Tag: FOCUS/16
Right Here, Right Now with Dina de Luca Chartouni
The co-owner and design director of New York's Lowell hotel on the hotel's new design phase, as well as the "really compelling" showrooms at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.
Back to School
For those seeking bench-made cabinetry with a contemporary twist, Refectory from Christopher Peacock could be the perfect fit. Inspired by monastic dining rooms, prep school dining halls, and Ivy League and English university eating quarters, it features signature inset doors with a simple stepped profile using hand selected, quartered white oak. Chunky icebox roller latches and strap hinges are a …
Right Here, Right Now with Melanie Turner
“The best of the best is here,” says Baker’s sales director about the Design Centre.
First-hand Accounts
Rug designer Zoë Luyendijk (pictured top) flew in from British Columbia to greet visitors to Front Rugs at Focus/16 – yet the showroom was full of reminders of home. Her work (such as ‘Ur Na’, pictured above) is often inspired by the scale and detail of the water, rocks, trees and mountains that surround her: “It relates to the landscape – which is …
Right Here, Right Now with Alidad
The interior designer has just moved his studio to Chelsea Harbour and says that the Design Centre “has got better and better and better”.
Rise to the Challenge
Decca (Bolier) has offered eight interior design studios a rare opportunity to have their designs made up into prototypes as part of a competition. Visit the showroom to see the shortlisted designs, and then vote for your favourite – the winning collection will go on to be produced in full. Decca (Bolier)’s director Gemma Allman says the project is “partly educational, and partly …
Right Here, Right Now with Matt Jones
The chairman of the specialist framers explains how good framing can keep works of art safe, and complete a room.
Good Impressionism
From 1883 Impressionist painter Claude Monet lived in Giverny, where he purchased a house and property, and began a vast landscaping project which included lily ponds that would become the subjects of his best-known work. In 1899 he began painting the water lilies, first in vertical views with a Japanese bridge as a central feature, and later in the series …
Right Here, Right Now with Birgit Israel
“A piece of art puts the heart and soul into an interior,” says the designer.
Focus on Floristry
There are magnificent fresh flowers at every turn at #Focus16. They’re the work of Battersea-based Mary-Jane Vaughan, who has dressed the Design Centre’s domes in gravity-defying oversized vessels of hydrangeas, Tudor roses, snow berries, magnolia leaves and eucaylptus, tying in with the show’s wider colour theme of opulent purple and soft grey. In Salt Yard at the Tatler Restaurant, the palette …
Right Here, Right Now with Echo MacKenzie
“The Design Centre is a big community, and we want to be a part of that,” says Edelman Leather’s vice president, marketing.
Portrait of a Room
Jeremiah Goodman is almost a cult figure among designers, an artist and illustrator who captures residential interiors in a loose, atmospheric style that is instantly recognisable. A selection of these interior ‘portraits’ – which often depict the homes of well-known figures from the worlds of design and fashion – is on show during Focus/16. Goodman achieved success as an advertising illustrator, contributing to publications such …
Right Here, Right Now with Thomas Croft
The architect talks about how his practice works with art collectors to create the perfect home.
Right Here, Right Now with Suzy Hoodless
The Design Centre "has become an amazing hub for decorators," says the interior designer.
Right Here, Right Now with Stefano Bigi
“I try to create emotions - that's why I work with Porada, they understand me,” says the Italian product designer.
Design Date – Luke Edward Hall
Artist and designer Luke Edward Hall’s work has a carefree, nostalgic quality that has found a ready audience and attracted the likes of high-profile collaborators such as Burberry. As well as selling his own-designed ceramics, cushions and prints – adorned with motifs that include prawns, Greek statuary and prowling tigers – he also works as an interior designer. He is taking part in a …
Beauty in the Abstract
American carpet and rug company Edward Fields has collaborated on a series of rugs with New York–based non-profit Alpha Workshops. The 13 handtufted creations have been adapted from Alpha Workshops’ existing designs, including abstract wallcoverings and shimmering verre églomisé; pictured is ‘Koios I’. See them at Tai Ping Carpets. Tai Ping Carpets, Fourth Floor, Design Centre East
Artisan Authenticity
A new addition to Design Centre East, Provasi champions Italian luxury furniture, rooted in artisan traditions that are unique to Italy. The look is classic and stems from a deep knowledge of quality furniture from bygone eras. A reverence for the past sees reinterpretations of European designs crafted by artisans, with particular attention paid to precious detailing, rich finishes and …
Delicate Matter
Best known for its exquisite wallcoverings, Fromental’s showroom is a cornucopia of other treasures, too. Complementing its own collections are Link Outdoor’s performance fabrics and furniture, and lighting from Best & Lloyd, whose ‘Constance’ table light is pictured. Australian artist Chris Harman designed the lamp base, using a technique that originated in his purely sculptural work, exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery; its pleasingly uneven …
Art & Interiors at Focus/16
Thirty designers have selected artwork for an exhibition at Focus/16 that cements the links between art and interiors. Curated by arts writer and GQ contributing editor Sophie Hastings, the show anticipates the shifting landscape in which the art and design worlds are now profoundly inter-connected: designers are working with an increasingly sophisticated client base who appreciate that art is central to a dynamic interior; and many leading designers surround themselves …
Right Here, Right Now with Clarissa Hulse
The textile designer on the Design Centre as a hub – and a brilliant place to launch a new collection.
Precious Metal
Satisfy your appetite for subtle glamour. In homage to artist Gustav Klimt, gold brings a new jewel-like illumination. ‘Tree Of Life on Abaca’ hand painted panel, Sabina Fay Braxton at Alton-Brooke ‘Capiz’ wallpapers, Brian Yates ‘Facets’ table lamp, Black & Key ‘Intuition’ dining table, Koket (KO-Intuition) at Passerini Selection of hardware, The Nanz Company ‘Bolla’ table light, smoky, Porada. ‘Walter’ table, Birgit Israel. Set of three …
Set Piece
‘Selene’ is a new vanity desk from Gallotti&Radice, with a black and white lacquered top set on brushed-brass legs, crowned with an illuminated mirror on a marble base. It’s the work of Pietro Russo: trained in painting and ceramics before he moved into set design and finally interior and product design, Russo takes time-honoured artisan skills and translates them into his own …
Mighty Blooms
Wallcoverings company Eijffinger has tapped into the considerable artistic heritage of its native Netherlands with ‘Masterpiece’. Aptly titled, it’s inspired by the incredibly detailed flower paintings of the Dutch Golden Age: the play of light and shadow, once immortalised on canvas, has been translated on to large-scale panels, so that every last petal can be admired in incredible detail. Brian Yates, Ground Floor, South …
Collage Graduates
While strict geometric repeats have ruled interiors recently, now, it seems, it’s time for something a little more... broken. Jaunty, irregular angles – like a paper cut-out by Matisse – inspire fabrics and wallcoverings such as Lelievre’s ‘Tchin’ fabric (pictured top, hanging on left), which features an abstract decoupage motif, and Casamance’s ‘Fantasque’ (pictured centre), from Colony, which delivers the fragmented look on …
A Fusion of Folklore
Mulberry Home explores the culture of folklore for its Festival collection. Painterly prints, colourful embroideries and appliqué can be layered together for a bohemian look. Highlights include ‘Dress Circle Velvet’ (pictured, upholstered on sofa), an eye-catching, digitally printed bullseye design. Mulberry Home, Ground Floor, Design Centre East
The Message of Making
While trends may come and go, the power of making is the one message that will always endure in luxury design. Focus/16 brings that artistry right into the showrooms, with live demonstrations of some of these enviable creative skills. Fromental brought its head artist from China (pictured) to paint an exquisite wallcovering, bringing a floral motif to life with the deft flick …
Right Here, Right Now with Jean-Louis Deniot
The architect and designer launches a collection for Baker, and says that “the amount of manufacturers you can discover at the Design Centre is completely unlimited.”
A Mastery of the Modern
Effortlessly chic, the ‘Jasper’ lounge chair is just one of an impressive 80 new pieces created by Paris-based designer and architect Jean-Louis Deniot for Baker. Spanning upholstered furniture, case goods, lighting and accessories, the collection shows off his ability to blend mid-century influences with modernity – the pieces are intended to work as good mixers with vintage and antique equivalents – often with a witty …
Engineered to Delight
Samuel Heath’s latest range of showers and taps, called Landmark, aims to authentically reflect the aesthetic of the Bauhaus era. Pictured is ‘Industrial’, which has a bold and urban look, underscored by the finest craftsmanship. Samuel Heath, First Floor, North Dome
