Design Centre Stories

Freedom of Creativity

Take cues from the free-spirited approach to colour and pattern that is in the ascent. Fantastical birds and beasts emerge from dark grounds; and citrus shades contrast with teal and forest green.

Above, from left to right: ‘Calle Stella’ side table, Rubelli Casa at Rubelli/Donghia. ‘Triennale 2’ sofa (12105), Rubelli Casa at Rubelli/Donghia. ‘Carmen’ ottoman, Flexform. ‘Saybrook’ pendant, Oomph at Nina Campbell. ‘Duck Feet’ table lamp and ‘Feather’ shade, Porta Romana. ‘Drop’ occasional chair, Flexform. Wallcoverings: ‘Kotori’ (219190), Christian Fischbacher at David Seyfried Ltd. ‘Menagerie of Extinct Animals’ by Moooi, Arte. ‘Little Sphere’ (23176), M.C Escher at Brian Yates. ‘Floresta’ (7426/04), Casamance at Colony. Fabrics: ‘Green Lizard’ (02), Dedar. ‘Curzon’, Zoffany at Style Library. ‘Black Feather Georgette’ (31559), James Hare at Marvic Textiles. ‘Dauphine’ (FO344-04), Watts of Westminster. ‘Botany Bay’, Scalamandre at Stark Fabrics. Paints: ‘Koi Carp’, Zoffany and ‘Newby Green’, Sanderson, both at Style Library

Above, from left to right, top to bottom: ‘Mettisages’ wallcovering (STN72), Nobilis. Marble carpet (29506), Tim Page Carpets. ‘Parcure Precieuse’ fabric (MI89502), Misia at Casamance, Colony. Wooden finial, Nada Designs. ‘Abalone’ wallcovering (WFC5184), WallsOne at Altfield. ‘Beijing Blossom’ fabric, Paolo Moschino for Nicholas Haslam Ltd. ‘Dypsis’ fabric (41060100), Casamance at Colony. ‘Koi Carp’, ‘Tigers Eye’, and ‘Serpentine’ paints, Zoffany at Style Library. ‘Satara’ carpet, Jacaranda Carpets

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