sun trap has been created in the middle of Lambeth – the Casa del Sol.
Emma Woollard took part in the FREEZE FOR FRIEZE Secret postcard exhibition this weekend for Moncler, in collaboration with the Royal College of Art.
Over 400 artists, designers, students and celebrities donated artwork to raise money for students studying fashion and textiles at RCA. Emma’s gorgeous painting of Vogue Editor Hamish Bowles has been the poster image for the exhibition, being featured on Twitter Moments, Vogue Brazil and Women’s Wear Daily.
See more from the exhibition here.
The fab Run For The Hills crew are up for a SBID Award in the Office Design Category for their recent work for Ad Agency BMB. Do them a favour and vote for their fantastic work here.
blue{shift} is West London’s premier coding school; they offer coding and robotics classes and workshops for kids aged 5-14. They were started in September 2013 with the aim of teaching kids a creative approach to coding. blue{shift} create their own teaching materials utilising a number of different programming environments, coding languages and approaches. They cover a whole range of abilities and coding environments from Scratch to JavaScript to engineering and electronics. They care deeply about all children becoming active creators of technology, not simply, passive users.
OPUMO has grown to supply customers worldwide with the latest menswear releases from an exclusive selection of internationally sourced brands including Common Projects, Sunspel, YMC, Garrett Leight, Folk and Norse Projects.
At its core, OPUMO is about far more than just showcasing items from the world’s greatest menswear designers, it’s about building a community of like-minded individuals who like to explore, discover and shop.
The OPUMO platform connects established and up and coming designers with individuals through a common appreciation of style, design and culture.
Morse Studio have completed its latest project for long-standing client Falcon Enamelware. To mark the start of summer, they created a window display for Falcon’s London showroom, celebrating the quintessential British summer indulgence of Strawberries and Cream.
Judith Duquemin original artwork has been used for a facade design at the School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. It is her first public art project as a practising painter. She created paintings entitled: ‘Out of Shape’ which were sold and then digitally reconstructed.
Youmeus have created CRM Software for the Mac; one app to manage all your contacts, opportunities, email campaigns, appointments, tasks, documents, call notes and much more. An ideal CRM solution to help small businesses and sole traders who want to stay organised and be more productive. With the integrated mMail module you can create groups, build marketing campaigns and easily send targeted bulk email and letters directly from Youmehub. Find out more and download a 30 day trial here.
Pitman Tozer Architects are involved in Mint Street and Gap House Open House between the 17-18 September. Mint Street and Gap House will both be opening up as part of the annual architectural showcase. Mint Street housing development for Peabody in Bethnal Green won an RIBA Award in 2015, and New London Architecture & Housing Design Awards in 2014.
In July Sidonie Sandrine was presenting the pre-season collection Spring-Summer 2017 alongside the contemporary Greek fashion designer Stelios Koudounaris. The SS17 pre-collections presentations including the all three of the brands Sidonie represents: Ioanna Kourbela Basics; Stelios Koudounaris and Christina Eceonomou. In Addition there will be a sample sale of the AW16-17 in September/October 2016. Anyone wishing to get a unique style at a bargain price should join our sample sale list to get the head up of the exclusivity.
AfroditiKrassa’s latest category-defining design is going live! YOSMA, the most anticipated Turkish Meyhane, Mangal & Raki bar of the year is opening in Baker Street. Check it out!
The Chef is Kenwood’s flagship product, recognised for its performance and versatility, featuring over twenty-four attachments. Youmeus created an interactive digital point of purchase concept to activate Kenwood’s ‘What do you see?’ campaign.
The ‘Explore, Imagine, Create’ concept brings the ‘product on shelf’ to life. Combining digital with physical to tell stories and inspire shoppers to explore and discover what they can do with a Chef. Reinforcing the Chef product benefits; performance, versatility and its creative potential.
“People don’t want to just buy a stand mixer, they want to know what they can do with a stand mixer.”
Once Milano have launched a new classic, luxury, linen picnic blanket. The washable blanket is ideal for a family outing or a romantic day out. The blanket has an upper linen layer and its bottom in pvs/nylon, so it can be placed on wet grass or humid sand. Perfect for a happy day at the park and a lovely day by the sea.
The Restory is an on-demand shoe and handbag restoration service designed to bring the highest quality care right to the doorstep of busy Londoners. Formally ‘The Shine Box’, this ambitious start-up approached Morse Studio for a complete rebrand, starting with clarification of their strategy, name creation and a visual identity to support its new, on-demand model.
Oro Design has created the brand for fab textile guru and former head of design at Osborne & Little, Ottilie Stevenson, and her partner, Amanda Purves. Echoing Ottilie’s strong geometic patterns, the logo is based on the letterforms in the logo and her own initial. As part of Oro Design’s process, they also worked on the name and brand BNA and are now developing it into stationery and digital media.
