Alex MacArthur (forever)

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Alex MacArthur (again)

Can't resist the perennial ode to the styling genius of Alex MacArthur...

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London by the Sea

Imagine a Regency Terrace House located a few hundred yards from the Brighton seafront (Brighton being totally divine, a famous seaside resort boasting Britain’s most iconic pier). Add an interior with high ceilings, embellished details and a wonderful palette of iron grey. A pipe dream, right? In fact, a select few are allowed into the house, where EVERYTHING is for sale, as the owner is an antique dealer. It just so happens that Alex Macarthur has unbelievable taste – it is all about the over-sized industrial lights, cracked leather armchairs, antlers and (at one time) a vintage vaulting-horse! Alex, self-admittedly, finds expression in the unusual and the unexpected. I could move in lock, stock and smoking barrel.

All images from:  alexmacarthur.co.uk

Contributor: Philippa Berrington Blew

Aghast (in a seriously good way)

I have written about Alex MacArthur here and here. Since I cannot visit the shop daily (and I would if I lived in Brighton), I live vicariously though the beautiful images of the masterfully styled merchandise. This is one of those rare cases where buying one of the treasures—thereby destroying the artfully arranged decorative narrative—would almost be a sin...

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Perfection

The marvelous Alex Macarthur strikes again...

Now this is a fabulous cabinet. What every kitchen needs...

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Through the Looking Glass

Still on the Alex MacArthur obsession. I have poured over the multitude of photographs of his shop on St. Georges Street in Brighton, but what truly struck me as remarkable are his window displays. No one can doubt his skill as a master merchandiser, let alone his gift of sourcing one-of-a-kind pieces ranging from the ecclesiastical to the industrial. Here is just a fraction to entice….

All images are from: alexmacarthur.co.uk
Contributor: Philippa Berrington-Blew