Tag: LDW17
The Scenic Route
Who doesn't love a wide open vista? Used in interiors, they offer a picture window on to another world. Pierre Frey's 'Yunnan' four-panel wallcovering (pictured top) offers an in-the-clouds view of the Chinese mountains of the same name; it was originally painted in ink by artist Hélène Mongin. Fromental offers a more historical take on the natural vista with wallcoverings such as …
Ultra Graphics
Chic Paris-based interior designer Sarah Lavoine is known for her bold style and fearless use of colour: now, she's bought this highly recognisable aesthetic to a new wallpaper collection for Nobilis. Called Apostrophe, it includes inky, colour-graduated designs in sunshine yellow and deep teal, as well as this smart 'L’alternance' wallcovering with its blocky vertical stripes. Nobilis, Ground Floor, South Dome
Gaultier’s Model Wallcoverings
Resembling hand painted and patterned tiles, ‘Porto’ wallpaper by fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier is inspired by the Portuguese city’s traditional tilework. It’s just one of 15 patterns from his typically maverick first wallpaper collection for Lelievre: further designs range from the romantic, in the shape of the full-blown roses of 'Flamboyant', to the urban, with the street-art-inspired 'Ernest'. There's also a version of Gaultier's signature …
Branch Lines
French designer Christophe Delcourt almost always creates an interesting feature of the legs of his furniture, turning them from functional supports into unusual decorative elements. The 'YBU' (pictured) is a case in point: the irregularly spaced legs look like severed tree branches and are full of movement, contrasting with the smooth rounded slab on top. It's available in a natural wood finish, but this striking version in …
Right Here, Right Now with Matt Gomez
"If you've got to decorate your house, there's nothing better than coming here and seeing how things are used." The managing director of Turnell & Gigon on its latest pop-up, in conjunction with Soho Home.
Bountiful Botanicals
Botanical-themed interiors are taking on a lush, jungle-like quality. 'Kala' by Manuel Canovas, from Colefax and Fowler (pictured top), is an embroidered linen with a design of exotic foliage and a slubbed weave to lend the fabric a hand-woven appearance. Samuel & Sons' ‘Heko’ embroidered border (pictured centre) was inspired by the designs of traditional Japanese obi sashes: in fresh …
Breaking the Surface
The Japanese art of kintsugi – repairing broken pottery with metallic lacquer in gold, silver or platinum – was the inspiration for 'Nouvelle Spectrum' (pictured), one of James Tufenkian's latest rug designs. The piece takes a painterly approach that is full of depth, with the sheen of bamboo silk creating a metallic shimmer. James's global travels have proved fruitful for other pieces …
Right Here, Right Now with Andrew Barr
"We're all working like crazy to introduce the new collections; it's a buzzy time of year." The director of Espresso Design talks about the kitchen trends to know at London Design Week 2017.
