You’ll have noticed one in the corner of a room you liked in a homes mag. Or sat on one in a swanky bar. You might have put your feet on one in someone’s house or spilt your drink on it when you tried to use it as a coffee table. What am I talking […]
First things first, here’s a nice picture of the novelist / artist Douglas Coupland looking intense at his escritoire. Judging by those globes (and these dartboards) he definitely seems to have a thing about stacking objects for decorative effect. The desk is part of a furniture collection that Douglas designed with SwitzerCultCreative, and which is […]
Londoners, clear the snow piles from your doorstep. Today, LASSCO is having a warehouse sale at its Bermondsey shop on Ropewalk, Maltby Street. Up to 90% off. There’s mention of Uncle Monty’s library from Withnail and I in the press release… (if that doesn’t float your boat, the illuminated SEX sign from a Soho book shop might). […]
As I post this, Paris interiors event Maison & Objet is kicking off amid a frenzy of instagramming interiors journalists (I’m imagining). Here’s what Matthew Hilton is launching at the event. Glorious simple furniture and – a first for his brand – rugs that you’ll want. The first, just seen, being the favourite. Is that […]
We have a reader question. “Where does one get a nice, simple wall calendar a bit like the one in the top bar of myfriendshouse? Been googling but getting things like this:” Well, my poncey answer is that I actually like the bald style of these calendars. My friend works at the Beeb and her […]