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Address book: classic chairs

When I was a little girl I remember my Mum spotting a chair in a skip. She hauled it out and made me sit on it by the side of the road while she walked home to fetch the car. Obviously I was mortified, but now I find – as so many design lovers have […]

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Friday congratulations

We’ve spun the old tombola, there was a drum roll and Jill did a twirl in her sparkly outfit, as promised. We’re now delighted to announce that the winner of our Nitin Goyal prize draw is reader Fi Duke. Thanks to everyone who entered our first ever competition, and to Nitin Goyal for providing the […]

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Last chance to WIN!

If you only get one thing done this weekend, may I humbly suggest it’s entering our giveaway draw for a beautiful pair of Striped Wave cushions worth £90 from Nitin Goyal. It’s as easy as leaving your name. And if you missed it, also check out our interview with Nitin about his inspiration and workshop, […]

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Nitin Goyal’s inspirations – and a competition

Today we’re very pleased to be announcing our very first competition on the blog. We’ve been shy of competitions until now, but when we interviewed textile and homeware designer Nitin Goyal, we just couldn’t resist his offer of something from his covetable range to give away to our readers. When you see them you’ll be […]

Shopping news in North and South London

Shop news, shop news, come and get your shop news. I have two stories for you – one North of the river and one South (none outside London, sorry).   The first is Andrea Bates’ shop Future & Found in Tuffnel Park, which is hosting special Marketplace shopping events some weekends over summer in the […]