Interior Design Blog
A Masterclass in Lighting Design
April 29, 2010
The days of the energy-guzzling incandescent light bulb are numbered, but as I found out when I visited lighting design company John Cullen this week for a lighting design masterclass, replacing the old-fashioned tungsten filament lamp is no simple matter.
Umbra Global Design Competition
April 22, 2010
By Carrie Milford, idfx
Leading home design company Umbra is celebrating its 30th
anniversary by launching a competition entitled YOU Design.
Phillips de Pury & Company Sale
By Carrie Milford, idfx
Phillips de Pury & Company,
known for its contemporary designs, is holding a sale next week, 28 April. The
sale will offer mid-century French pieces from Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Serge
Mouille, as well as works from the apartment of Laurence and Patrick Seguin in
Paris.
Other
pieces will also be available.
A Grecian Escape
April 21, 2010
By Carrie Milford, idfx
Interior designer John Stefanidis is known for his high end designs of residential and hotel properties around the globe. But with his new book, An Island Sanctuary: A House in Greece, Stefanidis brings the reader into his personal home on the Greek island of Patmos.
Follow Your Dreams
By Carrie Milford, idfx
As an avid lover of all things interior design, I often find myself daydreaming about the perfect home. What sconces would be in my hallways,what headboard in the master bedroom and what window treatments in the living room? With Dream Rooms by Johanna Thornycroft, my daydreams find tangible reality.
Durie's new rugs
April 14, 2010
Down under, Jamie Durie is a popular landscape architecture and design guru and TV personality my colleague has affectionately dubbed the "Jamie Oliver of Australian landscape design."
Designing the Future
April 13, 2010
From sustainable underwear to shape-shifting chandeliers, it seems designer Yves Behar can turn his hand to anything. I caught up with him at London's Design Museum this morning to talk about his latest project for Puma, which is on show as part of the Design Museum's new exhibition, Sustainable Futures.
Lighting water with Sally Storey
April 8, 2010
Photography James Winspear
I had a chance to interview lighting designer extraordinaire Sally Storey about techniques for lighting water. Her award-winning work has been done in private homes, spas and gardens.
Life's a Skitsch
April 1, 2010
By Rebecca Hoh, idfx
Skitsch, an Italian slang word meaning cool, is also the name of the contemporary design brand that launched in Milan 2009, who marks its first anniversary with the opening of a new 350 sq m store on the Brompton Road. I went along to check out the interesting interior and catch a sneak preview of the new products which will be launched at this year's Milan show.
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