Maison et Objet - Spring 2015

We are just back from showing our collections at Masion et Objet in Paris. This year alongside our blanket and cushion collection, we also showed the Aerial upholstery fabric collection as well as our new Cebl tall stool by Hitch Mylius. 

We were delighted that Matthew Hilton chose a few of our pieces for his De La Espada stand. It was a beautiful pared-back space - reflecting the thoughtfulness and poise of his work perfectly. I love the details and the mix of materials in the pieces - like the aluminium legs on the beautiful bed below.

And is was wonderful too to have our Aerial collection used on the beautiful Loop series of furniture on the Sfera stand below. As always their collection of beautifully crafted and curated objects was outstanding.

We were delighted with the response to the new Cebl tall stool below and look forward to presenting the full Cebl collection shortly.

And the icing on the cake came with a listing in the Monocle 10 picks from the show - see here for the link.

Tonton and Belmont

Here is the 'Loop bench' by Sfera in our Belmont fabric, beautifully modeled by Tonton.

Indigo blues

We were so pleased with this shoot styled by Gabby Deeming and photographed by Bill Batten for the February issue of House and Garden. It is called 'The Simple Things', and takes its cue from Japanese aesthetic - lots of beautiful indigo blues and natural woods.

The image above shows the Sfera tall chair in our Rowridge fabric, and the one below shows the Storm Blue blanket (laid black and white side up) and the Pontefract cushions, with panels of the Caradon and Rowridge fabrics on the wall.

New Colours for the New Year

Here is a found composition to kick off 2015.

Giovanni Battista Moroni

Went the other day to the Moroni exhibition at the Royal Academy. I was very drawn to the intimacy of the smaller portraits. My favourites were the ones with simplest clothes and settings - where there was nothing to distract you from the direct gaze of the subject. This one, with a monk just turning and catching your eye was really beautiful.

I also really loved sense of calm and contemplation in the portrait above. The faces are so honest and immediate.

And the one of the man with the red beard made me smile - he would not look out of place on Broadway Market on a Saturday morning. 

Orange and Grey

It is always really interesting seeing how our upholstery fabrics are used. Over the past few months we have had a run on the Belmont and Totley fabrics from our Aerial range - both designs are in the hot orange with black and white marl. 

Here are a few of the projects:

Above is a pair of Ercol Windsor chairs in the Belmont fabric used on the A side. They are by 'Be Seated' in Edinburgh. I really like the dark frames and the little pop of the orange side in the buttons. 

This pair of chairs, re-upholstered in the Totley A-side and the Bilsdale A-side are original CC41 utility chairs. I love the playful curve of the arms - it is so interesting how the parameters governing the use of materials in the utility scheme led to some really thoughtful, clean, pared-back design.

The dark-wood Ercol two-seater below was re-upholstered in the Totley by Mick Sheridan. I really like the hot orange against the dark wood and the single large seat cushion.

And finally the pair of 'Mabel' Danish midcentury chairs below by Pelikan . One chair is covered in the A-side side of the Belmont fabric and its pair in the B-side.

The detailing on the arms is wonderful - and it is such a nice example of the scope of the fabric for reversibility.

Things which caught my eye this weekend