From a glove making family business started in 1911 to becoming a major Italian luxury fashion house - stretching to interior design and furniture is not as far fetched as one might initially think. Designing luxury accessories, Nicola Trussardi soon developed the family firm into the ready to wear fashion that this company is renowned [...]
It is summer isn’t it? Well kind of, the vagaries of the British weather are not helping us to plan much in the way of days out, but the Potager is full. Helped by the intermittent showers but steady temperatures, it’s great to see that the kitchen garden has rallied after a dismal spring and [...]
I did my final end of year thesis on Green Walls – “Sustainable future or expensive green showcase?” Suffice to say that maintenance is not that sustainable and green, although the walls do add a lot to mitigate the heat island effect and have been proven to aid heat and cold air exchange of the [...]
That’s what it is isn’t it? Buying art you love, buying design that makes you happy, that stirs something inside of you and speaks to you. I discussed this in my post What does Warhol have to do with Interior Design and how it was important to not be swayed by trends and fashion but [...]
Sometimes the most unexpected things turn up on Twitter and this video below came into my sight-line from @suButcher via @ashwan149thst one morning. Eames, Eames, Eames….a story of early sustainability and using what you had as told by rap artist Ice Cube. The Eames were American designers who made huge contribution to modern architecture, design [...]
Food is hot! When I first came to the UK food was definitely not hot, granted this was over 22 years ago! But I still remember making food for my first Christmas dinner and inviting family and friends and being asked whether I was going to use garlic and “funny sauces”. Times have changed, I [...]
