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Caribbean Weave Mosaics
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Indigenous' new Caribbean Weave Design Mosaic from its surface range is ideal for bathroom feature walls. The new holiday-inspired stone mosaics create a wave-like natural surface in a spectrum of delicate seashell shades. Their naturally bumpy format makes the mosaics easy to fix to even the most
THE ACORN COLLECTION
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Donna Wilson's new collections of glassware and ceramics make use of bright illustrations and autumnal motifs for a countryside expedition inside of the home. Donna's first full range of dinnerware, The Acorn Collection, features stylised acorns on a white ground and is a mid-century inspired collection
ENCAUSTIC TILES
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Studio Passalacqua, founded by fine artist and colourist Jejo Cornelsen and designer Paola Croso, is about passion for the simple, colours, and the old crafts that belong within the home. The Studio is launching its first series of encaustic tiles which stand out for the simplicity of their lines and
DRAPERY VASES
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Drapery vases by Kruskopf & Kuisma are made by sewing the shape of a flower vase/pot in fabric, which is then hardened with resin. A plaster mould is taken from the hardened model and the final piece in cast in ceramics with clear glazing on the inside. Drapery collection is a series of vases
CAMBERWELL
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Mini Moderns launches ‘CAMBERWELL BEAUTY' WALLPAPER Mini Moderns glam it up with their butterfly kaleidoscope, 'Camberwell Beauty' - the first wallpaper to launch from their forthcoming 2012 collection, entitled 'The Buddha of Suburbia'. Mini Moderns designers Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire
BASKET WEAVE
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Dramatically-styled with interwoven panels of hand-etched aluminum, Basket Weave wall assemblies are the newest decorative offerings from Moz Designs, an innovator in contemporary wall coverings and surfacing materials. Utilized as a large-scaled backdrop in a reception area or public lounge, or placed
NYC 2030 DRINKING FOUNTAIN
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The NYC 2030 Drinking Fountain envisions a drinking fountain that embraces public drinking water and encourages bottle filling. Inspired by Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC 2030 program to make the city’s amenities more sustainable, the fountain brings design creativity and sustainability to public
ECLIPSE MIRROR
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The ECLIPSE MIRROR was designed by FOUR-O-NINE, the award-winning, emerging practice of Lukasz Kos and Andrei Zerebecky. Taking cues from the cultural significance of the moon in Asian culture, the eclipse critiques the continued evolvement of modern aesthetics towards an automated, computer-generated
100 YEARS AFTER THE PARTY
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Makiko Nakamura's ornate ceramics collection '100 years after the party', is a perfect representation of her style; a hardy mix of fantasy and reality which follows a fairy tale narrative with a beauty and the beast feel. The collection is inspired by a story Nakamura tells about a tea service left
WATCH ME
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The decorative wall clock Watch Me, designed by RasmusGottliebsen, has now been launched in three new colours: pink, green and blue. The inspiration for the three new colours was taken from the block colours of the fashion world, which Normann Copenhagen now brings into the interior design sphere. Watch
THE VIVID COLLECTION
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The Vivid Collection, a delicate and dynamic study of colour and movement, is the newest partner launch from KnollTextiles. Dorothy Cosonas, Creative Director of KnollTextiles, worked with Trove designers Jee Levin and Randall Buck to create wallcoverings with the distinctly Trove vocabulary. The result
ALONG THESE LINES
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Along These Lines was created when the London Design Museum approached Studio Lawrence to develop a semi-permanent wall hanging that reduced echo within their conference room. Based on the Fibonacci sequence, Along These Lines comprises a system of vertical felt lanes suspended on a steel rail, creating
Remede III
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Remede III is a textile collection that combines soothing images with durability, for healthcare and beyond. Remede III is the third collection in a solution-dyed nylon textile line designed for Architex International, one of the leading commercial textile distributors in North America. Like its
PICO
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The Pico collection comes in three differently coloured bases (Blanc, Gris, and Terre) composed of specific mineral mixtures that produce surfaces with a real material depth. The subtly composed shades have a matt finish with a sensual surface feel. Together with its slightly irregular dotted texture
FLOCK
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A wall-mounted decorative system that takes inspiration from architectural cladding and flock wallpapers. Flock is a modular system, allowing the user to decorate their wall to specification, either covering small or large areas using a single colour or a mix from the range. The tiles can be used for the
ROPE GROWN COLLECTION
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Being brought up by the seashore gave glass artist, Heather Gillespie, an understanding of the ocean, how powerful it can be and what it provides for us. Holding over a million baby oysters in her hand at a local Mussel and Oyster farm in Cumbria, Heather had the chance to see how these creatures are
CLAY WORKS
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Clayworks is an award-winning UK manufacturer of clay plaster and expert advisor to interior designers, architects and self-builders. Clay plaster, or earth plaster, was first applied to buildings around 10,000BC. In many countries it remains a beautiful expression of environmental building. Clayworks
SWIRL & WATERWHEEL
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These new SWIRL and WATERWHEEL monochrome ceramics pieces (known as ‘tesserae') by Paris Ceramics are backed on to mesh, which makes them easier to install as well as making it easier to create custom-made designs to the buyer's specification. As mosaics go they are innovative because they are not