Maison et Objet 2025 and Paris Deco Off was truly inspiring this year. I’ve decided to show you what I found and loved. My selections seem to revolve around 3 themes 1.Nature – organic natural materials such as stone, wood and clay. 2.Preloved luxury– one of a kind curated vintage […]
Fairs
Stylish office furniture where design meets functionality, comfort and sustainability at Orgatec.
Looking for stylish office furniture? Then head to Orgatec in Cologne. It is an international B2B office furniture trade fair for the modern world of working environments. Gone are the days of grey, boring and soulless office furniture. Now that people are heading back to working in offices, the workspace […]
Cockpit Open Studios Deptford Summer 2024
Cockpit Open studios in Deptford is now on till Sunday 23rd June 2024. Cockpit is an award winning social enterprise that has been nurturing talent since 1986. The last time I was at Cockpit arts studio was precisely 12 years ago. I was excited to go again after all these […]
Hackney flea market – what I bought and how I styled it at home.
Hackney flea market here I come! That was my instant response to this partially ripped poster on a warm Sunday morning last weekend. I used to love exploring vintage markets many years ago before kids, but that waned. However, that passion has reignited, partially influenced by my daughter’s love for […]
London Craft week 2024 – my favourite finds and buys.
London Craft week was 13-19th May 2024, and since I had a day off that week, I decided to explore the exhibits. I’ve been wanting to visit 8 Holland street for some time. It’s a gallery and design studio for art and furniture. I was pleased to find out that […]
Affordable art fair 2024 in Hampstead Heath, London – Thoughts on my curated picks.
Affordable Art Fair 2024 Last week, when the sun was shining, I decided to make my way to the beautiful vast green outdoors of Hampstead Heath and to view the art on sale at the Affordable art Fair. I used to collect original pieces of art when I was much […]
Trends spotted at imm cologne January 2024 furniture and design fair.
Trends at imm cologne 2024. I’m just back from imm cologne January 2024. These are the major trends I liked: As you scroll through my images, you will spot these 3 central trend themes: 1.SCULPTURAL SHAPES. 2. TANGY ORANGE COLOURS. 3.ORGANIC INFLUENCES. The sculptural ceramic lamps above with pops of […]
“Connecting Communities “ -imm cologne 2024.
“Connecting Communities “ -imm cologne 2024. imm cologne, Germany’s biggest international Interiors trade fair will be happening from January 14th to 18th 2024, and I can’t wait. imm cologne is a great place for interiors enthusiasts to discover new trends for the home in advance of them hitting the market. […]
imm cologne 2024 – Germany’s largest interiors and furniture fair.
I’m looking forward to going back to Cologne in January 2024, to attend imm cologne. imm cologne is one of Germany’s largest interiors and furniture fair, and next year it will be even bigger and better. I recently had the pleasure of attending their press round table dinner event in […]
Decorex 2023 – my favourite interior and design finds.
I attended Decorex 2023 today at Olympia London. Decorex is one of my favourite London design Fairs . It is always so full of inspiration and it’s a great place to discover new trends. I thought I’d just do a quick run through of my favourite finds. ( Image above) […]
Paris Design week September 2023 – my favourite finds and trends spotted.
Paris Design week September 2023 was a blast. It was only a short trip for me, as I was mainly there to check up on my Paris apartment refurbishment. Follow me here at My Paris With Me to see my apartment progress. So here’s my favourite finds in a day. […]
Savoir Faire at Maison et Objet and Paris Design Week January 2023.
I’ve discovered the term “Savoir-faire” at this year’s Maison et Objet and Paris Design week, and I like it. Savoir quite simply is ‘knowing’, and faire is ‘how to do’. Essentially, in the Design world context, it’s about the preserved generational craftsmanship and artisanal skills. It was so amazing to […]