Light Bulb Moment...

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Open

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Air Desk (and ceiling, light, walls etc.)

The Air Desk (designed by Pinuccio Borgonovo for Gallo and Radice) is made of 12mm tempered and transparent crystal. Utterly gorgeous.

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The Right Ingredients...

The kitchen in Franca Sozzani's Marrakech house, photographed by Ivan Terestchenko... 

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Homestore Hastings

Not too long ago, I wrote about the Homestore Kitchen here - beautiful gleaming subway tile and an utterly covetable kitchen. I am even more enamoured with the home emporium created by Alistair Hendy. With reclamation as a mantra, Homestore Hastings in East Sussex is a mecca of simple, utilitarian beauty. In Hendy's words:

I am not an ornament person," he says. "I like practical things, such as scissors, brushes, and string. My mum was a collector, and my grandfather — well, his life was held up by string; bailer’s twine held his coat together. It’s in my blood...

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Restaurant Mercat, Amsterdam

Love the wall treatment...

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LSD

I adore absolutely everything about the Parisian apartment of Lauren Santo Domingo. Ultra chic - just like the owner...

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Intermix

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Brothers of Industry

They refer to one another as 'Brother Antiquarians'. Their store can be found in Carpinteria, California. When not into reclaiming, repurposing and sustainability, they sign off their letters endearingly, with 'Industrially Yours". Initially involved in assisting their mum, the brothers developed a penchant for the trade and today are fully-fledged restorers, hunters and gatherers. Being rather fond of this sort of aesthetic, I could easily help a brother out...

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