Tag: FOCUS/16
Right Here, Right Now with Daniel Greenock
A view on how design impacts the dining experience from the restaurant manager of Marcus Wareing Restaurants.
Talent Rewarded
Nina Campbell’s elegant Fitzgerald range is the result of a competition held with KLC School of Design, for which students were invited to create one or more pieces of furniture that expanded on the look of an existing collection. With its distinctive curvy X-shaped sides, the winning design by Sabine Gern shares some DNA with Nina Campbell's ‘Joan’ dressing table and ‘Betty’ bedside table – but reimagines …
Tatler meets Tapas
Salt Yard at the Tatler Restaurant brings tapas, sherry and other delectable Mediterranean delicacies to Focus/16. The award-winning bar and restaurant occupies a pop-up space in the North Dome, and chef Ben Tish has created a stylish menu for the event, with chargrilled lamb, paprika-roasted chicken, stuffed courgette leaves and, of course, the cheese and charcuterie from Spain and Italy …
A Brush with Glamour
Plain, printed or cut, velvet’s tactile nature makes it perfect for upholstery, where its soft surface can be enjoyed by both the eye and the hand. This season’s velvets are particularly moody and opulent, in dark jewel tones or with printed florals emerging from dark grounds. Zoffany’s ‘Aldwych’ fabric (pictured, top), from a new collection of the same name, is subtly textured. GP & …
Made to Measure
Holland & Sherry has opened a showroom at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. With a reputation for supplying the finest wools, tweeds and silks to tailors in Savile Row, the company’s 200-year-old legacy has evolved into producing designs for interiors. In addition to showcasing sophisticated fabrics, the showroom offers custom rugs, embroidery, wallcoverings, trimmings, leather, hardware and lighting. All are defined by excellence …
Screen Star
A fitting example of the traditional skills that lie behind Ceccotti Collezione’s contemporary furniture, the ‘Set’ screen is not just beautiful but useful, too. The work of designer Giuseppe Casarosa, its modular design can accommodate multiple finishes – wood, mirror or covered in leather or fabric – as well as various accessories such as shelves, hooks and a mirror. Ceccotti Collezione, First Floor, …
Right Here, Right Now with Judy Afia
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour is “a wonderful place to be able to get up close to all the new launches,” says Stark International’s managing director.
Right Here, Right Now with Peter Short
Focus/16 is “a great place for us to show our collections,” says Alton-Brooke’s managing director.
Optical Illusion
Chromatic graphics offer the youthful optimism of 1960s Op Art. ‘Circle’ rug, Rug Star at Stark Carpet ‘Hespera 24’ chandelier (HL3000.24), Remains Lighting ‘Memos’ tables, Giorgetti ‘Oblique’ wallcovering (54080), Arte From top: (39165) braid, Houlès ‘Parati’ (LW 710 80) fabric, Elitis at Abbott & Boyd. ‘Balin Ikat’ fabric (AF73020), black, Anna French at Jacaranda Carpets. ‘Aragon’ fabric (W01032/02), Jim Thompson at Fox Linton. ‘Penisule’ fabric (3550 …
Right Here, Right Now with Cary Kravet
“Everyone comes through here; it’s where designers love to go,” says the owner of Kravet, Inc about Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.
Far-flung Fantasies
The rich cultural legacy of the Far East is back on the style radar. Fromental brings a new dimension to chinoiserie with designs such as this one (pictured top), showing a Chinese garden on a gilded ground. Made by craftsmen in China, it’s part of an opulent collection that is the antidote to minimalism. Colony looks to the poetry and pottery of Japan for inspiration; new fabrics include ‘Sogi Lampass’ with a …
The Art of a Good Night’s Sleep
New to Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, Savoir Beds knows a thing or two about the importance of a good’s night sleep. First created for The Savoy Hotel in 1905, its luxurious beds continue to offer sublime comfort to hotel guests and discerning clients alike. Each one is hand-made to order in the UK using the finest natural materials such as long, …
Right Here, Right Now with Giles Kime
"New launches turn an event like this into something with global significance," says Country Life's interiors editor Giles Kime.
The Perfect Perch
With a preference for the lasting warmth of wood, Porada’s designs are instantly recognisable, and often come with a playful twist. Bring nature indoors with these tiered ‘Jenny’ tables in solid walnut, complemented by delicate ‘Jonny’ carved birds perching on top, which also come in an LED spotlight version. Porada, First Floor, South Dome
A Burst of Bloomsbury
Interior designer Gavin Houghton has created a Bloomsbury-inspired interior for Turnell & Gigon at Home. As Turnell & Gigon describes it, “if you’re looking for ‘international beige on beige’, look away”: the space combines colour, pattern and decorative flourishes in joyful combination. Jean Monro’s ‘Rose and Fern’ cotton chintz lines the walls – there are 91 square metres of fabric …
Hide Reaches New Heights
Some of the most innovative new ideas in material design are now coming from leather specialists. New to Edelman Leather is North American brand Kyle Bunting, whose rugs, wallcoverings, murals and other products treat decorative hide as modern canvases for creativity: this bright striped wall of different colours and textures hints at the fantastic potential that hide has for bespoke projects. Edelman Leather, Second Floor, Centre …
The Power of Passementerie
A magnificent sculpture made from more than 500 tassels graces the Centre Dome at Focus/16. Using hand-made tassels from Samuel & Sons Passementerie, Houlès, Wendy Cushing Passementerie at Jason D’Souza and Watts of Westminster, the six-metre-high work brings graceful, subtle movement to the dome, its 13 tiers cascading down in a layered series of colours. The sculpture puts passementerie front and centre, not simply …
KLC School of Design Talks
KLC School of Design is hosting a series of free workshops at Focus/16 that will provide food for thought and get creative juices running. Simon Dodsworth's Everyday Sustainability talk kicked things off on Sunday with a look at how designers can bring what can seem like daunting principles of sustainability into even the smallest design project. Diana McKnight brings a cerebral spin to interiors with …
The Art of Interiors
Focus/16 is highlighting the many crossovers between art and interiors, including the artists who have blurred the boundaries by creating designs to be used in the home. Pierre Frey is reviving the work of French artist Jean Lurçat, a contemporary of Matisse, including ‘Arlequins’, based on a series of illustrations from 1925 (pictured top), while Hermès cements its long-term relationship with Nigel Peake with a triptych …
Seeing Stars
Long gone are the days when the floor was a neglected dimension of a room, a neutral offset to enhance other design elements. Rugs are taking centre stage. New to Stark Carpet is Rug Star by Berlin-based designer Jürgen Dahlmanns, whose creative exuberance offers designs of daring and irreverence. This is the first time that Dahlmanns’ creations will be displayed in …
Design Date – Thomas Croft
Architect Thomas Croft heads up TCA, which he established in 1995. The practice is known for its links with the art world, having designed many commercial galleries (including David Gill Galleries and Timothy Taylor Gallery in London, and Ordovas Art in both New York and London), as well as art-filled private homes for leading gallerists and other collectors. He is taking part in a …
Damask’s New Direction
Cole & Son has revisited one of the most enduring motifs in interior design for its latest collection. For the Mariinsky Damask collection, it has drawn on its archives to reimagine this classic ornate pattern, which includes ‘Petrouchka’, a dramatic, intensely coloured flock print, and ‘Giselle’, which shimmers on a strie ground. Pictured is ‘Fonteyn’, styled with an eclectic mix of furniture and accessories …
The Illustrated City
Architect and illustrator Nigel Peake is a long-term collaborator of Hermès, turning his hand to everything from its window displays to its iconic silk scarves. His new collection focuses on interiors, however, with textiles and wallpapers that conjure up a walk through a city. His freehand style brings an enigmatic depth to the dazzling facades: pictured is a detail from ‘Afternoon’, part …
Every Design Tells a Story
Passerini’s new showroom brings a world of elegance to design enthusiasts who appreciate a refined aesthetic. For those seeking out designs less ordinary of Italian and international origin, it features emerging designers, undiscovered master artisans and iconic design brands. The showroom evokes that of a comfortable lounge, making it the perfect setting to start a conversation with these craftsmen, and generate …
Splashing Out
Take a convention-defying approach to interiors with designs that possess all the vitality of an Abstract Expressionist painting. Splats of colour, spilt ink and energetic brushstrokes are the motifs to look out for. Pictured top to bottom are: Prima Linea’s ‘Pollock 3096’ fabric from Alton-Brooke, inspired by Jackson Pollock’s freeform technique; Rug Star’s ‘Splash’ rug from Stark Carpet; Casamance’s ‘Charivari’ fabric from …
