What's Inside

HOTELS:

Best Beds London

In celebration of London’s hospitality diversity, this issue’s Best Beds pulse races from one extreme to another, from the inscrutable style of East End luxury in the form of Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel & Apartments... to the revived fortunes of a historic architectural masterpiece, now the St Pancras Renaissance... to West End bling, as glamorously encapsulated by the latest W Hotel...

DESIGNER PROFILES:

Inspired by SHH

At last, someone has evolved an exquisite form of more-than-minimalism. The design aesthetic at SHH, a London based award-winning architecture and interior design practice, would appear to be why make something (plain and) simple when it can be beautiful...

Inspired by Isometrix

Lighting would appear to be about illuminating or revealing a scene. Yet one of the greatest challenges for a lighting designer is about what remains hidden from view...

Shopping and Sourcing

This Season’s... Pendant Lights – the very latest lighting centrepieces
Chocolate Heaven – dark chocolate brown furniture and accessories
Embroidery – the decorative renaissance seen through the eye of a needle
The Diamond Cut – faceted pieces to reflect the light and create sparkle

Design Trends

Lynn Slater of Capitol Design charts the informal evolution of the modern home
Lorna Haigh of Alternative Flooring on the emergence of haute couture for floors
Amanada Hutson with an overview of the most sophisticated of furniture finishes
Claudio Gianfranceschi of Villaverde points to the bold new direction for chandeliers
Jenny Simpson of Chelsea Textiles encourages the braver use of colour and texture
Will Fisher of Jamb on the driving forces behind a passion for creating collections

REPORTS

Trend Reports

Ruth Aram lauds the revival of design classics, reworked for the years to come
Martin Jennens of My Living Space on the ageless attraction of traditional styles

Crafts

Natalie Melton on the new wave of commissioning supporting British crafts

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